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Old and new fossil birds from the Spanish Miocene
Now a long time ago, avian remains from the Vallès-Penedès Basin and from other Miocene localities inaugurated the study of the Neogene birds from...
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200 Years of Fossil Fuels and Climate Change (1900–2100)
The geologic record shows that the Earth’s climate has always been changing naturally during the past 600 million years in terms of CO 2 and...
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The colourful optical appearance of centric diatom fossil frustules with diagenetic nanocrystalline calcite fill
Biophotonic nanostructures rarely withstand fossilization processes occurring after burial over geologic time. Even more distinctive is a change...
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Fossil Stone Shelduck (Tadorna petrina) and Shoveler (Spatula praeclypeata sp. nov.)—the Oldest Early Pleistocene Ducks (Aves: Anatidae) from Crimea
AbstractThe oldest remains of anseriform birds for the Early Pleistocene of the Northern Black Sea region are described based on materials from the...
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The non-apodiform Strisores (potoos, nightjars and allied birds) from the early Eocene London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze
Fossils of the avian clade Strisores (nightjars, swifts and allies) are well represented in some early Eocene localities. These birds were also...
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New species from the early Eocene London Clay suggest an undetected early Eocene diversity of the Leptosomiformes, an avian clade that includes a living fossil from Madagascar
We report the first records of the leptosomiform taxon Plesiocathartes from the early Eocene London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex, UK). Two...
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Two passeriform birds (Aves: Passeriformes) from the Middle Miocene of Austria
Two newly discovered specimens of passerine birds—an isolated sternum and an associated skeleton—from the upper Middle Miocene (ca. 12 Ma) are the...
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The new fossil site Krimni-3 in Mygdonia Basin and the first evidence of a giant ostrich in the Early Pleistocene of Greece
A new Lower Pleistocene vertebrate site, Krimni-3 (KMN) from Mygdonia Basin, Greece is originally presented herein, providing a preliminary analysis...
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The Fossil Record of Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Greece
Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) have an almost worldwide distribution since the Early Eocene till present. The review of the fossil record of this group...
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The First Fossil Tody (Aves: Todidae) from Cuba
AbstractTodies (Aves: Todidae)—endemic to the Greater Antilles and one of the most characteristic components of the modern fauna of Cuba—have not yet...
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The Fossil Record of Insular Endemic Mammals from Greece
Several Aegean islands are known for their Pleistocene endemic mammal species. In isolation from the mainland, these mammals adapted to insular...
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Synthesis of Fossil Record of Cuba—A Bibliographic Compilation
In general, the “Cuban Fossil Record”, which covers approximately the last 200 million years of life on Earth, is rich in very varied fossils,...
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Crustaceans in Cold Seep Ecosystems: Fossil Record, Geographic Distribution, Taxonomic Composition, and Biology
Numerous crustaceans such as ostracods, decapod crustaceans, and some barnacles inhabit modern cold seep ecosystems, but little is known about their...
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A marine bird (sulidae, Aves) from the Langhian (middle Miocene) of Penedo beach (Setúbal Peninsula—SW Portugal) and its paleoenvironmental context
The fossil remains of birds from the Miocene of Portugal are scarce, encompassing a total of twelve specimens, from nine paleontological outcrops...
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A Fossil Bunting Emberiza shaamarica (Aves, Emberizidae) from the Upper Pliocene of Central Asia
AbstractNew materials on “Rhodospiza” shaamarica Zelenkov et Kurochkin, 2012 from the Upper Pliocene of Shaamar (Northern Mongolia) and Beregovaya...
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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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The earliest large carpenter bee (Xylocopa) and its adhering pollen (Araliaceae, Theaceae)
The association of pollinators with their host plants is a critical element of ecosystem functioning and one that is usually determined indirectly in...
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Gray Partridges (Phasianidae: Genera Perdix and Enkuria gen. nov.) from the Early Pleistocene of Crimea and Remarks on the Evolution of the Genus Perdix
AbstractThis paper describes remains of fossil gray partridges from the Lower Pleistocene (1.8–1.5 Ma) deposits of the Taurida Cave in Central...
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The Khasurty Fossil Insect Lagerstätte
AbstractThe Khasurty locality (Lower Cretaceous of Transbaikalia, Russia) is one of the largest fossil insect sites in the region. Over the entire...
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The Picocoraciades (hoopoes, rollers, woodpeckers, and allies) from the early Eocene London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze
We describe upupiform, coraciiform, and possible piciform birds from the early Eocene London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex, UK). The material...
