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A heavyweight early whale pushes the boundaries of vertebrate morphology
(Springer Nature, 2023)
The fossil record of cetaceans documents how terrestrial animals acquired extreme adaptations and transitioned to a fully aquatic lifestyle. In whales, this is associated with a substantial increase in maximum body size. ...
The skull of the titanosaur Tapuiasaurus macedoi (Dinosauria: Sauropoda), a basal titanosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2016-11)
Although Titanosauria is the most diverse and late-surviving sauropod lineage, cranial elements are known for just over 24 of its 70+ genera - the vast majority of which are fairly fragmentary and restricted to the Late ...
The most representative vertebrate fossil record and palaeontological heritage from the western PyreneesEl registro fósil de vertebrados y patrimonio paleontológico más representativo de los pirineos occidentales
(Sociedad Española de Paleontología, 2019-07)
Los Pirineos occidentales son un territorio con una notable diversidad geológica y un importante registro fósil, que constituye un gran archivo de paleobiodiversidad. En lo que respecta al registro fósil de vertebrados, ...
Tetrapod ichnology in Italy: the state of the art Guest editorial
(Sapienza Università di Roma, 2020-09-22)
This year, 2020, marks the 150th anniversary of the seminal work by Giulio Curioni (1870), representing the first published scientific contribution on tetrapod footprints from Italy. We took this opportunity to discuss the ...
Communication regarding the geology and vertebrate palaeontology of the adamantina formation (bauru group, upper cretaceous) in campina verde, minas gerais state, brazil
(UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA, 2011)
Several geological events occurred onthe surface of the earth with the division of the megacontinent Gondwana, including volcanic activity involving extensive lava flows, thus locally and regionally altering the surface's ...
Historia natural antigua: los intercambios biológicos interamericanos
(Editorial Tecnológica de Costa Rica, 1994)
Basado en los estudios y comparaciones paleontológicas de América iniciadas desde hace más de un siglo por múltiples científicos, se presenta un compendio sobre los varios y cortos intercambios faunísticos y florísticos ...
Thin sections techniques in fossil remains of mammals impregnated with asphalt
(Palaeontological Virtual Congress, 2020)
Paleohistological studies of vertebrates are based on the analysis and interpretation of bone microstructure of petrographic thin sections. These sections are mainly performed following standard techniques; however, the ...
On the first description of tetrapod footprints from Italy: Re-analysis of the original specimen after 150 years
(Societa Geologica Italiana, 2018-03)
In Italy, vertebrate ichnology developed rather recently, especially starting from the 70’s of the last century. However, fossil footprints from Italian continental successions were known since the 19th century. The first ...
A new vertebrate continental assemblage from the Tortonian of Venezuela
(Springer, 2018)
A wide variety of aquatic vertebrates from fluvio-lacustrine facies of northern South America (Colombia and Venezuela) have been used as unequivocal evidence to support hydrographic connections between western Amazonia and ...