Team Publications

Publications by the members of the Paleosynthesis Team and Scientific Advisory Board

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28OCT 2024
Team Publications
Niche filling predicts evolutionary trajectories
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15OCT 2024
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Plant macrofossils from the Rhaetian
“The plant macrofossil assemblage from a Rhaetian succession of a quarry near Einberg (Franconia, Germany), of which ferns, cycadophytes and ginkgophytes had been published earlier, comprises two conifer species (Schizolepidopsis liasokeuperianus and Stachyotaxus septentrionalis) that are unambiguously identifable. Though both occur in small numbers of specimens only, a large number of specimens of the enigmatic […]“The plant macrofossil assemblage from a Rhaetian succession of a quarry near Einberg (Franconia, Germany), of which ferns, cycadophytes and ginkgophytes had been published earlier, comprises two conifer species (Schizolepidopsis liasokeuperianus and Stachyotaxus septentrionalis) that are unambiguously identifable. Though both occur in small numbers of specimens only, a large number of specimens of the enigmatic […]
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25SEP 2024
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Phylogeny of the longest existing gastropod clade
“Evolutionary relationships of fossil gastropods have largely been inferred using taxonomic systematics. Phylogenetic relationships between extinct gastropod groups and their relationship to extant groups are largely unresolved. Here we reconstruct the phylogeny of Pleurotomariida, which has the longest fossil record among extant gastropod clades and represents one of the most diverse Palaeozoic gastropod groups. Bayesian […]“Evolutionary relationships of fossil gastropods have largely been inferred using taxonomic systematics. Phylogenetic relationships between extinct gastropod groups and their relationship to extant groups are largely unresolved. Here we reconstruct the phylogeny of Pleurotomariida, which has the longest fossil record among extant gastropod clades and represents one of the most diverse Palaeozoic gastropod groups. Bayesian […]
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10SEP 2024
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Cisuralian plant fossils from Khenifra (Central Morocco)
“This study focuses on newly collected plant fossils from the Cisuralian successions of the Khenifra Basin in Central Morocco, revealing a diverse assemblage dominated by conifers, pteridosperms, and sphenophytes. The assemblage includes eleven taxa of vegetative and reproductive organs preserved as compressions and impressions. Two pteridosperm species taxa (Neurodontopteris auriculata, Odontopteris subcrenulata) are recorded for […]“This study focuses on newly collected plant fossils from the Cisuralian successions of the Khenifra Basin in Central Morocco, revealing a diverse assemblage dominated by conifers, pteridosperms, and sphenophytes. The assemblage includes eleven taxa of vegetative and reproductive organs preserved as compressions and impressions. Two pteridosperm species taxa (Neurodontopteris auriculata, Odontopteris subcrenulata) are recorded for […]
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10SEP 2024
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A macroevolutionary analysis of European Late Upper Palaeolithic stone tool shape
“Phylogenetic models are commonly used in palaeobiology to study the patterns and processes of organismal evolution. In the human sciences, phylogenetic methods have been deployed for reconstructing ancestor–descendant relationships using linguistic and material culture data. Within evolutionary archaeology specifically, phylogenetic analyses based on maximum parsimony and discrete traits dominate, which sets limitations for the downstream […]“Phylogenetic models are commonly used in palaeobiology to study the patterns and processes of organismal evolution. In the human sciences, phylogenetic methods have been deployed for reconstructing ancestor–descendant relationships using linguistic and material culture data. Within evolutionary archaeology specifically, phylogenetic analyses based on maximum parsimony and discrete traits dominate, which sets limitations for the downstream […]
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10SEP 2024
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Spatially Heterogeneous Responses of Planktonic Foraminiferal Assemblages
“Aim: To determine the degree to which assemblages of planktonic foraminifera track thermal conditions. Location: The world’s oceans. Time Period: The last 700,000 years of glacial–interglacial cycles. Major Taxa Studied: Planktonic foraminifera. Methods: We investigate assemblage dynamics in planktonic foraminifera in response to temperature changes using a global dataset of Quaternary planktonic foraminifera, together with […]“Aim: To determine the degree to which assemblages of planktonic foraminifera track thermal conditions. Location: The world’s oceans. Time Period: The last 700,000 years of glacial–interglacial cycles. Major Taxa Studied: Planktonic foraminifera. Methods: We investigate assemblage dynamics in planktonic foraminifera in response to temperature changes using a global dataset of Quaternary planktonic foraminifera, together with […]
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