An outstanding scientist, a great book and an infernal title
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DOI: 10.1007/s00531-021-01989-y
Abstract: The great German paleontologist Walter Georg Kühne (1911–1991) published a book in 1979 with the Title Paläontologie und dialektischer Materialismus (Palaeontology and Dialectic Materialism). This inapposite title is very far from reflecting the contents of… read more here.
Keywords: outstanding scientist; great book; title; book ... See more keywords
The resin transfer technique: An application to insect fossils in laminated limestones of the Crato Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of north-east Brazil
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2019.02.009
Abstract: Abstract Documented here is a variation of the widely used resin transfer technique, allowing for the preparation of fragile articulated fossil arthropod material preserved in laminated limestone. The extensive use of the resin transfer technique… read more here.
Keywords: transfer technique; resin transfer; technique; palaeontology ... See more keywords
Synchrotron radiation in palaeontological investigations: Examples from Brazilian fossils and its potential to South American palaeontology
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102973
Abstract: Abstract Synchrotron radiation (SR) is an electromagnetic radiation produced when electrons are forced to assume a curved trajectory resulting in an emission of a bright beam of high energy photons. This phenomenon is carried out… read more here.
Keywords: synchrotron; south american; synchrotron radiation; radiation palaeontological ... See more keywords
Palaeontology: Dividing the dinosaurs
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DOI: 10.1038/543494a
Abstract: The standard dinosaur evolutionary tree has two key branches: the 'bird-hipped' Ornithischia and the 'reptile-hipped' Saurischia. A revised tree challenges many ideas about the relationships between dinosaur groups. See Article p.501 For decades, dinosaurs have… read more here.
Keywords: palaeontology dividing; palaeontology; dividing dinosaurs;
Tertiary ecosystems: evolution and palaeoenvironments
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DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2017.1385072
Abstract: Abstract The 1st International Meeting of Early-stage Researchers in Palaeontology (IMERP), heir of the Spanish and Portuguese EJIP (Encuentro de Jóvenes Investigadores en Paleontología/Meeting of Young Researchers in Palaeontology), was a great success in terms… read more here.
Keywords: tertiary ecosystems; evolution palaeoenvironments; ecosystems evolution; biology ... See more keywords
Reassessment of the Order Trinucleida (Trilobita)
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DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2020.1720324
Abstract: Trinucleoids have been considered as a superfamily of the Order Asaphida, based on: a pre-occipital glabellar tubercle, a cephalic median suture in most ancestral forms, and the presence of broadly similar globular protaspid larvae in… read more here.
Keywords: order; order trinucleida; topology; reassessment order ... See more keywords
Fossilization of soft tissues
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DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwx095
Abstract: A hot topic in palaeontology is the fossilization of soft tissues. It is evident that hard tissues such as bones, shells and cuticles can be preserved, but what about other biomolecules?Dowebelieve all the recent reports… read more here.
Keywords: blood; soft tissues; palaeontology; fossilization soft ... See more keywords
Quantifying the dark data in museum fossil collections as palaeontology undergoes a second digital revolution
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2018.0431
Abstract: Large-scale analysis of the fossil record requires aggregation of palaeontological data from individual fossil localities. Prior to computers, these synoptic datasets were compiled by hand, a laborious undertaking that took years of effort and forced… read more here.
Keywords: digital revolution; fossil; dark data; museum ... See more keywords
Computational fluid dynamics as a tool for testing functional and ecological hypotheses in fossil taxa
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DOI: 10.1111/pala.12295
Abstract: Computational fluid dynamics is a method for simulating fluid flows that has been widely used in engineering for decades, and which also has applications for studying function and ecology in fossil taxa. However, despite the… read more here.
Keywords: fluid dynamics; fluid; fossil taxa; computational fluid ... See more keywords
Paleomimetics: A Conceptual Framework for a Biomimetic Design Inspired by Fossils and Evolutionary Processes
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DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics7030089
Abstract: In biomimetic design, functional systems, principles, and processes observed in nature are used for the development of innovative technical systems. The research on functional features is often carried out without giving importance to the generative… read more here.
Keywords: biomimetic design; evolutionary processes; design; palaeontology ... See more keywords
One step further in biomechanical models in palaeontology: a nonlinear finite element analysis review
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13890
Abstract: Finite element analysis (FEA) is no longer a new technique in the fields of palaeontology, anthropology, and evolutionary biology. It is nowadays a well-established technique within the virtual functional-morphology toolkit. However, almost all the works… read more here.
Keywords: element analysis; finite element; palaeontology; biomechanical models ... See more keywords