Papers (all Open Access):
- Comparative cranial myology and biomechanics of Plateosaurus and Camarasaurus and evolution of the sauropod feeding apparatus (Palaeontology)
- Tetrapod limb and sarcopterygian fin regeneration share a core genetic programme (Nature Communications)
- Three-dimensional paleohistology of the scale and median fin spine of Lophosteus superbus (Pander 1856) (PeerJ)
- Timing and causes of North African wet phases during the last glacial period and implications for modern human migration (Scientific Reports)
- Correction to ‘Oldest fossil remains of the enigmatic pig-footed bandicoot show rapid herbivorous evolution’ (RSOS)
- Photosymbiosis and the expansion of shallow-water corals (Science Advances)
- Buoyancy mechanisms limit preservation of coleoid cephalopod soft tissues in Mesozoic Lagerstätten (Palaeontology)
- Origins of Biodiversity (PLOS ONE)
- Interactive web-based visualization of phylogenetic trees using Phylogeny.IO (PeerJ Preprint)
- Free access until Dec. 14: The Rauenberg fossil Lagerstätte (Baden-Württemberg, Germany): A window into early Oligocene marine and coastal ecosystems of Central Europe (P3)
News:
- Early birds could achieve liftoff (Link)
- Ancient sea monster battle revealed in unusual fossil (Link)
- Mummified Poop Reveals Ancient Sloth Ate Mormon Tea and Saltbush (Link)
- Herbivorous mammals have bigger bellies (Link)
- A life spent working with dinosaurs (Link)
- Famous ‘Four-Legged Snake’ May Really Be Dino-Era Lizard (Link)
- Discovering Texas Fossils (Link)
- Fossils under your feet: Ancient sea cow found in Spanish street (Link)
- Frank H.T. Rhodes, at 90, honored for academic impact (Link)
- Ancient 400-Pound Salmon Fought with Dagger-Like Teeth (Link)
- Ancient Bird Coughed Up ‘Fishy’ Pellet 120 Million Years Ago (Link)
Society Events and Updates:
- Pre-registration open for the 7th International Meeting of Mesozoic Fishes, August 1–7, 2017, in Mahasarakham, Thailand (Link)
Around the Blogosphere:
- Fossil Focus: Acritarchs (Palaeontology Online)
- Your Project is Good Enough for a Talk (Pseudocephalus)
- The Nasty Eating Habits of Prehistory’s Meanest Fish (EarthTouch News Network)
- SVP2016 Presentation Highlights (Notions of a Most Peculiar Dinosaur Nerd)
- Underwhelming Fossil Fish of the Month October 2016 (UCL Blogs)
- The Biggest Sabercat (Laelaps)
- A Dinosaur Brain? (Dr. Neurosaurus)
- Mesozoic Miscellany 88 (Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs)
- The blog post where I ask myself “should we make Plateosaurus fluffy?” (Mark Witton)
- Vintage Dinosaur Art: How to Draw Dinosaurs (Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs)
- Specimen of the Week 263: The fossil brachiopods (UCL Blogs)
- How Paleontology Made America Great Again (Extinct)
- Halloween Special IV: Atlach-Nacha and the Spiders of Leng (Letters of Gondwana)
- Near-dinosaurs (Equatorial Minnesota)
- Prehistoric Mammal Bit Like a Saber Cat, Crunched Like a Bear (Laelaps)
- Paleo Profile: The Invisible-Tusked Elephant (Laelaps)
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Featured image: Ceratosaur at the Natural History Museum of Utah. Image by Sarah Z. Gibson
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