Meeting Island Dwarfs and Giants of the Cretaceous – The Hațeg Country UNESCO Global Geopark, Romania by Zoltán Csiki-Sava, Alexandru Andrășanu

“…This paleogeographic setting led to the development of some unusual paleobiological traits including dwarfing of the dinosaurs, high levels of endemism, relictual characteristics, as well as uniquely derived anatomical, developmental, metabolic and/or sensory features. …”
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Paleometry: A brand new area in Brazilian science by Adriana de Oliveira Delgado, Pedro Victor Buck, Gabriel Ladeira Osés, Renato Pirani Ghilardi, Elidiane Cipriano Rangel, Mirian Liza Alves Forancelli Pacheco

“…Paleometry is a promising research field that brings together different areas, such as physics and chemistry, applied to paleobiological issues. In spite of being recognized abroad, it is a new research field in Brazil. …”
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External auditory exostoses and hearing loss in the Shanidar 1 Neandertal. by Erik Trinkaus, Sébastien Villotte

“…The presence of CHL in these fossils thereby reinforces the paleobiological and archeological evidence for supporting social matrices among these Pleistocene foraging peoples.…”
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THE LIFE STYLE OF ARCHAEOPTERYX (AVES) by Andrzej Elzanowski

“…Archaeopteryx. Birds. Paleobiological reconstruction. Flight. Locomotion. Foraging. …”
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Dental pathologies in lamniform and carcharhiniform sharks with comments on the classification and homology of double tooth pathologies in vertebrates by Harrison S. Miller, Haviv M. Avrahami, Lindsay E. Zanno

“…However, more research is needed to link developmental, paleobiological, and/or paleoenvironmental factors to gemination/fusion in polyphyodont taxa. …”
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PERIODIZATION OF RECENT AND LATE PLEISTOCENE – HOLOCENE GEODYNAMIC AND PALEOCLIMATIC PROCESSES by S. V. Rasskazov, K. G. Levi

“…The Late Plestocene – Holocene natural and climate setting is reconstructed from radiocarbon datings of various geological and paleobiological objects. Changes of the natural environment and climate of the Northern hemisphere are plotted with account of strong magma eruptions, attacks of asteroids and meteorites, changes of lithological compositions of sedimentary complexes and species compositions of fauna at the given time interval.…”
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FIRST REPORT OF SITTING <em><em>ANOMOEPUS</em></em> TRACKS IN EUROPEAN LOWER JURASSIC (LAVINI DI MARCO SITE - NORTHERN ITALY) by MARCO AVANZINI, GERARD GIERLINSKI, GIUSEPPE LEONARDI

“…An extensive set of dinosaur prints were discovered a few years ago and are now the subject of ichnological and paleobiological studies. The prints which are described in present short note are believed to represent the right and left foot of the same individual, set in a side-by-side, sub-parallel, sitting posture. …”
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New insights on Prestosuchus chiniquensis Huene, 1942 (Pseudosuchia, Loricata) based on new specimens from the “Tree Sanga” Outcrop, Chiniquá Region, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil by Marcel B. Lacerda, Bianca M. Mastrantonio, Daniel C. Fortier, Cesar L. Schultz

“…In the last few decades, renewed interest in early archosaur evolution has helped to clarify some of these problems, but further studies on the taxonomic and paleobiological aspects are still needed. In the present work, we describe new material attributed to the ‘rauisuchian’ taxon Prestosuchus chiniquensis, of the Dinodontosaurus Assemblage Zone, Middle Triassic (Ladinian) of the Santa Maria Supersequence of southern Brazil, based on a comparative osteologic analysis. …”
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A defensive behavior and plant-insect interaction in Early Cretaceous amber – The case of the immature lacewing Hallucinochrysa diogenesi by La Fuente, R, Delclòs, X, Peñalver, E, Engel, MS

“…Amber holds special paleobiological significance due to its ability to preserve direct evidence of biotic interactions and animal behaviors for millions of years. …”

Surface Model and Tomographic Archive of Fossil Primate and Other Mammal Holotype and Paratype Specimens of the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, Pretoria, South Africa. by Justin W Adams, Angela Olah, Matthew R McCurry, Stephany Potze

“…With such a broader impact of the DNMNH 3D data, we hope that establishing open access to this digital archive will encourage other researchers and institutions to provide similar resources that increase accessibility to paleontological collections and support advanced paleobiological analyses.…”
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A solution to the challenges of interdisciplinary aggregation and use of specimen-level trait data by Meghan A. Balk, John Deck, Kitty F. Emery, Ramona L. Walls, Dana Reuter, Raphael LaFrance, Joaquín Arroyo-Cabrales, Paul Barrett, Jessica Blois, Arianne Boileau, Laura Brenskelle, Nicole R. Cannarozzi, J. Alberto Cruz, Liliana M. Dávalos, Noé U. de la Sancha, Prasiddhi Gyawali, Maggie M. Hantak, Samantha Hopkins, Brooks Kohli, Jessica N. King, Michelle S. Koo, A. Michelle Lawing, Helena Machado, Samantha M. McCrane, Bryan McLean, Michèle E. Morgan, Suzanne Pilaar Birch, Denne Reed, Elizabeth J. Reitz, Neeka Sewnath, Nathan S. Upham, Amelia Villaseñor, Laurel Yohe, Edward B. Davis, Robert P. Guralnick

“…FuTRES already stores millions of trait measurements for paleobiological, zooarchaeological, and modern specimens, with a current focus on mammals. …”
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SAUROPOD DIVERSITY (DINOSAURIA: SAUROPODA) OF CERRO OVERO – LA INVERNADA (BAJO DE LA CARPA FORMATION, SANTONIAN), NORTHEASTERN NEUQUÉN BASIN, AND PALEOECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR U... by Leonardo Sebastián Filippi, Flavio Bellardini, José Luis Carballido, Agustín Pérez-Moreno, Alberto Carlos Garrido

“…The abundance of the record of sauropods in CO – LI shows both morphological and evolutionary variations, so the discovery of more complete specimens will allow paleofaunistic, paleobiological, and paleoecological studies to be carried out. …”
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A Pleistocene Fight Club revealed by the palaeobiological study of the Dama-like deer record from Pantalla (Italy) by Marco Cherin, Marzia Breda, Bruno Esattore, Vlastimil Hart, Jiří Turek, Francesco Porciello, Giovanni Angeli, Sofia Holpin, Dawid A. Iurino

“…This allows opening a treasure trove of information on paleobiological aspects, including ontogeny and antler cycle and function.…”
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Preliminary analysis of osteocyte lacunar density in long bones of tetrapods: all measures are bigger in sauropod dinosaurs. by Koen W H Stein, Jan Werner

“…Osteocytes harbour much potential for paleobiological studies. Synchrotron radiation and spectroscopic analyses are providing fascinating data on osteocyte density, size and orientation in fossil taxa. …”
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BROMALITES FROM THE AMEGHINO (=NORDENSKJÖLD) FORMATION UPPER JURASSIC OF ANTARCTIC PENINSULA by Mauricio A. Bigurrarena Ojeda, Soledad Gouiric-Cavalli, Leandro M. Perez, Marcelo A. Reguero

“…We made a qualitative study and a taphonomic analysis of the specimens and tested paleobiological and paleoecological hypotheses. We conclude that the samples analyzed are coprolites and propose a new ichnotaxon, Antarctoscoprus longinensis ichnogen. and ichnosp. nov., characterized by being a small and flat coprolite differing from other ichnogenera by its composition, which consists mainly of actinopterygian remains (e.g., scales, vertebrae, skull bones, and teeth). …”
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ICDP workshop on scientific drilling of Nam Co on the Tibetan Plateau: 1 million years of paleoenvironmental history, geomicrobiology, tectonics and paleomagnetism derived from sed... by T. Haberzettl, G. Daut, N. Schulze, V. Spiess, J. Wang, L. Zhu, the 2018 Nam Co workshop party

“…Besides paleoclimatic investigations, opportunities for paleomagnetic, deep biosphere, tectonic and paleobiological studies were discussed. After having explored the technical and logistical challenges and the scientific opportunities all participants agreed on the great value and need to drill this extraordinary archive, which has a sediment thickness of more than 1&thinsp;km, likely covering more than 1&thinsp;Ma.…”
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Endocranial Morphology of the Primitive Nodosaurid Dinosaur Pawpawsaurus campbelli from the Early Cretaceous of North America. by Ariana Paulina-Carabajal, Yuong-Nam Lee, Louis L Jacobs

“…The new set of data has potential use not only in taxonomy and phylogeny, but also in paleobiological interpretations based on the relative development of sense organs, such as olfaction, hearing and balance.…”
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Jarosite-Rich Mineral Crust on Coastal Cliffs in Central Norway: Microstructural and Geochemical Investigations by Stein Olle Johansen, Kidane Fanta Gebremariam

“…Useful paleoenvironmental and paleobiological information could be found preserved in the microstructures of such jarosite formations.…”
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Megafossils of Betulaceae from the Oligocene of Qaidam Basin and their paleoenvironmental and phytogeographic implications by Tao Yang, Jia-Hao Cai, Yan-Zhi Dai, Hong-Yu Chen, Lei Han, Li Zhang, Wei-Yu Liang, Xu-Jun Li, Wen-Jia Li, Jing-Yu Wu, San-Ping Xie, De-Fei Yan

“…The Qaidam Basin has long been regarded as an ideal ‘field laboratory’ to investigate the paleoclimate and paleobiological evolution of the northern Tibetan Plateau. …”
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Feeding traces attributable to juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex offer insight into ontogenetic dietary trends by Joseph E. Peterson, Karsen N. Daus

“…Theropod dinosaur feeding traces and tooth marks yield paleobiological and paleoecological implications for social interactions, feeding behaviors, and direct evidence of cannibalism and attempted predation. …”
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