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Sedimentary aspects and paleoenvironmental evolution of a rift basin: Salta Group (Cretaceous–Paleogene), northwestern Argentina
The rift history of the Salta basin is related to the evolution of the Central Andes and to the activity of the Pacific margin, owing to its...
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The Upper Timberline in the Himalayas, Hindu Kush and Karakorum: a Review of Geographical and Ecological Aspects
Based on comprehensive evaluations and analyses of existing literature and data sources, a review of geographical and ecological aspects of the upper...
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Revisions to the Early Oligocene flora of Flörsheim (Mainz Basin, Germany) based on epidermal anatomy
The Early Oligocene (Rupelian) flora of Flörsheim in the Mainz Basin, Germany (NP 23 zone) has been revised with the aid of leaf anatomical study....
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Potentials and limits of Morphometry in the understanding of Squamate Osteological Structures
Morphometry is widely regarded as a powerful tool for the taxonomic identification and functional understanding of structures in fossil vertebrates....
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Burrowing performance and the role of limb reduction inLerista (Scincidae, Lacertilia)
Size parameters of the fossorial lizards Lerista elegans, L. lineopunctulata and L. praepedita were measured and burrowing performance was observed. In L...
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Amphibians and squamates from the Neogene Siwalik beds of Jammu and Kashmir, India
The Neogene Siwalik deposits of Jammu Province (India) have yielded amphibians and squamates. The collection includes the first amphibians and the...
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Multituberculaten-Zähne aus der Unter-Kreide (Barremium) von Pié Pajarón (Prov. Cuenca, Spanien)
Two isolated p1-3 from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian) of Pié Pajarón, region of Una, Spain, are described as Eobaatar? pajaronensis n. sp. Both...
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Changes in the composition of the European snake fauna during the Early Miocene and at the Early / Middle Miocene transition
The members of the ‘modern’ snake families Colubridae, Viperidae and Elapidae (representatives of the family Colubridae appeared in Europe as the...
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Basin Margins, Biodiversity, Evolutionary Innovation, and the Origin of New Taxa
A biochronologic framework for Eocene deposits in the Rocky Mountain Interior of North America has been developed over nearly one and a half...
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The Eocene Mammalian Fauna of Chambi (Tunisia) in Its Geological Context
In the Kasserine area of Tunisia there is a Cenozoic basin containing Paleogene continental deposits. Palustrine limestones located at the base of...
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Holocene paleoceanography in the southeast Venezuela Basin, Caribbean Sea
Abundance variations of benthic foraminifera in four box cores (3775–4447 m water depth) from the southeastern Venezuela Basin reflect the Holocene...
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The Estuary Ecosystem of Buenaventura Bay, Colombia
Buenaventura Bay at the Central Pacific Coast of Colombia is classified as a drowned valley (Fig. 18.1). The bay is located between two faults (NE-SW...
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Meniscotherium Mass-Death Assemblages
Meniscotherium is a relatively small condylarth that is considered unusual in having a specialized dentition consisting of molarized...
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Enzymatic consumption of carbonyl sulfide (COS) by marine algae
We show that the marine algae Mantoniella squamata, Prymnesium parvum, and Amphidinium klebsii take up carbonyl sulfide (COS) from their surrounding...
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Taphonomy, Fauna, and Depositional Environment of the Omomys Quarry, an Unusual Accumulation From the Bridger Formation (Middle Eocene) of Southwestern Wyoming (USA)
Taphonomic, faunal, and lithologic analysis of an unusual fossil accumulation from the upper Bridger Formation is undertaken to infer its origin and...
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New Lizards from the Middle Eocene Mergen Formation, Mongolian Gobi Desert
New lizard fossils are described from the middle Eocene Mergen Formation, eastern Gobi Desert in Mongolia. Some 30 isolated tooth-bearing jaws...
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Die erste Wirbeltierfauna aus der miozänen Braunkohle der Niederrheinischen Bucht (Ville-Schichten, Tagebau Hambach)
This paper describes the first Miocene vertebrate fauna from the Ville Series of the Lower Rhine Embayment in western Germany. The fossil material...
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Auswirkungen einer Pipeline-Verlegung auf das marine Benthos im Tidebecken von Baltrum-Langeoog
In order to investigate possible effects on benthic communities resulting from the landfall of the “EU-ROPIPE” gas pipeline in areas of the Wadden...
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The oldest tylosaurine mosasaur (Reptilia; Lacertilia) from the Late Cretaceous of Belgium: Hermann von Meyer (1860) revisited
A mosasaurid parietal from the Late Cretaceous of Belgium, originally described by Von Meyer (1860), turns out to be assignable to the tylosaurine...