Monthly Archives: January 2017

Featured Image: Artist’s reconstruction of two individuals of Siamogale melilutra sp. nov. Art by Mauricio Antón. For more information, see first paper. Papers (All Open Access): A new otter of giant size, Siamogale melilutra sp. nov. (Lutrinae: Mustelidae: Carnivora), from the latest Miocene Shuitangba site in north-eastern Yunnan, south-western China, and a total-evidence phylogeny of lutrines (Journal of SystematicContinueContinue reading “Fossil Friday Roundup: January 27, 2017”

Featured Image: Reconstructions of the white matter tracts of the Tasmanian Devil  (left) and Thylacine  (right). Fibers are colored according to their approximate orientation (left-right = red, rostral-caudal = green, dorsal-ventral = blue). From Burns and Ashwell (2017). Papers (All Open Access): Effects of Pleistocene sea-level fluctuations on mangrove population dynamics: a lesson from Sonneratia alba (BMC EvolutionaryContinueContinue reading “Fossil Friday Roundup: January 20, 2017”

Featured Image: The hyolith “Haplophrentis” could extend the tentacles of its feeding organ, lophophore, from between its shells. The paired spines, or helens, rotated downwards to prop the animal up off the ocean floor (Illustration by Danielle Dufault/ROM). For more information, see first item under News. Papers (All Open Access): The Lower Cretaceous in East-Central Utah—The CedarContinueContinue reading “Fossil Friday Roundup: January 13, 2017”

Featured Image: 3D printout of the Dwykaselachus brain case. Image courtesy University of Chicago. For more info, see first article under News Happy New Year everyone! Papers (All Open Access): The Importance of International Collaborations to Advance Research Endeavors (PLOS ONE) Body size–trophic position relationships among fishes of the lower Mekong basin (RSOS) Dinosaur incubation periods directly determined fromContinueContinue reading “Fossil Friday Roundup: January 6, 2017”