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Australia's oldest crocodylian eggshell : insights into the reproductive paleoecology of mekosuchines
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Panadès, Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Geologia) ;
Galobart, Àngel (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ;
Archer, Michael (University of New South Wales) ;
Stein, Michael (University of New South Wales) ;
Hand, Suzanne (University of New South Wales) ;
Sellés, Albert G. (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont)
Alongside large madtsoiid snakes, the largest known lizards, thylacoleonid marsupials and a range of other terrestrial carnivores, the now extinct mekosuchine crocodylians were significant predators during most of the Cenozoic in Australia. [...]
2025 - 10.1080/02724634.2025.2560010
Journal of vertebrate paleontology, (November 2025) , art. e2560010
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First reliable record of Oryctes nasicornis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Col.:Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae) in Val de San Román (León, España) Primer registro documentado de Oryctes nasicornis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Col.: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) en Val de San Román (León, España)
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Panadès, Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Geologia) ;
Buckland, Paul ;
Buckland, Paul ;
Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont
The European rhinoceros beetle Oryctes nasicornis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cool. : Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae) is widespread in Europe but patchily recorded in the Iberian Peninsula, where populations have declined due to habitat loss and changing agricultural practices. [...] El escarabajo rinoceronte europeo Oryctes nasicornis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Col. :Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae) presenta una amplia distribución en Europa, aunque en la Península Ibérica su presencia es irregular y sus poblaciones muestran signos de regresión asociados a la pérdida de hábitats y a transformaciones en las prácticas agrícolas. [...]
2025
Arquivos Entomolóxicos, Vol. 33 (2025) , p. 31-32
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2025-11-13 13:34 |
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29 p, 8.9 MB |
A new anguine lizard (Squamata, Anguidae, Anguinae) from the Late Miocene (Vallesian) of the Vallès-Penedès Basin (NE Iberian Peninsula)
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Villa, Andrea (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ;
Bolet, Arnau (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ;
Klembara, Jozef (Comenius University in Bratislava) ;
Serrano-Martínez, Alejandro (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ;
Luján Hernández, Àngel (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ;
Fortuny, Josep (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ;
Delfino, Massimo (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ;
Schillinger, Burkhard (Technische Universität München) ;
Alba, David M. (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont)
Post-Palaeogene anguids from Europe have been referred to three extant genera: Anguis, Ophisaurus s. l. (including Dopasia and Hyalosaurus), and Pseudopus. In recent years, a higher generic diversity has started to be recognised, with extinct genera described from both Neogene and Quaternary localities. [...]
2025 - 10.1186/s13358-025-00411-3
Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, Vol. 144 (November 2025) , art. 70
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2025-11-13 13:33 |
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13 p, 4.7 MB |
A regurgitalite reveals a new filter-feeding pterosaur from the Santana Group
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Pêgas, R. V. (Universidade de São Paulo) ;
Aureliano, Tito (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte) ;
Holgado, Borja (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ;
Almeida, William (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte) ;
Santos, Claude (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte) ;
Ghilardi, Aline Marcele (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte)
The Santana Group in Northeast Brazil has yielded a remarkable discovery: the first filter-feeding pterosaur from the tropics, named Bakiribu waridza gen. et sp. nov. This new taxon provides key insights into the evolutionary history and ecological diversity of Ctenochasmatidae, a clade known for its specialized feeding adaptations. [...]
2025 - 10.1038/s41598-025-22983-3
Scientific reports, Vol. 15 (November 2025) , art. 37336
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2025-11-13 13:32 |
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8 p, 1.2 MB |
Prolonged drought on Rapa Nui during the decline of megalithic monument construction
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Stein, Redmond (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory) ;
Curtin, Lorelei (Bucknell University) ;
Balascio, Nicholas L. (Bates College) ;
Bradley, Raymond S. (University of Massachusetts) ;
Peteet, Dorothy M. (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory) ;
Rapu, Rafael (Universidad Católica del Norte) ;
Rull, Valentí (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ;
Seelenfreund, Andrea (Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano) ;
D'Andrea, William J. (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory)
Beginning in the 13th century, Polynesian settlers on the island of Rapa Nui engaged in megalithic monument construction, crafting hundreds of ahu platforms and moai statues from volcanic bedrock. The decline of this tradition centuries later, coincident with land-use changes and the emergence of new ritual practices on the island, has intrigued archaeologists for decades. [...]
2025 - 10.1038/s43247-025-02801-4
Communications Earth & Environment, Vol 6 (November 2025) , art. 865
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2025-11-13 13:30 |
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22 p, 3.6 MB |
New techniques for old bones: Morphometric and diffeomorphometric analysis of the bony labyrinth of the Reilingen and Ehringsdorf Neandertals
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Urciuoli, Alessandro (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ;
Diez-Valero, Julia (Universidad de Alcalá. Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida) ;
Martínez, Ignacio (Universidad de Alcalá. Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida) ;
Quam, Rolf (Universidad de Alcalá. Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida) ;
Keeling, Brian A. (Universidad de Alcalá. Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida) ;
Webb, Nicole M. (Universidad de Alcalá. Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida) ;
Conde-Valverde, Mercedes (Universidad de Alcalá. Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida)
Neandertals are known to possess very distinctive traits in their bony labyrinth morphology, such as an inferiorly positioned posterior canal and a very low number of turns in the cochlea. Hence, the inner ear has been often used to assess the Neandertal status of fragmentary fossils. [...]
2025 - 10.1002/ar.70081
The Anatomical Record, (November 2025) , p. 1-22
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New remains of Titanochelon richardi (Testudines, Testudinidae) from the Upper Miocene of the Vallès-Penedès Basin: taxonomic and phylogenetic implications
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Vega-Pagán, Kelly Ann (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ;
Bolet, Arnau (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ;
Villa, Andrea (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ;
Delfino, Massimo (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ;
Fortuny, Josep (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ;
Alba, David M. (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ;
Luján, Àngel H. (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont)
The alpha-taxonomy of continental giant tortoises (Testudinidae, Titanochelon) from the European Neogene is far from settled, which has implications for inferring their phylogenetic relationships. The diagnosis of the type species (Titanochelon bolivari) is dubious because it considered Titanochelon richardi as a junior subjective synonym. [...]
2025 - 10.1002/spp2.70042
Papers on Paleontology, Vol. 11, Issue 6 (November 2025) , art. e70042
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Early Oldowan technology thrived during Pliocene environmental change in the Turkana Basin, Kenya
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Braun, David R. (George Washington University) ;
Palcu Rolier, Dan V. (University of São Paulo) ;
Advokaat, Eldert L. (Utrecht University) ;
Archer, Will (University of the Free State) ;
Baraki, Niguss G. (Addis Ababa University) ;
Biernat, Maryse D. (Arizona State University) ;
Beaudoin, Ella (University of Cambridge) ;
Behrensmeyer, Anna K. (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History) ;
Bobe, René (Universidade do Algarve) ;
Elmes, Katherine (University of Cape Town) ;
Forrest, Frances (Fairfield University) ;
Hammond, Ashley S. (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) ;
Jovane, Luigi (University of São Paulo) ;
Kinyanjui, Rahab N. (Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology) ;
de Martini, Ana P. (University of São Paulo) ;
Mason, Paul R. D. (Utrecht University) ;
McGrosky, Amanda (Elon University) ;
Munga, Joanne (George Washington University) ;
Ndiema, Emmanuel K. (National Museums of Kenya) ;
Patterson, David B. (University of North Georgia) ;
Reeves, Jonathan S. (Universidade do Algarve) ;
Roman, Diana C. (Carnegie Institution for Science) ;
Sier, Mark J. (Leiden University) ;
Srivastava, Priyeshu (Indian Institute of Geomagnetism) ;
Tuosto, Kristen (Cultural Resources Management Department) ;
Uno, Kevin T. (Harvard University) ;
Villaseñor, Amelia (The University of Arkansas) ;
Wynn, Jonathan G. (National Science Foundation) ;
Harris, John W. K. (National Museums of Kenya) ;
Carvalho, Susana (Universidade do Porto)
Approximately 2. 75 million years ago, the Turkana Basin in Kenya experienced environmental changes, including increased aridity and environmental variability. Namorotukunan is a newly discovered archaeological site which provides a window into hominin behavioral adaptations. [...]
2025 - 10.1038/s41467-025-64244-x
Nature communications, Vol. 16 (November 2025) , art. 9401
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Early organic carbon and nitrogen accumulation in a Pyrenean site: From rock to peat across the Late Glacial-Early Holocene transition
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Vegas-Vilarrúbia, Teresa (Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals) ;
Blasco, Arnau (Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals) ;
Garcés-Pastor, Sandra (Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals) ;
Blaauw, Maarten (Queen's University Belfast. School of Natural and Built Environment) ;
Calero Tomas, Miguel Angel (Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Geografia) ;
Rull, Valentí (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont)
Understanding carbon-climate feedbacks during past climate transitions is critical to projecting long-term Earth system responses. Peatlands, though covering only 3-4 % of the terrestrial surface, play a disproportionate role in the global carbon cycle. [...]
2025 - 10.1016/j.palaeo.2025.113330
Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology, Vol. 680 (December 2025) , art. 113330
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