Authors: Matheus A. Macário, Aline M. Ghilardi, Elis M. G. Santana, Ednalva S. Santos, Anamaria Dal Molin, Letícia M. Haertel, Tito Aureliano, Allysson P. Pinheiro, Daniel Lima, Antony Thierry de O. Salú, Juan C. Cisneros, and Antônio Álamo Feitosa Saraiva

Image: Figure 3 from the paper. Main macroinvertebrate groups represented in Araripe fossils, with the number of holotypes per country. Taxa with over six described species and with holotypes in more than one country were selected.

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D, Tropeognathus mesembrinus holotype (BSPG 1987 I 46). E, Uktenadactylus wadleighi (SMU 73058; modified from Holgado and Pêgas, 2020). F, Anhanguera sp. (SMNK PAL 2302). Scale bars equal 20 mm.

Author: R. V. Pêgas

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Image: Modified from Figure 4 from the paper. Rostra (in right lateral view) of the main ornithocheiriform lineages. A, Ornithocheirus simus holotype (CAMSM B54428). B, Cimoliopterus cuvieri holotype (NHMUK PV 39409). C, Hamipterus tianshensis (MN 7538-V, cast).

Image: Representatives of ten taxa of holoplanktonic gastropods identified from the Toukoshan Formation of northern Taiwan.

Authors: Diana Osipova and Chien-Hsiang Lin

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Authors: Valerian J.P. Jésus, Octávio Mateus, Jesper Milàn, and Lars B. Clemmensen
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Image: Figure 4 from the paper. Remains of ray-finned fish described in the paper. A-C, Saurichthys teeth; D, Gyrolepis tooth; E-H, Gyrolepis scales; I-P, unidentified actinopterygian remains.

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Image: Modified from Figure 4 from the paper. Detailed views of thin sections of Niquivilispongia asteria gen. et sp. nov. For A, B, and D, the scale bar equals 0.5 mm. For C, E, and F, the scale bar equals .2 mm.

Authors: Marcelo G Carrera, Joseph Botting, and Fernando Cañas

Image: Figure 1 from the paper. Comparison of the number of Tyrannosaurus rex fossils collected by commercial outfits with those collected by public trusts (as of October 2024).

Author: Thomas D Carr

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Authors (2/2): David J Ward, Harry M Maisch IV, Victor J Perez, Iris Feichtinger, Gavin J P Naylor, Joshua K Moyer, Timothy E Higham, João Paulo C B da Silva, Hugo Bornatowski, Gerardo Gonzalez-Barba, Michael L Griffiths, Martin A Becker, and Mikael Siversson

Authors (1/2): Kenshu Shimada, Ryosuke Motani, Jake J Wood, Phillip C Sternes, Taketeru Tomita, Mohamad Bazzi, Alberto Collareta, Joel H Gayford, Julia Türtscher, Patrick L Jambura, Jürgen Kriwet, Romain Vullo, Douglas J Long, Adam P Summers, John G Maisey, Charlie Underwood

Image: Revised tentative body outline of 24.3 meters (80 feet) for Otodus megalodon.
1) The exact shape, size, and position of most fins remain unknown based on the present fossil record
2) An adult human is depicted for size comparison, but it must be emphasized that the two species never coexisted

Image: Figure 2 from the paper. Digital elevation model (DEM) of avian tracks from JODA 1536. Scale bar equals ~20mm.

Authors: Conner J Bennett, Nicholas A Famoso, and Daniel I Hembree

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Image: Figure 2 from the paper. A close-up of the hexagonal surface sculpturing of the egg inclusion. Scale bar equals 0.5mm.

Authors: Thilo C Fischer and Axel Hausmann

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