Reconciling Species Concepts: An Ecological Perspective
doi.org/10.1002/ajpa...
Argues that hominin taxonomy has proliferated unnecessarily because researchers ignore the competitive exclusion principle and fail to distinguish pseudo-extinctions from true extinctions
Reconciling Species Concepts: An Ecological Perspective
doi.org/10.1002/ajpa...
Argues that hominin taxonomy has proliferated unnecessarily because researchers ignore the competitive exclusion principle and fail to distinguish pseudo-extinctions from true extinctions
Data equity in paleobiology: progress, challenges, and future outlook
doi.org/10.1017/pab....
This review documents how palaeobiology's 50-year digital revolution has increased data availability while failing to address fundamental inequities in fossil collection and access.
Data equity in paleobiology: progress, challenges, and future outlook
doi.org/10.1017/pab....
This review documents how palaeobiology's 50-year digital revolution has increased data availability while failing to address fundamental inequities in fossil collection and access.
Museum "dark data" show variable impacts on deep-time biogeographic and evolutionary history
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Unpublished museum specimens expand the geographic ranges of Palaeozoic echinoid genera by average 35%, barely affecting temporal ranges or diversity patterns.
Museum "dark data" show variable impacts on deep-time biogeographic and evolutionary history
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Unpublished museum specimens expand the geographic ranges of Palaeozoic echinoid genera by average 35%, barely affecting temporal ranges or diversity patterns.
Scientific and Artistic Representations in avian evolution
doi.org/10.7203/sjp....
Buscalioni finds that abstract artists intuitively captured the modular organisation of dino-bird evolution when reducing birds to geometric essentials.
Scientific and Artistic Representations in avian evolution
doi.org/10.7203/sjp....
Buscalioni finds that abstract artists intuitively captured the modular organisation of dino-bird evolution when reducing birds to geometric essentials.
From linear measurements in multivariate analysis to computational palaeontology
doi.org/10.4435/BSPI...
This review tracks palaeontology's transformation from descriptive fieldwork to computational science.
From linear measurements in multivariate analysis to computational palaeontology
doi.org/10.4435/BSPI...
This review tracks palaeontology's transformation from descriptive fieldwork to computational science.
A microscopic Burgess Shale: small carbonaceous fossils from a deeper water biota and the distribution of Cambrian non-mineralized faunas
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Describes a diverse microfossil biota from a Cambrian deep-water slope setting in Canada's Northwest Territories.
A microscopic Burgess Shale: small carbonaceous fossils from a deeper water biota and the distribution of Cambrian non-mineralized faunas
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Describes a diverse microfossil biota from a Cambrian deep-water slope setting in Canada's Northwest Territories.
Exotic cuticular specializations in a Cambrian scalidophoran
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Cambrian scalidophoran bearing complex arborescent cuticular projections with up to five recursive orders of branching, morphologically unlike anything in known scalidophoran counterparts.
Exotic cuticular specializations in a Cambrian scalidophoran
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Cambrian scalidophoran bearing complex arborescent cuticular projections with up to five recursive orders of branching, morphologically unlike anything in known scalidophoran counterparts.
Cambrian carbonaceous protoconodonts and the early fossil record of the Chaetognatha
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Describes abundant organic protoconodonts (grasping spines from chaetognaths) from Cambrian of Estonia and Sweden, preserved as carbonaceous fossils rather than the usual phosphatic ones.
Cambrian carbonaceous protoconodonts and the early fossil record of the Chaetognatha
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Describes abundant organic protoconodonts (grasping spines from chaetognaths) from Cambrian of Estonia and Sweden, preserved as carbonaceous fossils rather than the usual phosphatic ones.
A peritidal Burgess-Shale-type fauna from the middle Cambrian of western Canada
doi.org/10.1111/pala...
This paper reports the first Burgess Shale-type fauna from a periodically exposed tidal flat environment, where mudcracks show the seafloor regularly dried out between tides.
A peritidal Burgess-Shale-type fauna from the middle Cambrian of western Canada
doi.org/10.1111/pala...
This paper reports the first Burgess Shale-type fauna from a periodically exposed tidal flat environment, where mudcracks show the seafloor regularly dried out between tides.
From organisms to biodiversity: the ecology of the Ediacaran/Cambrian transition
doi.org/10.1017/pab....
Traces how early animal ecosystems evolved from generalist-dominated communities in the Ediacaran (pre-558 Ma) to specialist-driven systems by mid-Cambrian times.
From organisms to biodiversity: the ecology of the Ediacaran/Cambrian transition
doi.org/10.1017/pab....
Traces how early animal ecosystems evolved from generalist-dominated communities in the Ediacaran (pre-558 Ma) to specialist-driven systems by mid-Cambrian times.
Fossil Lagerstätten and the enigma of anactualistic fossil preservation
doi.org/10.1017/pab....
Two modes of exceptional fossil preservation were widespread in the late Neoproterozoic and early Palaeozoic but no longer occur in comparable marine environments today.
Fossil Lagerstätten and the enigma of anactualistic fossil preservation
doi.org/10.1017/pab....
Two modes of exceptional fossil preservation were widespread in the late Neoproterozoic and early Palaeozoic but no longer occur in comparable marine environments today.
Stratigraphic paleobiology
doi.org/10.1017/pab....
Argues that the fossil record is fundamentally shaped by how sedimentary rocks accumulate, not just by the actual history of life, meaning you can't interpret fossil occurrences literally without understanding the underlying rock record.
Stratigraphic paleobiology
doi.org/10.1017/pab....
Argues that the fossil record is fundamentally shaped by how sedimentary rocks accumulate, not just by the actual history of life, meaning you can't interpret fossil occurrences literally without understanding the underlying rock record.
Early eukaryote diversity: a review and a reinterpretation
doi.org/10.1017/pab....
This study reveals that apparent peaks in early eukaryote diversity track sampling effort nearly perfectly rather than reflecting genuine biological radiations.
Early eukaryote diversity: a review and a reinterpretation
doi.org/10.1017/pab....
This study reveals that apparent peaks in early eukaryote diversity track sampling effort nearly perfectly rather than reflecting genuine biological radiations.
Earliest amniote tracks recalibrate the timeline of tetrapod evolution
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Describes footprints from earliest Carboniferous in Victoria (359-354 Ma) that show crown-group amniotes existed at least 35-40 Ma earlier than previously known.
Earliest amniote tracks recalibrate the timeline of tetrapod evolution
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Describes footprints from earliest Carboniferous in Victoria (359-354 Ma) that show crown-group amniotes existed at least 35-40 Ma earlier than previously known.
Reproductive biology and anatomy of ammonites
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
This paper describes the first ammonite fossil preserving ovaries with immature eggs still in place (along with other internal organs like the digestive tract).
Reproductive biology and anatomy of ammonites
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
This paper describes the first ammonite fossil preserving ovaries with immature eggs still in place (along with other internal organs like the digestive tract).
Living Fossil: A Metaphor's Travels Across Popular Culture and the Foundations of Darwinian Evolution and Anthropology
doi.org/10.1007/s107...
This paper traces how "living fossil" bounced between popular culture and science in the Victorian era.
Living Fossil: A Metaphor's Travels Across Popular Culture and the Foundations of Darwinian Evolution and Anthropology
doi.org/10.1007/s107...
This paper traces how "living fossil" bounced between popular culture and science in the Victorian era.
Tentzel and the elephant in the room. Inconsistencies in the history of nature and history of humans (not) being discussed when 'fossils' were found in Thuringia in 1695
doi.org/10.1080/0003...
This paper examines a 1695 fossil dispute in Thuringia.
Tentzel and the elephant in the room. Inconsistencies in the history of nature and history of humans (not) being discussed when 'fossils' were found in Thuringia in 1695
doi.org/10.1080/0003...
This paper examines a 1695 fossil dispute in Thuringia.
Flying turtles in the earliest trees of life: scientific transparency in the phylogenetic works of Ernst Haeckel
doi.org/10.1186/s133...
This paper examines how Ernst Haeckel repeatedly revised his phylogenetic trees between 1866 and 1898.
Flying turtles in the earliest trees of life: scientific transparency in the phylogenetic works of Ernst Haeckel
doi.org/10.1186/s133...
This paper examines how Ernst Haeckel repeatedly revised his phylogenetic trees between 1866 and 1898.
Isaac Newton's pint flagon: beer, veneration, and the history of science
doi.org/10.1098/rsnr...
This paper traces the provenance of a wooden beer flagon Newton gave to his Trinity College mate John Wickins and reveals how beer permeated Newton's life beyond mere drinking.
Isaac Newton's pint flagon: beer, veneration, and the history of science
doi.org/10.1098/rsnr...
This paper traces the provenance of a wooden beer flagon Newton gave to his Trinity College mate John Wickins and reveals how beer permeated Newton's life beyond mere drinking.
Darwin's scientific gardener: John Scott, the "physiological test" and the importance of character in Victorian science
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
John Scott conducted experiments that appeared to create new species, potentially the experimental proof of evolution Darwin needed
Darwin's scientific gardener: John Scott, the "physiological test" and the importance of character in Victorian science
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
John Scott conducted experiments that appeared to create new species, potentially the experimental proof of evolution Darwin needed
The late origins of the timeline, or: three paradoxes explained
doi.org/10.1080/0003...
This paper shows that the timeline emerged in the 1750s-1780s through figures like Priestley and Playfair.
The late origins of the timeline, or: three paradoxes explained
doi.org/10.1080/0003...
This paper shows that the timeline emerged in the 1750s-1780s through figures like Priestley and Playfair.
Werner Nachtigall (1934-2024)
doi.org/10.1007/s003...
Honours Werner Nachtigall (1934-2024), who essentially created the field of biomimetics in Germany through decades of meticulous work on how insects, birds, and fish actually move through fluids.
Werner Nachtigall (1934-2024)
doi.org/10.1007/s003...
Honours Werner Nachtigall (1934-2024), who essentially created the field of biomimetics in Germany through decades of meticulous work on how insects, birds, and fish actually move through fluids.