Team Publications

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

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26MAR 2020
Team Publications
Ontogenetic points to describe a cephalopod conch
“Recent advancements in tomographic techniques allow for detailed morphological analysis of various organisms, which has proved difficult in the past. However, the time and cost required for the post-processing of highly resolved tomographic data are considerable. Cephalopods are an ideal group to study ontogeny using tomography as the entire life history is preserved within a […]
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20MAR 2020
Team Publications
African thylacocephalans from Morocco
“In the eastern Anti-Atlas of Morocco a Famennian Thylacocephalan Layer is exposed. Thylacocephalans occur in great numbers and in a study a new taxon (Concavicaris submarinus n. sp.) was discovered. This is the oldest record of thylacocephalans from Africa. Using micro CT the specimen revealed important anatomical details.”Thylacocephalans are enigmatic arthropods with an erratic Palaeozoic […]“In the eastern Anti-Atlas of Morocco a Famennian Thylacocephalan Layer is exposed. Thylacocephalans occur in great numbers and in a study a new taxon (Concavicaris submarinus n. sp.) was discovered. This is the oldest record of thylacocephalans from Africa. Using micro CT the specimen revealed important anatomical details.”Thylacocephalans are enigmatic arthropods with an erratic Palaeozoic […]
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20MAR 2020
Team Publications
On gender parity
Data from the journal Palaeontology is used to examine whether the proportion of women publishing in paleontology is approaching parity. The authors find that <20% of authors are female and highlight important barriers that remain for women and other underrepresented groups in science. Also recommendations are proposed to help improve their representation in palaeontology. Read […]
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20MAR 2020
Team Publications
First African thylacocephalans from the Famennian
“Thylacocephalans are enigmatic arthropods with an erratic Palaeozoic and Mesozoic fossil record. In many of the few localities where they occur, they are quite abundant. This also holds true for the Famennian Thylacocephalan Layer in the Maider (eastern Anti-Atlas of Morocco), a small epicontinental basin hosting some strata with taphonomic properties of a conservation deposit […]
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04MAR 2020
Team Publications
Belemnite rostra studied via micro-CT
“Previously, palaeopathological features of fossil hardparts were often difficult to interpret because it was impossible to decipher their internal structure without destroying the specimens. We applied high-resolution computedtomography (CT) to document such internal structures. This enabled us to describe a variety of pathologies of Jurassic and Cretaceous belemnite rostra. The examined rostra have been assigned […]“Previously, palaeopathological features of fossil hardparts were often difficult to interpret because it was impossible to decipher their internal structure without destroying the specimens. We applied high-resolution computedtomography (CT) to document such internal structures. This enabled us to describe a variety of pathologies of Jurassic and Cretaceous belemnite rostra. The examined rostra have been assigned […]
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01MAR 2020
Team Publications
Preservation potential and richness
“Variation in preservation and sampling probability clouds our estimates of past biodiversity. The most extreme examples are Lagerstätten faunas and floras. Although such deposits provide a wealth of information and represent true richness better than other deposits, they can create misleading diversity peaks because of their species richness. Here, we investigate how Lagerstätten formations add […]“Variation in preservation and sampling probability clouds our estimates of past biodiversity. The most extreme examples are Lagerstätten faunas and floras. Although such deposits provide a wealth of information and represent true richness better than other deposits, they can create misleading diversity peaks because of their species richness. Here, we investigate how Lagerstätten formations add […]
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