Papers (all Open Access):
- New palynological evidence for the age of the Beda Formation, Sirte Basin, Libya (PalaeoE)
- Rapid recovery of Patagonian plant–insect associations after the end-Cretaceous extinction (Nature Ecology Evolution)
- Three new species of the genus Tanidromites (Decapoda: Brachyura: Tanidromitidae) from the Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) of Poland (PalaeoE)
- Cranial bone histology of Metoposaurus krasiejowensis (Amphibia, Temnospondyli) from the Late Triassic of Poland (PeerJ)
- A toothed turtle from the Late Jurassic of China and the global biogeographic history of turtles (BMC Evolutionary Biology)
- A Unique Late Triassic Dinosauromorph Assemblage Reveals Dinosaur Ancestral Anatomy and Diet (Current Biology)
- A Late Cretaceous diversification of Asian oviraptorid dinosaurs: evidence from a new species preserved in an unusual posture (SciRep)
- Dinosaur Metabolism and the Allometry of Maximum Growth Rate (PLOS ONE)
- Probabilistic divergence time estimation without branch lengths: dating the origins of dinosaurs, avian flight and crown birds (Biology Letters)
- First report of Quaternary mammals from the Qalehjough area, Lut Desert, Eastern Iran (PalaeoE)
- The origin of the lower fourth molar in canids, inferred by individual variation (PeerJ)
- Hyainailourine and teratodontine cranial material from the late Eocene of Egypt and the application of parsimony and Bayesian methods to the phylogeny and biogeography of Hyaenodonta (Placentalia, Mammalia) (PeerJ)
- The Strength of Selection against Neanderthal Introgression (PLOS Genetics)
- Boreal earliest Triassic biotas elucidate globally depauperate hard substrate communities after the end-Permian mass extinction (SciRep)
News:
- Unknown dinosaur almost blown to oblivion (Link)
- Dinosaur Day: Unearthing Ancient Lake Dixie, Swimming Dinosaurs (Link)
- A giant predatory lizard swam in Antarctic seas near the end of the dinosaur age (Link)
- Fossilized Dinos Are Bones Turned to Stone—But Sometimes, Part of the Original Dino Survives (Link)
- Changing Views of Evolutionary Factors at Work on Earliest Mammals (Link)
- 2 Dome-Headed Dinosaurs the Size of German Shepherds Discovered (Link)
- UNLV researchers puzzle over tracks left near Gold Butte that predate dinosaurs (Link)
- Tough Turtle: Dino-Killing Asteroid Spared Sea Creature (Link)
- Q&A with paleontologist Neil Shubin on the brink of his Antarctic Expedition (Link)
- Century-old Indian dinosaur fossils yet to be recovered, restored (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:
- SVP 2016 report (with Bonus VDA from Bill Berry!) (Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs)
- The Natural History Museum at South Kensington (Tetrapod Zoology)
- The Hidden Rhomaleosaurus (Extinct Monsters)
- A Week at a Scientific Conference (Dr. Neurosaurus)
- ISH Goes Extinct at the PSA (Extinct)
- Mesozoic Miscellany 89: Conference-palooza Edition (Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs)
- Claosaurus (Equatorial Minnesota)
- Vintage Dinosaur Art: Dinosaurs of the Southwest (Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs)
- Reconstructing Chelosphargis: What to do with a pile of bones (RMDRC Paleo Lab)
- A Unique Late Triassic Dinosauromorph Assemblage from Brazil (Letters from Gondwana)
- Palaeoart: drawing from the past (Science Borealis) with a continuation at (Musings of a Clumsy Paleontologist)
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Featured image: Tongtianlong limosus mired in the mud, a new fossil discovery from China. Illustration by Zhao Chuang.
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