Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP)

L'ICP és un centre de recerca públic de la institució CERCA (Centres de Recerca de Catalunya) establert com una fundació sense ànim de lucre dotada de fons públics i que té com a patrons la Generalitat de Catalunya i la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). La missió de l'ICP consisteix a fer recerca en paleontologia de vertebrats i humana al més alt nivell internacional, així com promoure la conservació i difusió del patrimoni paleontològic de Catalunya. Aquest portal web conté la producció científica de l'ICP, organitzada en les següents categories:

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2026-09-18
17:12
3 p, 644.8 KB L’esquelet Homo habilis més complet i antic / Hammond, Ashley S. (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont)
2026
UAB divulga, Setembre 2026
3 documents
2026-09-18
11:19
26 p, 3.9 MB The distal humerus of Pliobates cataloniae (Primates: Pliopithecoidea): functional and locomotor inferences / Arias-Martorell, Julia (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ; Figueroa-Torrejón, Ambra (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) ; Püschel, Thomas (University of Oxford) ; Raventos-Izard, Georgina (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ; Urciuoli, Alessandro (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ; Gamarra González, Jesús (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ; Almécija, Sergio (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ; Alba, David M. (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont)
The small-bodied stem catarrhine Pliobates cataloniae (Pliopithecoidea: Crouzeliidae), from the Miocene (11. 6 Ma) of the Vallès-Penedès Basin (NE Iberian Peninsula), combines catarrhine symplesiomorphies and several crown hominoid-like features that are interpreted as convergent. [...]
2026 - 10.1007/s10914-026-09828-0
Journal of Mammalian Evolution, Vol. 33 (July 2026) , art. 36  
2026-09-18
11:12
31 p, 4.1 MB Neogene Stable Carbon Isotopic Evolution of the Atmosphere and Low‐Latitude Surface Ocean / Dam, Jan Van (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ; Reichart, Gert-Jan (Utrecht University) ; Sluijs, Appy (Utrecht University)
We reconstruct the stable carbon isotopic composition of Neogene surface ocean dissolved inorganic carbon (δ13CDIC) and atmospheric CO2 (δ13CATM) to serve as input for carbon cycle modeling and proxy-related studies. [...]
2026 - https://doi.org/10.1029/2025PA005380
Paleoceanography and paleoclimatology, Vol. 41, Num. 7 (July 2026) , art. e2025PA005380  
2026-09-22
19:13
24 p, 3.4 MB Everything, everywhere, all at once? Trends in Diplodocoidea diversity during the Jurassic/Cretaceous transition / Órfão, Joana (Universidade de Lisboa) ; de Celis, Ane (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ; Dunne, Emma M. (Trinity College Dublin) ; Ortega, Franscisco (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Espanya)) ; Mocho, Pedro (Universidade de Lisboa)
Estimating diversity patterns from the fossil record is essential for understanding the factors that shape biodiversity. The Jurassic/ Cretaceous transition 143. 1 million years (Ma) ago is a particular interval of pronounced ecological turnover accompanied by a global sharp diversity decline, disproportionately affecting larger and more specialised terrestrial taxa such as Sauropoda. [...]
2026 - 10.3897/fr.29.189225
Fossil Record, Vol. 29 (February 2026) , p. 707-730  
2026-09-22
19:13
16 p, 920.3 KB Revisiting the brain anatomy of the early Oligocene eutherian mammal Leptictis based on virtual endocasts / Van Gent, Carl C. (University of Edinburgh) ; Wible, John (Carnegie Museum of Natural History) ; Brusatte, Stephen L. (University of Edinburgh) ; Kamran, Lawiza (University of Sheffield) ; Bertrand, Ornella C. (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont)
Leptictidae are an extinct early Cenozoic group of mammals that has been challenging to place phylogenetically within Eutheria. They have been considered closely related to various crown placental groups such as Lipotyphla, Macroscelidea, or Euarchontoglires based on their “insectivore-grade” features, or as very early placentals or even non-placental eutherians because of their plesiomorphies. [...]
2026 - https://doi.org/10.4202/app.01343.2026
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, Vol. 71 (March 2026) , p. 519-534  
2026-09-23
10:13
27 p, 5.9 MB Comparative Morphometric Analysis of the Pelvis of LB 1 (Homo floresiensis) / Lewton, Kristi L. (University of Southern California) ; Hammond, Ashley S. (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ; Alamsyah, Nico (Indonesia. Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional) ; Noerwidi, Sofwan (Indonesia. Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional) ; Sutikna, Thomas (Indonesia. Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional) ; Skinner, Matthew M. (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig)) ; Tocheri, Matthew W. (Lakehead University. Department of Anthropology)
Objectives: although there has been copious research on the postcranial functional morphology of Homo floresiensis, there has been relatively little study of its pelvis and its implications for interpretations of H. [...]
2026 - https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.70339
American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Vol. 190, Num. 4 (August 2026) , art. e70339  
2026-09-23
10:13
20 p, 5.2 MB Lizards under pressure: skull nanoindentation in an insular reptile for palaeobiological inference / Garcia Escolà, Laia (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ; Marcé Nogué, Jordi (Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Departament d'Enginyeria Mecànica) ; de Celis, Ane (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ; Cuadrado Lafoz, Núria (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Ciència i Enginyeria de Materials) ; Vidales Coca, Eduard (Eurecat (Catalunya)) ; Cruzado-Caballero, Penélope (Universidad de La Laguna. Departamento de Biología Animal, Edafología y Geología) ; Serrano-Martínez, Alejandro (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ; Castillo Ruiz, Carolina (Universidad de La Laguna. Departamento de Biología Animal, Edafología y Geología) ; Fortuny, Josep (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont)
Computational approaches are increasingly used to study the relationship between form and function in extinct and living organ isms. However, one major challenge remains: assumptions about bone material properties, especially when studying fossils. [...]
2026
Swiss journal of palaeontology, Vol. 145 (August 2026) , p. 881-900  
2026-09-10
17:12
122 p, 7.7 MB The Fossil Record of Crocodyliform Eggs, Eggshells, and Nests : A Deep-Time Synthesis and Evolutionary / Panadès, Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Geologia) ; Galobart, Àngel (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ; Sellés, Albert (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont)
Crocodyliform eggs, eggshells, and nests provide essential data regarding reproductive biology, nesting behaviour, and ecological adaptations across deep time. Unlike skeletal remains, eggs and nests remain relatively scarce and have historically received limited attention in palaeobiological research. [...]
2026 - 10.1080/08912963.2026.2710626
Historical biology  
2026-07-17
16:12
127 p, 1.5 MB A review of the Cenozoic fossil record of avian eggs, eggshells, and nests / Panadès, Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Geologia) ; Galobart, Àngel (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ; Sellés, Albert (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont)
Modern avian lineages evolved and radiated during the Cenozoic Era (66 Ma-present) following the end-Cretaceous extinction. Despite a wealth of isolated eggshells and nest structures, the global oological record remains unevenly studied. [...]
2026 - 10.1177/17581559261447108
Avian Biology Research, May 2026  
2026-07-03
18:12
23 p, 3.0 MB Comparative primate analysis shows that humans are not unique in having a tight cephalopelvic fit at birth / Torres-Tamayo, Nicole (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ; Schlager, Stefani (University Medical Center Freiburg) ; Hirasaki, Eishi (Kyoto University) ; Smith, Tim D. (Slippery Rock University) ; Rae, Todd C. (University of Sussex) ; Betti, Lia (University College London)
Human childbirth is regarded as uniquely difficult among primates, due to a tight cephalopelvic fit thought to result from an evolutionary trade-off between adaptations to bipedal locomotion and increasing brain size. [...]
2026 - 10.1038/s41559-026-03102-5
Naure Ecology & Evolution, June 2026