Team Publications

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

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24AUG 2020
Team Publications
First finding of a freshwater coralline algae in Southern Croatia
“Coralline algae occur from the the poles to the tropics. However, findings exclusively are from marine environments. In 2016 the first freshwater coralline alga was discovered and is described here.”Coralline algae are one of the most diversified groups of red algae and represent a major component of marine benthic habitats from the poles to the […]
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21AUG 2020
Team Publications
Tytherington Thecodontosaurus antiquus
“Thecodontosaurus antiquus is a basal sauropodomorph from the Rhaetian locality of Durdham Down in Bristol, U.K. Sauropodomorph material putatively assigned to this species was found at the nearby site of Tytherington. Here, we describe the Tytherington specimens and compare them with T. antiquus and other Late Triassic sauropodomorphs from Britain. We find that this material can be assigned […]“Thecodontosaurus antiquus is a basal sauropodomorph from the Rhaetian locality of Durdham Down in Bristol, U.K. Sauropodomorph material putatively assigned to this species was found at the nearby site of Tytherington. Here, we describe the Tytherington specimens and compare them with T. antiquus and other Late Triassic sauropodomorphs from Britain. We find that this material can be assigned […]
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20AUG 2020
Team Publications
Snapshot isolation and isolation history – Mountains vs island
“Framework: We base our conceptualization of “isolation” on the arguments that no biological system is completely isolated; instead, isolation has multiple spatial and temporal dimensions relating to biological and environmental processes. We distinguish four key dimensions of isolation: (a) environmental difference from surroundings; (b) geographical distance to equivalent environment [points (a) and (b) are combined […]“Framework: We base our conceptualization of “isolation” on the arguments that no biological system is completely isolated; instead, isolation has multiple spatial and temporal dimensions relating to biological and environmental processes. We distinguish four key dimensions of isolation: (a) environmental difference from surroundings; (b) geographical distance to equivalent environment [points (a) and (b) are combined […]
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19AUG 2020
Team Publications
Seven rules for simulations in paleobiology
“Simulations are playing an increasingly important role in paleobiology. When designing a simulation study, many decisions have to be made and common challenges will be encountered along the way. Here, we outline seven rules for executing a good simulation study. We cover topics including the choice of study question, the empirical data used as a […]
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16AUG 2020
Team Publications
Plant life‐form concept
“Results Plant life-forms and PFTs showed a clear pattern within geographic but also climate space, while topography had a minor effect. Phanerophytes mainly contributed to the flora in humid areas. Chamaephytes and hemicryptophytes most strongly contributed to the summit scrub flora and, to some degree, also to the arid coastal regions. Geophytes and therophytes were […]
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08AUG 2020
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Citizen Science
In April 2020 the SVP sent a letter to more than 300 paleontology journals with proposals for “significant changes to the common practices in palaeontology”. Carolin Haug and more than 40 colleagues welcome the initiative but consider the proposals to be counter-productive. The authors explain this in their comments. “The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) […]
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