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A new neoceratopsian (Ornithischia, Ceratopsia) from the Lower Cretaceous Ohyamashimo Formation (Albian), southwestern Japan

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/spp2.1587?fbclid=IwY2xjawFD57RleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZd7hIyW4fTLGLfvjyDtkfbqNu00D5pqFfyiBfLV-vTzQVYCLb5lvieqww_aem_LLOUh8InDqQ-HqUdZPe6_Q

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First Virtual Reconstruction of a Mosasaurid Brain Endocast: Description and Comparison of the Endocast of Tethysaurus nopcsai with Those of Extant Squamates: www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/9/548

Reconstructing Dunkleosteus terrelli (Placodermi: Arthrodira): A New Look for an Iconic Devonian Predator: palaeo-electronica.org/content/current-in-press-articles/5307-dunkleosteus-reconstruction

Endocranial anatomy and phylogenetic position of the crocodylian Eosuchus lerichei from the late Paleocene of northwestern Europe and potential adaptations for transoceanic dispersal in gavialoids: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.25569

A Spanish saltasauroid titanosaur reveals Europe as a melting pot of endemic and immigrant sauropods in the Late Cretaceous: www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-06653-0

Neural canal ridges: A novel osteological correlate of postcranial neuroanatomy in dinosaurs: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.25558

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Thought for food: the endothermic brain hypothesis: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364661324002018

New pterosaur remains from the Late Cretaceous of Afro-Arabia provide insight into flight capacity of large pterosaurs: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2024.2385068

New Evidence of the Feeding Behaviors of Coronodon and the Origin of Filter Feeding in Mysticetes (Mammalia: Cetacea) Revisited: www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/9/549

Highly resolved taphonomic variations within the Early Ordovician Fezouata Biota: www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-71622-w

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Tetrapod trackways from the Upper Devonian St. Finan's Sandstone Formation, southwest Kerry, Ireland

muse.jhu.edu/article/935022

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Biomechanics and morphological comparisons of the caudal region of titanosaurs from the Cretaceous of Brazil: Paleobiology and paleoecology inferences: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.14134?fbclid=IwY2xjawFL9eVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHaeMpjUpiqWeBhRSrJfVkZfKtOJB03tiz4mql4O0ZD1bhruUL9_6nOUTSw_aem_l7r6Bk4Ial5rgB04u-SsNA

Polar dinosaur tracks of the Wonthaggi Formation (Lower Cretaceous), Victoria, Australia and their palaeontological significance: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03115518.2024.2392498

Direct evidence of frugivory in the Mesozoic bird Longipteryx contradicts morphological proxies for diet: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960982224011242

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Postcranial anatomy of Besanosaurus leptorhynchus (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Middle Triassic Besano Formation of Monte San Giorgio (Italy/Switzerland), with implications for reconstructing the swimming styles of Triassic ichthyosaurs: sjpp.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13358-024-00330-9

Brain shapes of large-bodied, flightless ratites (Aves: Palaeognathae) emerge through distinct developmental allometries: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.240765

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Mega El Niño instigated the end-Permian mass extinction: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado2030

Immature Daspletosaurus sp. specimens from the Dinosaur Park Formation provide insight into ontogenetically invariant tyrannosaurid cranial morphology: cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjes-2024-0083

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Insights on the evolution of the tribe Pliomyini (Arvicolinae, Rodentia): Ancient DNA from the extinct Pliomys lenki: palaeo-electronica.org/content/2024/5329-pliomys-lenki-ancient-dna

New evidence for five cephalic appendages in trilobites and implications for segmentation of the trilobite head: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pala.12723

We’re not going to run out of new anatomy anytime soon (SV-POW! blogpost): svpow.com/2024/09/07/were-not-going-to-run-out-of-new-anatomy-anytime-soon/

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Evidence suggesting that earth had a ring in the Ordovician: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X24004230

Long genetic and social isolation in Neanderthals before their extinction: www.cell.com/cell-genomics/fulltext/S2666-979X(24)00177-0

Reassessment of a theropod ilium from the Kem Kem beds of Morocco and the evolution of ilia in Spinosauridae: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195667124001800

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Metabolic asymmetry and the global diversity of marine predators: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aat4220

Post-Variscan evolution of the Anti-Atlas belt of Morocco constrained from low-temperature geochronology: link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00531-016-1325-0

The man-eaters of Tsavo and the untapped potential of natural history collections: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cura.12562

Why animals construct helical burrows: Construction vs. post-construction benefits: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.11181

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A Late Miocene Accipitrid (Aves: Accipitriformes) from Nebraska and Its Implications for the Divergence of Old World Vultures: journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0048842&type=printable

Niche modeling reveals life history shifts in birds at La Brea over the last twenty millennia: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6964907/

Stasis in Late Quaternary birds from the La Brea tar pits during the last glacial-interglacial cycle: www.donaldprothero.com/files/92368310.pdf

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Jointed tails enhance control of three-dimensional body rotation: arxiv.org/html/2406.09700v1

Unique Quaternary environment for discoveries of woolly rhinoceroses in Starunia, fore-Carpathian region, Ukraine: Geochemical and geoelectric studies: pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article-abstract/36/7/567/29828/Unique-Quaternary-environment-for-discoveries-of?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Osteology and relationships of the Late Triassic giant dicynodont Lisowicia: academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/202/1/zlae085/7758256

Systematic of a Massively Constructed Specimen of Iguanodon galvensis (Ornithopoda, Iguanodontidae) from the Early Barremian (Early Cretaceous) of Eastern Spain: www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/9/586

Tactile bill-tip organs in seabirds suggest conservation of a deep avian symplesiomorphy: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2024.0259

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If I could dissect a sauropod… (SV-POW! blogpost): svpow.com/2024/09/12/if-i-could-dissect-a-sauropod/

A possible later stone age painting of a dicynodont (Synapsida) from the South African Karoo: journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0309908

THE FIRST CENOZOIC OCTOPOD: A LOWER EOCENE RECORD FROM BOLCA, NORTHEASTERN ITALY: riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/23207

A sauropod tibia with initial fracture from the Middle Jurassic in Yunyang, Chongqing, southwest China: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2024.2403598

A rare ‘flat-headed’ pachycephalosaur (Dinosauria: Pachycephalosauridae) from West Texas, USA, with morphometric and heterochronic considerations: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0016699524000767

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A new species of Platypterygius (Ophthalmosauridae) from the lower Barremian of Colombia and assessment of the species composition of the genus: revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/esrj/article/view/112332

A 485-million-year history of Earth’s surface temperature: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk3705

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A new dentition-based phylogeny of Litopterna (Mammalia: Placentalia) and ‘archaic’ South American ungulates

academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/202/1/zlae095/7750676?login=false