Middle Jurassic fossils document an early stage in salamander evolution
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2114100119
Abstract: Significance Little is known about stem-lineage salamanders, limiting understanding of their early evolution and of the origins of modern amphibian diversity. We report new, three-dimensionally preserved skeletons of the stem-salamander Marmorerpeton, from 166 million-year-old rocks… read more here.
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New Middle Jurassic fossils shed light on the relationship of recent Panorpoidea (Insecta, Mecoptera)
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DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2018.1564747
Abstract: ABSTRACT Examination of a diverse and abundant collection of Middle–Upper Jurassic scorpionflies from the Jiulongshan Formation of Daohugou village in Inner Mongolia, China, has enabled a further delimitation of the morphological variability of the polyphyletic… read more here.
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