The role of new Iberian finds in understanding European Eocene mammalian paleobiogeography by A. BADIOLA KORTABITARTE, L. CHECA, M.A. CUESTA RUIZ-COLMENARES, R. QUER, J.J. HOOKER, H. ASTIBIA

“…This paper summarizes the new Eocene mammalian discoveries in western and northeastern Iberia and analyses the paleobiological data they provide towards an understanding of the evolutionary and paleobiogeographic history of the Eocene mammalian faunas across Europe. …”
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Late Quaternary Paleoecology and Environmental History of the Hortobágy, an Alkaline Steppe in Central Europe by Gábor Szilágyi, Sándor Gulyás, Tamás Zsolt Vári, Pál Sümegi

“…However, paleoecological and paleobiological studies over the last 30–40 years have pointed to the natural origin of the alkaline steppes, dating back to the end of the Ice Age. …”
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A practical approach to building a calcareous nannofossil knowledge graph by Hongyi Zhao, Bin Hu, Chao Ma, Shijun Jiang, Yi Zhang, Xin Li, Lirong Chen, Can Cai, Longgang Ye, Shengjian Zhou, Chengshan Wang

“…By delving into the structured data associated with calcareous nannofossil biozones (the UC zone, CC zone and NC zone), we propose an ontology to describe the semantic units and logical relationships of paleontological biozones and species and then integrate relevant species records from unstructured research reports to construct a knowledge graph for calcareous nannofossils, that integrates multisource paleobiological data and knowledge reconstruction. Our focus lies in detailing the technical aspects of constructing a paleontological knowledge graph. …”
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New records of the dolphin Albertocetus meffordorum (Odontoceti: Xenorophidae) from the lower Oligocene of South Carolina: Encephalization, sensory anatomy, postcranial morphology,... by Robert W Boessenecker, Erum Ahmed, Jonathan H Geisler

“…These fossils extend the temporal range of Albertocetus meffordorum into the early Oligocene, its geographic range into South Carolina, and expand our paleobiological understanding of the Xenorophidae.…”
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Comprehensive Metabolic and Taxonomic Reconstruction of an Ancient Microbial Mat From the McMurdo Ice Shelf (Antarctica) by Integrating Genetic, Metaproteomic and Lipid Biomarker A... by María Ángeles Lezcano, Laura Sánchez-García, Antonio Quesada, Antonio Quesada, Daniel Carrizo, Miguel Ángel Fernández-Martínez, Erika Cavalcante-Silva, Víctor Parro

“…Paleobiological reconstructions based on molecular fossils may be limited by degradation processes causing differential preservation of biomolecules, the distinct taxonomic specificity of each biomolecule type, and analytical biases. …”
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Palaeoenvironmental Conditions of the Upper Middle Pleistocene Warm Intervals in the Upper Volga Region, Northwestern Russia, Based on Palynological, Paleocarpological and Quantita... by Andrei Panin, Evgeny Konstantinov, Olga Borisova, Inna Zyuganova, Dmitrii Baranov, Natalia Karpukhina, Anna Utkina, Natalia Naryshkina, Redzhep Kurbanov

“…In both sections, we performed lithological and paleobiological (carpological, spore-pollen) analyses and luminescence dating. …”
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The postcranial anatomy of Gorgonops torvus (Synapsida, Gorgonopsia) from the late Permian of South Africa by Eva-Maria Bendel, Christian F. Kammerer, Roger M. H. Smith, Jörg Fröbisch

“…Here, we describe a nearly complete, semi-articulated skeleton of a gorgonopsian (identified as Gorgonops torvus) from the late Permian Endothiodon Assemblage Zone of the South African Karoo Basin and discuss its paleobiological implications. Known gorgonopsian postcrania indicate morphological conservatism in the group, but the skeletal anatomy of Gorgonops does differ from that of other gorgonopsians in some respects, such as in the triangular radiale and short terminal phalanges in the manus, and a weakly developed distinction between pubis and ischium in ventral aspect of the pelvic girdle. …”
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Physicochemical Conditions of the Devonian-Jurassic Continental Deep Biosphere Tracked by Carbonate Clumped Isotope Temperatures of Granite-Hosted Carbonate Veins by Adhipa Herlambang, Cédric M. John, Henrik Drake

“…The new carbonate clumped isotope data more accurately narrows temperatures at the lower end of this range as fluid inclusions are not easily applicable below 80°C, a temperature regime of high importance for paleobiological reconstructions. Our results demonstrate that large volumes of biogenic carbonate cement were formed from low-temperature microbial processes in low-salinity water, succeeding calcite of deep brine origin. …”
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Reconstitution de gestes funéraires by David Peressinotto, Bruno Maureille, Yves Lecointe, Francis Geus

“…Then, the taphonomical as well as the paleobiological potentialities of this necropolis seem to be very important.…”
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Keeping 21st Century Paleontology Grounded: Quantitative Genetic Analyses and Ancestral State Reconstruction Re-Emphasize the Essentiality of Fossils by Tesla A. Monson, Marianne F. Brasil, Michael C. Mahaney, Christopher A. Schmitt, Catherine E. Taylor, Leslea J. Hlusko

“…Given that G:P-defined dental traits may provide insight to biological mechanisms that reach far beyond the dentition, this new approach to fossil morphology has the potential to open an entirely new window onto extinct paleobiologies. Without the fossil record, we would not be able to grasp the full range of variation in those biological mechanisms that have existed throughout evolution.…”
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Cuticles of Karinopteris beneckei (Potonié ex Huth) Boersma emend., a mariopterid seed fern from the Upper Carboniferous of Lower Silesia (Poland) by M. Krings, S. Schultka

“…Some comments are offered on the paleobiological and paleoecological implications of particular features observed from K. beneckei (e.g., climber hooks confined to distal frond portions, large emergences, and minute stomata) where they are considered relative to adaptations of the plant to special mechanical, ecological, and physiological requirements.Aus dem oberen Westfal A von Niederschlesien (Polen) werden erstmalig die Kutikulen von Karinopteris beneckei beschrieben. …”
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Boring bivalve traces in modern reef and deeper-water macroid and rhodolith beds by Davide Bassi, Juan C. Braga, Masato Owada, Julio Aguirre, Jere H. Lipps, Hideko Takayanagi, Yasufumi Iryu

“…These modern observations provide bases for paleobiological inferences in fossil occurrences.…”
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Organic walled microfossils in wet peperites from the early Cretaceous Paraná-Etendeka volcanism of Brazil by Lucas Del Mouro, Bruno Becker-Kerber, Valdecir A. Janasi, Marcelo de Araújo Carvalho, Breno L. Waichel, Evandro F. Lima, Lucas M. M. Rossetti, Vinicius Cruz, Mateus Souza Silva, Natália Famelli, Javier Ortega-Hernández

“…We corroborate the potential of wet peperite rocks as a valuable source of paleobiological data and emphasize the importance of sampling volcaniclastic units that have been traditionally considered with lower fossiliferous potential due to their igneous origin.…”
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Classification of the Biogenicity of Complex Organic Mixtures for the Detection of Extraterrestrial Life by Nicholas Guttenberg, Huan Chen, Tomohiro Mochizuki, H. James Cleaves

“…Such metrics are also likely to be useful for studies of possible emergent living phenomena, and paleobiological samples.…”
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Paleoambientes de la cuenca media del río Luján (Buenos Aires, Argentina) durante el último período glacial (EIO 4-2) by Adriana Blasi, Carola Castiñeira Latorre, Laura Del Puerto, Aldo R. Prieto, Enrique Fucks, Claudio De Francesco, Paul R. Hanson, Felipe García-Rodriguez, Roberto Huarte, Jorge Carbonari, Aaron Young

“…Sedimentological and paleobiological records of the middle course of Luján river allowed the inference that climate was the main driving force for sedimentation.…”
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Effects of taphonomic deformation on geometric morphometric analysis of fossils: a study using the dicynodont Diictodon feliceps (Therapsida, Anomodontia) by Christian F. Kammerer, Michol Deutsch, Jacqueline K. Lungmus, Kenneth D. Angielczyk

“…Taphonomic deformation, the distortion of fossils as a result of geological processes, poses problems for the use of geometric morphometrics in addressing paleobiological questions. Signal from biological variation, such as ontogenetic trends and sexual dimorphism, may be lost if variation from deformation is too high. …”
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Stratigraphy and paleoenvironments of the early to middle Holocene Chipalamawamba Beds (Malawi Basin, Africa) by B. Van Bocxlaer, W. Salenbien, N. Praet, J. Verniers

“…That some mollusk lineages inhabiting Lake Malawi are in the early stages of diversification and radiation increases the paleobiological relevance of these beds.…”
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Geological diversity fostering actions in geoconservation: An overview of Brazil by Maria da Glória Garcia, Debora Silva Queiroz, Vanessa Costa Mucivuna

“…On the bases of a survey including bibliographic and media sources, our results are based on four aspects: i) studies on geodiversity - 5 states and 8 local areas with geodiversity indexes maps, and the Geodiversity projet of the Geological Survey of Brazil (CPRM); ii) inventories and other surveys - ongoing or finished geoheritage inventories in 5 states, 4 geological units and 5 national parks, 182 sites in the Brazilian Commission of Geological and Paleobiological Sites (SIGEP)’s list, 461 sites in the geoheritage indicative list of CPRM and 10 sites in the World Heritage list; iii) geoparks - 3 UNESCO Global Geopark (UGGp) and about 35 geoparks' applicants and projects to the International Geosciences and Geoparks Program, being 2 aspiring and 31 projects in distinct levels of development; iv) geotourism and outreach - initiatives on interpretative panels, dissemination books, virtual products, events and places. …”
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Comparative taphonomy, taphofacies, and bonebeds of the Mio-Pliocene Purisima Formation, central California: strong physical control on marine vertebrate preservation in shallow ma... by Robert W Boessenecker, Frank A Perry, James G Schmitt

“…The strong physical control on marine vertebrate preservation and preservational bias within the Purisima Formation has implications for paleoecologic and paleobiologic studies of marine vertebrates. Evidence of preservational bias among marine vertebrates suggests that careful consideration of taphonomic overprint must be undertaken before meaningful paleoecologic interpretations of shallow marine vertebrates is attempted.…”
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Cuticles of <i>Karinopteris beneckei</i> (Potonié ex Huth) Boersma emend., a mariopterid seed fern from the Upper Carboniferous of Lower Silesia (Poland) by M. Krings, S. Schultka

“…Some comments are offered on the paleobiological and paleoecological implications of particular features observed from <i>K. beneckei</i> (e.g., climber hooks confined to distal frond portions, large emergences, and minute stomata) where they are considered relative to adaptations of the plant to special mechanical, ecological, and physiological requirements. …”
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