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The effects of clays on bacterial community composition during arthropod decay
Fossilization, or the transition of an organism from the biosphere to the geosphere, is a complex mechanism involving numerous biological and...
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A new lepisosteiform neopterygian (Actinopterygii) from the lower Toarcian Grimmen Formation (Lower Jurassic) of Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania, Germany
The Lower Jurassic (lower Toarcian) Grimmen Formation (formerly known as "Green Series") of Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania (Northeast Germany)...
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An early Eocene fish assemblage associated with a barite deposit in the lower part of the Crescent Formation, Olympic Peninsula, Washington State, USA
Abundant shark and rare actinopterygian teeth are reported from a locality within the early Eocene (Ypresian) lower part of the Crescent Formation...
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Quantitative Assessment of Geosites and Mine Heritage as a Resource: The Case Study of Lungro Salt Mine (Calabria, Italy)
In this work, the old Lungro mining site was studied by applying two classification methods (Brilha and IELIG Method), considering the site-specific...
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The first comprehensive macroremains analysis of edible plants from Vichama, Peru (1800–1500 bce)
This study reports the first exhaustive archaeobotanical research of edible plants from public buildings at the Vichama settlement (1800–1500 bce ),...
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Geodiversity, Geoconservation and Sustainable Development in Qian’an National Geopark (Hebei, China)
Qian’an National Geopark locates in the southern Yanshan Mountain uplift belt. Active tectonics resulted in mineral enrichment, as well as...
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Co-evolutionary dynamics of mammalian brain and body size
Despite decades of comparative studies, puzzling aspects of the relationship between mammalian brain and body mass continue to defy satisfactory...
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Geosites Inventory and Proposal of Georoutes Throughout El Bayadh Area (Saharan Atlas, Algeria)
In recent years, various studies have been conducted on inventory and assessment of geosites as well as proposals of georoutes, leading to the...
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Climate and environmental history of Laguna Polo, Santa Cruz, Southern Patagonia (49°S) since 1300 CE
Patagonia is a unique area for climate studies, exposed to the strong Southern Hemisphere Westerly Winds (SWW) and modulated by the Southern Annular...
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Floristic diversity and its relationships with human land use varied regionally during the Holocene
Humans have caused growing levels of ecosystem and diversity changes at a global scale in recent centuries but longer-term diversity trends and how...
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New indications for the life habits of long-legged aphidlion-like larvae in about 100-million-year-old amber
Larvae of lacewings (Neuroptera) are known to be fierce predators today. Most characteristic are their prominent piercing-sucking stylets, which are...
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Viperin immunity evolved across the tree of life through serial innovations on a conserved scaffold
Evolutionary arms races between cells and viruses drive the rapid diversification of antiviral genes in diverse life forms. Recent discoveries have...
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The Geoheritage of Madeira: Implications for Natural Heritage and Geotourism
The island of Madeira forms part of the Madeira Archipelago, an Autonomous Region of Portugal, in the NE Atlantic Ocean. The Madeira Archipelago was...
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Global evaluation of current and future threats to drylands and their vertebrate biodiversity
Drylands are often overlooked in broad conservation frameworks and development priorities and face increasing threats from human activities. Here we...
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The Database of the Ornamental Stones of Piemonte (NW Italy) Hosted on a WebGIS Service
In Piemonte (north-western Italy), an intense extraction activity of ornamental stones widely used for historical buildings, developed throughout...
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The ostracod genus Eucytherura G.W. Müller and the ‘Cythere complexa Brady’ problem
The marine ostracod genus Eucytherura G.W. Müller, 1894 was described from the Gulf of Naples and four species were assigned to it, three new ( Eucythe...
