A new mid-Permian burnetiamorph therapsid from the Main Karoo Basin of South Africa and a phylogenetic review of Burnetiamorpha by Michael O. Day, Bruce S. Rubidge, Fernando Abdala

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Basal sauropodomorph locomotion: ichnological lessons from the Late Triassic trackways of bipeds and quadrupeds (Elliot Formation, main Karoo Basin) by Lara Sciscio, Emese M. Bordy, Martin G. Lockley, Miengah Abrahams

“…These tracks have been reaffirmed and are stratigraphically well-constrained to the lower Elliot Formation (Stormberg Group, Karoo Basin) with a maximum depositional age range of <219–209 Ma (Norian). …”
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Rapid light carbon releases and increased aridity linked to Karoo–Ferrar magmatism during the early Toarcian oceanic anoxic event by Eric Font, Luís Vítor Duarte, Mark J. Dekkers, Celine Remazeilles, Ramon Egli, Jorge E. Spangenberg, Alicia Fantasia, Joana Ribeiro, Elsa Gomes, José Mirão, Thierry Adatte

“…Proposed sources include methane hydrate dissociation, volcanogenic outgassing of carbon dioxide and/or thermogenic methane release from the Karoo‐Ferrar magmatic province (southern Africa). …”
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Bone histology of the graviportal dinocephalian therapsid Jonkeria from the middle Permian Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone of the Karoo Basin of South Africa by MOHD SHAFI BHAT, CHRISTEN D. SHELTON, ANUSUYA CHINSAMY

“…Here we examine the bone histology of multiple skeletal elements of three individuals of Jonkeria from the middle Permian Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone of the Karoo Basin of South Africa. Our histological results reveal a predominance of highly vascularized, uninterrupted fibrolamellar bone tissue, which suggests rapid periosteal bone deposition and an overall fast growth. …”
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National trauma work and the depiction of women in two Afrikaans historical Karoo novels: <i>Fiela’s child</i> and <i>Sorg</i> by Belinda Du Plooy

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Putting fossils on the map: Applying a geographical information system to heritage resources by Merrill van der Walt, Antony K. Cooper, Inge Netterberg, Bruce S. Rubidge S. Bruce S. Rubidge

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Fluff-thieving birds sabotage seed dispersal by Vanya G. Rohwer, Anton Pauw, Paul R. Martin

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A novel approach to determine the surface area of buckspoor spider webs and other irregular-shaped two-dimensional objects by Christiaan Venter, Charles Richard Haddad, Daryl Codron

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Photosynthetic performance of rock-colonising lichens in the Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa by Dirk Wessels, Ludger Kappen

Subjects: “…Lichens, endolithic, photosynthesis, sandstone, micro-climate. Karoo.…”
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Distribution and diversity of aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages in a semi-arid region earmarked for shale gas exploration (Eastern Cape Karoo, South Africa). by Annah Mabidi, Matthew S Bird, Renzo Perissinotto

“…This study aims to investigate macroinvertebrate assemblage structure and composition across the three major waterbody types (temporary rivers, depression wetlands and semi-permanent dams) of the Eastern Cape Karoo, and to identify important environmental and spatial correlates of macroinvertebrate assemblage composition in the region. …”
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A Middle Permian Oasis for Vertebrate and Invertebrate Life in a High-Energy Fluvial Palaeoecosystem of Southern Gondwana (Karoo, Republic of South Africa) by Ausonio Ronchi, Lorenzo Marchetti, Hendrik Klein, Gideon Hendrik Groenewald

“…The Gansfontein palaeosurface (Fraserburg, Karoo, South Africa), which is correlated with the stratigraphic lowermost part of the continental Middle–Upper Permian Teekloof Formation, is revisited. …”
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Geochemistry of sandstones and shales from the Ecca Group, Karoo Supergroup, in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa: Implications for provenance, weathering and tectonic setting by Baiyegunhi Christopher, Liu Kuiwu, Gwavava Oswald

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Machine learning-based prediction of trace element concentrations using data from the Karoo large igneous province and its application in prospectivity mapping by Steven E. Zhang, Glen T. Nwaila, Julie E. Bourdeau, Lewis D. Ashwal

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Two new species of <i>Romulea</i> (Iridaceae: Crocoideae) from the west­ ern Karoo, Northern Cape and notes on infrageneric classification and range extensions by J. C. Manning, P. Goldblatt

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Ice‐margin fluctuation sequences and grounding zone wedges: The record of the Late Palaeozoic Ice Age in the eastern Karoo Basin (Dwyka Group, South Africa) by Pierre Dietrich, Axel Hofmann

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New Specimen of the Enigmatic Dicynodont Lanthanostegus mohoii (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the Southwestern Karoo Basin of South Africa, and its Implications for Middle Permian Biostratigraphy by Bruce S. Rubidge, Michael O. Day, Michael O. Day, Julien Benoit

“…This supports earlier work proposing that the Eodicynodon AZ is present only on the western side of the Karoo Basin and that the transition from a marine to continental depositional environment occurred later toward the East.…”
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Hydrological Evaluation of the Groundwater Potential in the Fractured Karoo Aquifer Using Magnetic and Electrical Resistivity Methods: Case Study of the Balfour Formation, Alice, South Africa by Gbenga Olamide Adesola, Oswald Gwavava, Kuiwu Liu

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The Origin and 3D Architecture of a Km-Scale Deep-Water Scour-Fill: Example From the Skoorsteenberg Fm, Karoo Basin, South Africa by L. A. S. Hansen, R. S. Healy, L. Gomis-Cartesio, D. R. Lee, D. M. Hodgson, A. Pontén, R. J. Wild

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Sedimentologic and stratigraphic criteria to distinguish between basin‐floor and slope mudstones: Implications for the delivery of mud to deep‐water environments by Kévin Boulesteix, Miquel Poyatos‐Moré, Stephen S. Flint, David M. Hodgson, Kevin T. Taylor, Rufus L. Brunt

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Variations in isochore thickness and depositional surface of the Dwyka, Ecca and Beaufort Groups in the Western Cape Province of South Africa as deduced from 2.5D gravity profile m... by Zusakhe Nxantsiya, Oswald Gwavava, Christopher Baiyegunhi

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