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Bernhard Peyer and his discoveries of Triassic vertebrates in Switzerland
Bernhard Peyer (1885–1963) was a prominent Swiss vertebrate palaeontologist and anatomist at the University of Zurich. In 1919, he discovered the...
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Introduction to the Study of Greek Fossil Vertebrates
The sedimentary basins of Greece contain an important fossil record of vertebrates that is known and studied for nearly two centuries. Vertebrate...
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Introduction to the Study of Greek Fossil Vertebrates
The sedimentary basins of Greece contain an important fossil record of vertebrates that is known and studied for nearly two centuries. Vertebrate...
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The Internal Structure of Agnatha and Origin of Vertebrates Including Humanity
AbstractAgnatha are archaic vertebrates that appeared in the Earth’s biosphere in the early Paleozoic (Ordovician), earlier than fishes. The paper...
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Study of the Early Telencephalon Genes of Cyclostomes as a Way to Restoring the Evolutionary History of This Unique Part of the Central Nervous System of Vertebrates
AbstractThe telencephalon, which provides the highest forms of nervous activity in humans and other animals, is one of the most important innovations...
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The Palaeontological Heritage of Vertebrates in the Middle Atlas (Morocco): Initiatives of Inventory and Assessment for a Rare Heritage Threatened with Degradation
Recognized by its paleontological sites of in-situ and ex-situ vertebrates, the Middle Atlas is the subject of increased attention and offers...
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Fossil Vertebrates of Greece Vol. 1 Basal vertebrates, Amphibians, Reptiles, Afrotherians, Glires, and Primates
This 2-volume set provides a state-of-the-art study of the fossil record and taxonomy of the main vertebrate groups from Greece. Greece stands...
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Should Neglected Fossils Be Considered as Geoheritage? The Case of Cenozoic Vertebrates Found in the Province of León (Spain)
Although most work on geological heritage focuses on sites, geological objects, usually organized as collections, also belong to this heritage. Among...
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Small Vertebrates from the Pleistocene Sediments of the East Chamber of Denisova Cave, Northwestern Altai Mountains
AbstractThe composition of small vertebrate remains found in the Pleistocene deposits of the East Chamber of Denisova Cave indicates that throughout...
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Paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstructions based on the small vertebrates from the Middle Paleolithic of Hohle Fels Cave, SW Germany
In this paper, we analyse the fish and small mammal assemblages from the Middle Paleolithic horizons of Hohle Fels Cave to reconstruct the...
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Vertebrates: Skate and Shark Egg Capsules at Ancient Hydrocarbon Seeps
Cold seeps have been recognized not only as an exotic ecosystem but also as important places to provide nutrition, habitat, and shelter for non-seep...
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Fossil Vertebrates of Greece Vol. 2 Laurasiatherians, Artiodactyles, Perissodactyles, Carnivorans, and Island Endemics
This 2-volume set provides a state-of-the-art study of the fossil record and taxonomy of the main vertebrate groups from Greece. Greece stands...
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Biodiversity losses associated with global warming of 1.5 to 4 °C above pre-industrial levels in six countries
We quantify the projected impacts of alternative levels of global warming upon the climatically determined geographic ranges of plants and...
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Hepatic caecum of amphioxus and origin of vertebrate liver
Liver is characteristic of all vertebrates. As a critical hub for many physiological processes including metabolism, innate immunity, protein...
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Hatschek’s pit and origin of pituitary gland
Pituitary gland, or pituitary for short, is characteristic of all vertebrates. As a “master gland” controlling a multitude of important functions in...
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Legless and Eyeless Animals
AbstractIn this review, we briefly discuss genes involved in eye and leg development in Drosophila melanogaster and Vertebrates . The fact that these...
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Dinosaur Faunas of Egypt—The Terrestrial Late Cretaceous Vertebrate Record
Egypt has yielded some of the richest and most spectacular records of Mesozoic terrestrial vertebrates from Africa. Certainly, the best-known and...
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Two high Value Geoheritage Sites on Sõrve Peninsula (Saaremaa Island, Estonia): A Window to the Unique Late Silurian Fauna
The Upper Silurian exposures on Saaremaa Island, mostly represented by small coastal cliffs, are the best in Estonia. Among these exposures are two...
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First Find of Reptiles in the Nearshore Marine Lower Triassic of the Bolshoe Bogdo Mountain (Peri-Caspian Depression)
AbstractRevised and new data on vertebrates (fishes, temnospondyl amphibians, and reptiles) from the Lower Triassic of the Bolshoe Bogdo Mountain...
