Fossil Friday Roundup: April 14, 2017
Featured Image: Reconstruction of Teleocrater rhadinus in a Middle Triassic scene. Artwork by Mark Witton. From Nesbitt et al (2017), see press release here.
Papers (All Open Access):
- The genera Architipula Handlirsch, 1906 and Grimmenia Krzemiński and Zessin, 1990 (Diptera: Limoniidae) from the Lower Jurassic of England (PalaeoE)
- Methods for isolation and quantification of microfossil fish teeth and elasmobranch dermal denticles (ichthyoliths) from marine sediments (PalaeoE)
- X-ray computed tomography library of shark anatomy and lower jaw surface models (Scientific Data)
- Asymmetry in dentition and shape of pharyngeal arches in the clonal fish Chrosomus eos-neogaeus: Phenotypic plasticity and developmental instability (PLOS ONE)
- Intra-specific variation and allometry of the skull of Late Cretaceous side-necked turtle Bauruemys elegans (Pleurodira, Podocnemididae) and how to deal with morphometric data in fossil vertebrates (PeerJ)
- A Short-Snouted, Middle Triassic Phytosaur and its Implications for the Morphological Evolution and Biogeography of Phytosauria (Scientific Reports)
- A new occurrence of Dakotasuchus kingi from the Late Cretaceous of Utah, USA, and the diagnostic utility of postcranial characters in Crocodyliformes (APP)
- Moabosaurus utahensis, n. Gen., n. sp., A New Sauropod From The Early Cretaceous (Aptian) of North America (U of Michigan Museum of Paleo Contributions)
- The first reported ceratopsid dinosaur from eastern North America (Owl Creek Formation, Upper Cretaceous, Mississippi, USA) (PeerJ Preprints)
- A new tiny dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Jehol Group of western Liaoning and niche differentiation among the Jehol dromaeosaurids (Vertebrate PalAsiatica)
- Aspects of gorgonopsian paleobiology and evolution: insights from the basicranium, occiput, osseous labyrinth, vasculature, and neuroanatomy (PeerJ)
- A new tribe of castoroidine beavers from the late Arikareean to Hemphillian (Oligocene–Miocene) of western North America (APP)
- Co-option of an endogenous retrovirus envelope for host defense in hominid ancestors (eLife)
- Open data and digital morphology (ProcB)
Community Events and Society Updates:
- PLOS Science Wednesday Reddit AMA transcript: Rebekah Rogers (Link)
New and Views:
Animals and Anatomy:
- Some Questions About Dinosaur Hips (Extinct)
- The science of anatomy is undergoing a revival (The Conversation)
- Parasites and Primates (Dr. Neurosaurus)
- Episode 6: Evolution of Flight (Common Descent)
- The Borioteiioids (Tetrapod Zoology)
- Waddling through duck-bill skulls (PLOS Paleo)
- CWRU researchers discover three new species of extinct South American marsupials (Link)
- The Oldest Known Relative Of Dinosaurs Has Been Unearthed In Tanzania (Forbes)
- Looking Camarasaurus in the Mouth (Laelaps)
- New paper: pterosaur palaeoecology, as told by the fossil record (Mark Witton)
- Introducing Zhongjianosaurus (Letters from Gondwana)
Specific Specimens:
Featured Folks and Fieldwork:
- David Dale Owen and the first geological survey of Minnesota (Equatorial Minnesota)
- Nick Fraser on Triassic Reptiles (Link)
Museums, Methods, and Musings:
- My Annual Meeting Conundrum (SVP Blog)
- We cannot rely on for-profit corporations to build open scholarly infrastructure (SV-POW)
- Palaeontology Museums – 150 things about Canadian palaeo, part 9 (Musings of a Clumsy Paleontologist)
- The Future of Field Notes (The Fisheries Blog)
- Bear Ears Bibliography Project Update (Prehistoric Pub)
Arts, Books, Culture, and Fun:
- Paleoartist Profile: The Historian Himself, Brian Engh, Part 1 (PLOS Paleo)
- Paleoartist Profile: The Historian Himself, Brian Engh, Part 2 (PLOS Paleo)
- Utahraptor competition: the contenders (Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs)
- Books That Influenced Me The Most (Tetrapod Zoology)
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