palaeoverse: A community‐driven R package to support palaeobiological analysis by Lewis A. Jones, William Gearty, Bethany J. Allen, Kilian Eichenseer, Christopher D. Dean, Sofía Galván, Miranta Kouvari, Pedro L. Godoy, Cecily S. C. Nicholl, Lucas Buffan, Erin M. Dillon, Joseph T. Flannery‐Sutherland, Alfio Alessandro Chiarenza

“…Abstract The open‐source programming language ‘R' has become a standard tool in the palaeobiologist's toolkit. Its popularity within the palaeobiological community continues to grow, with published articles increasingly citing the usage of R and R packages. …”
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Exploring abnormal Cambrian-aged trilobites in the Smithsonian collection by Russell D.C. Bicknell, Stephen Pates

“…One type of abnormality—repaired injuries—have allowed palaeobiologists to document records of Paleozoic predation, accidental damage, and complications in moulting experienced by the group. …”
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Ancient life and moving fluids by Gibson, BM, Furbish, DJ, Rahman, IA, Schmeeckle, MW, Laflamme, M, Darroch, SAF

“…Here, we provide an in‐depth review of fluid physics aimed at palaeobiologists, in which we dispel misconceptions related to the Reynolds number and associated flow conditions, and specify the governing equations of fluid dynamics. …”

Mind the uncertainty: Global plate model choice impacts deep‐time palaeobiological studies by Lucas Buffan, Lewis A. Jones, Mathew Domeier, Christopher R. Scotese, Sabin Zahirovic, Sara Varela

“…These models enable palaeobiologists to study the past distribution of extinct organisms. …”
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