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First fossil record of Varanus (Reptilia, Squamata) from Switzerland and the earliest occurrences of the genus in Europe
We here describe two isolated fossil teeth from the Early Miocene (MN 4) of Hüenerbach, Switzerland. The material is tentatively referred to Varanus ,...
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The Use of Zygapophyseal Skeletochronology in Individual Age Determination of a Basal Mosasauroid (Squamata, Mosasauridae) from the Campanian of Saratov Region
AbstractHere we determine the individual age of a basal mosasaur (subfamily Halisaurinae) using zygapophyseal skeletochronology. This study is based...
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The Fossil Record of Lizards and Snakes (Reptilia: Squamata) in Greece
The fossil record of squamates (i.e. lizards and snakes) from Greece is reviewed herein. Fossil remains of lizards and snakes in Greece date as back...
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The study of the animal remains from the Neferhotep Complex (17th–20th Dynasty, Valley of the Nobles, Luxor, Egypt)
The Tombs of the Nobles are located in ancient Thebes (modern Luxor, Egypt) and are primarily the site of elite burials. One such is the monumental...
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The conveyance of animal commodities in pre-contact northern Hispaniola: zooarchaeological research and isotopic niche space modelling at El Carril, Dominican Republic (ca. AD 1100–1500)
Zooarchaeological analysis and isotopic niche space modelling of faunal remains excavated from the settlement of El Carril (ca. AD 1100–1500) in the...
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The Hidden Faces of Paleontology: Some Case Studies in Central Mexico
Mexico has a diverse fossil record which ranges from the Paleozoic to the Pleistocene, depicting both marine and continental environments. Some of...
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Geochemical investigation of the mixed Máriahalom vertebrate fauna at the Paleogene–Neogene boundary in the Central Paratethys: environmental conditions and age constrain
The fossil vertebrate fauna of Máriahalom contains remains from a wide range of ecologies including terrestrial and aquatic mammals, crocodiles,...
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A Painful Question about Genomic Coding of the Body Plan
AbstractOne of the goals of developmental genetics is to decipher the anatomy of organisms from their genome. The study of Drosophila homeotic...
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A synthesis of fauna, palaeoenvironments and stratigraphy of the Miocene Tagay locality (Olkhon Island, Lake Baikal, Eastern Siberia)
We report about the Early Miocene Tagay fauna of Olkhon Island, the largest island of the Baikal Lake. The Tagay fauna is of high scientific...
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Fossil lizards and worm lizards (Reptilia, Squamata) from the Neogene and Quaternary of Europe: an overview
Lizards were and still are an important component of the European herpetofauna. The modern European lizard fauna started to set up in the Miocene and...
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Late Pleistocene environments in the southern Zagros of Iran and their implications for human evolution
The Zagros Mountains represent a strategic geographic region near the junction of Africa, Europe, and Asia, and valleys within the mountain range...
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Crushed but not lost: a colubriform snake (Serpentes) from the Miocene Swiss Molasse, identified through the use of micro-CT scanning technology
An incomplete postcranial skeleton of a snake from the middle Miocene of the Swiss Molasse in Käpfnach mine, near Zurich, Switzerland, is described...
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Echinodermata from Barra de Mamanguape, Northeast of Brazil, Tropical Southwestern Atlantic
The Mamanguape River estuary represents an important environment for marine species, where there are the combination of soft-bottoms and reefs zones....
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Multiple Stressors
This book has mostly considered marine contamination and the biological effects of contaminants acting as single stressorsSingle stressors. However,...
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The Pliocene Ophisaurus (Anguidae) from Eastern Europe: new records and additions to the history of the genus and its palaeoenvironment
Ophisaurus (Anguidae) was widely distributed throughout the Miocene of Europe, but quite rarely occurred in the Pliocene, and almost absent in the...
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Spring Picophytoplankton of the Kara Sea
AbstractThe abundance, biomass, chlorophyll “a” concentration of picophytoplankton, contribution of picoalgae to total chlorophyll “a” and species...
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Reinterpretation of girdled lizard remains from Switzerland documents the first occurrence of the lacertid Janosikia outside of Germany
Occurrence of the European extinct cordylid genus ‘ Bavaricordylus ’ from the early middle Miocene of Switzerland was recently questioned. Reanalysis...
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Modern Benthic Foraminiferal Diversity Along the Fjords of Svalbard Archipelago: Diversity Evaluation
The diversity of benthic Foraminifera in the High Arctic Fjords of the Svalbard archipelago and adjacent ridges in the Fram Strait has been evaluated...
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Additions to the early Miocene herpetofauna of Weisenau (Germany): urodeles and squamates from a rediscovered historical collection in Italy
A small sample of fossil vertebrae of amphibians and reptiles found in the historical collection of the Museum of Geology and Palaeontology of the...
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Late Pleistocene Herpetofauna from Oblazova Cave (Polish Carpathians): Additional Collection
AbstractIn the locality of Oblazowa Cave (Polish Carpathians), in addition to the remains of ancient man, mammals, birds, and mollusks, the remains...
