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Complexity Begets Simplicity: Self-Supervised Learning for Palaeontological Images with Few or No Labels https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.13.688022v1
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Complexity Begets Simplicity: Self-Supervised Learning for Palaeontological Images with Few or No Labels https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.13.688022v1
New data on Quaternary lagomorphs from Lagoa Santa, State Of Minas Gerais, Brazil https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.10.687685v1
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
New data on Quaternary lagomorphs from Lagoa Santa, State Of Minas Gerais, Brazil https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.10.687685v1
A Quantitative Review of Biodiversity Trends during the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.05.686803v1
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A Quantitative Review of Biodiversity Trends during the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.05.686803v1
Predator-prey scaling laws support a suspension-feeding lifestyle in Cambrian lobopodians https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.05.686786v1
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Predator-prey scaling laws support a suspension-feeding lifestyle in Cambrian lobopodians https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.05.686786v1
Niche partitioning and limited mobility characterise Middle Pleistocene kangaroos from eastern Australia https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.30.685489v1
November 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Niche partitioning and limited mobility characterise Middle Pleistocene kangaroos from eastern Australia https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.30.685489v1
The phylogenetic signal of extinction through the rise and fall of early vertebrates: field of bullets or clustered strike? https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.27.684355v1
October 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The phylogenetic signal of extinction through the rise and fall of early vertebrates: field of bullets or clustered strike? https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.27.684355v1
The locomotor behavior of subfossil Malagasy sloth-lemurs (Strepsirrhini: Palaeopropithecidae) and koala-lemurs (Strepsirrhini: Megaladapidae): new insights from limb trabecular bone https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.21.683631v1
October 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The locomotor behavior of subfossil Malagasy sloth-lemurs (Strepsirrhini: Palaeopropithecidae) and koala-lemurs (Strepsirrhini: Megaladapidae): new insights from limb trabecular bone https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.21.683631v1
{micro}CT Scanning Effects on DNA and a Multi-Step Workflow for Archaeological Petrous Bones https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.02.680114v1
October 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
{micro}CT Scanning Effects on DNA and a Multi-Step Workflow for Archaeological Petrous Bones https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.02.680114v1
Palaeoproteomics reveals bovine carcass processing with 6,000-year-old flint tools https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.29.679186v1
September 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Palaeoproteomics reveals bovine carcass processing with 6,000-year-old flint tools https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.29.679186v1
Mandibular morphology clarifies phylogenetic relationships near the origin of crown birds https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.26.678747v1
September 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Mandibular morphology clarifies phylogenetic relationships near the origin of crown birds https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.26.678747v1
Brawn before bite in endemic Asian mammals after the end-Cretaceous extinction https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.24.678280v1
September 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Brawn before bite in endemic Asian mammals after the end-Cretaceous extinction https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.24.678280v1
A stromatoporoid-like sediment-agglutinating sponge from microbialites of Cambrian Stage 4 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.25.678569v1
September 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
A stromatoporoid-like sediment-agglutinating sponge from microbialites of Cambrian Stage 4 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.25.678569v1
Microwear variability in a spatially and temporally constrained elephant population: Implications for interpreting the diets of extant and extinct proboscideans https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.14.676112v1
September 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Microwear variability in a spatially and temporally constrained elephant population: Implications for interpreting the diets of extant and extinct proboscideans https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.14.676112v1
Ancient DNA from the Toronto subway deer adds to the extinction list of North America's Ice Age megafauna https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.15.676284v1
September 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Ancient DNA from the Toronto subway deer adds to the extinction list of North America's Ice Age megafauna https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.15.676284v1
Mass Extinction Triggered the Early Radiations of Jawed Vertebrates and Relatives (Gnathostomes) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.11.673971v1
September 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Mass Extinction Triggered the Early Radiations of Jawed Vertebrates and Relatives (Gnathostomes) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.11.673971v1
The oldest fossil record of a living true eel lineage (Protanguillidae, Anguilliformes) from Mexico reveals the gradual acquisition of modern eel traits https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.03.674097v1
September 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The oldest fossil record of a living true eel lineage (Protanguillidae, Anguilliformes) from Mexico reveals the gradual acquisition of modern eel traits https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.03.674097v1
Big Isotopic Data link millet consumption under Lombard rule in early medieval northern Italy https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.28.672877v1
September 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Big Isotopic Data link millet consumption under Lombard rule in early medieval northern Italy https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.28.672877v1
Earliest Evidence of Elephant Butchery at Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania) Reveals the Evolutionary Impact of Early Human Megafaunal Exploitation https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.28.672811v1
August 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Earliest Evidence of Elephant Butchery at Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania) Reveals the Evolutionary Impact of Early Human Megafaunal Exploitation https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.28.672811v1
Cretaceous crocodyliform reconciles conflicting evidence on the Mesozoic paleogeography of Europe during the Gondwana-Laurasia split https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.25.671775v1
August 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Cretaceous crocodyliform reconciles conflicting evidence on the Mesozoic paleogeography of Europe during the Gondwana-Laurasia split https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.25.671775v1
New insights into the extinction and recovery of marine vertebrates across the Permian-Triassic mass extinction event in the Dolomites, Southern Alps, Italy https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.23.671916v1
August 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
New insights into the extinction and recovery of marine vertebrates across the Permian-Triassic mass extinction event in the Dolomites, Southern Alps, Italy https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.23.671916v1
Ecological inference from isolated vertebrae: Evaluating functional signal across the carnivoran spine https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.16.670649v1
August 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Ecological inference from isolated vertebrae: Evaluating functional signal across the carnivoran spine https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.16.670649v1
Foraminiferal environmental DNA reveals late Holocene sea-level changes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.12.669806v1
August 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Foraminiferal environmental DNA reveals late Holocene sea-level changes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.12.669806v1
The skull of Tonatia bidens Spix, 1823, found in ancient deposits of Abismo Ponta de Flecha Cave, Ribeira Valley, Southeastern Brazil https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.11.669759v1
August 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The skull of Tonatia bidens Spix, 1823, found in ancient deposits of Abismo Ponta de Flecha Cave, Ribeira Valley, Southeastern Brazil https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.11.669759v1
Study of the variability of Pterosaur tracks from the Jurassic and Cretaceous of Spain using geometrics morphometry: a new insight on their ichnotaxonomy and anatomical implications. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.05.668192v1
August 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Study of the variability of Pterosaur tracks from the Jurassic and Cretaceous of Spain using geometrics morphometry: a new insight on their ichnotaxonomy and anatomical implications. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.05.668192v1
Unique fingerprint of marine ectotherm body size change during hyperthermal crises https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.25.666730v1
July 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Unique fingerprint of marine ectotherm body size change during hyperthermal crises https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.25.666730v1