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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Vertebrate Paleontology"”.
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Paleoclimate and paleoecology of Miocene Eastern African primate habitats : a multiproxy approach.
… geochemistry, phytolith analyses, and vertebrate paleontology to refine environmental reconstructions at two key western Kenya localities: Early Miocene Koru 16 site of the Tinderet complex and Middle Miocene deposits of the Nyakach Formation. Modern African floras exhibit strong …
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Two New Dinosaur Bonebeds From the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation, Bighorn Basin, Wy: an Analysis of the Paleontology and Stratigraphy
Vertebrate fossils have been discovered at several locations in the Bighorn Basin (Wyoming). The Virginia Museum of Natural History's (VMNH) digsite is located in the eastern part of the Bighorn Basin, in the Coyote Basin. Many scientists have worked within these basins trying to describe the …
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Integrating morphological data from fossil and living species and the early evolution of ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
… diversity, which includes one out of every two vertebrate species. My first chapter explores an empirical case study of the instability that can arise when fossil and living taxa are included in the same phylogenetic search. I describe a new species and show how novel methods based in …
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Ontogeny within a convergent evolutionary context
Morphological innovations and the evolution of these key features have long been primary targets of paleobiological investigations; yet not all morphologies are entirely novel, and focus on convergent morphologies (e.g., longirostry, limblessness, wings) provide a unique opportunity to investigate …
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Rise of present-day tetrapods in the paleotropics of Late Triassic equatorial Pangaea: new insights from microvertebrate data
… including those of present day. Micro-microvertebrate bonebeds are arguably the best proxy for tracking continental vertebrate biodiversity, however gaps in their Late Triassic record obscure patterns and drivers of evolutionary, ecological, and environmental change during the rise of LTF …
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Quantifying variation in teeth of Late Triassic vertebrates: implications for identification, palaeoecology, and biostratigraphy
… the emergence and diversification of key vertebrate lineages, and the establishment of modern terrestrial ecosystems. Whereas macrofossils tend to capture greater attention, small fossils are equally as important to reconstructing vertebrate communities of ancient ecosystems. This is …