Microbially mediated fossil concretions and their characterization by the latest methodologies: A review

NK Dhami, PF Greenwood, SF Poropat… - Frontiers in …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
The study of well-preserved organic matter (OM) within mineral concretions has provided
key insights into depositional and environmental conditions in deep time. Concretions of …

Review of the fossil record of early dinosaurs from South America, and its phylogenetic implications

FE Novas, FL Agnolin, MD Ezcurra, RT Müller… - Journal of South …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Triassic beds from Argentina and Brazil provide the most relevant fossil record of early
dinosauriforms in terms of numerical abundance and taxonomic diversity. This record …

The diet of early birds based on modern and fossil evidence and a new framework for its reconstruction

CV Miller, M Pittman - Biological Reviews, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Birds are some of the most diverse organisms on Earth, with species inhabiting a wide
variety of niches across every major biome. As such, birds are vital to our understanding of …

Dental form and function in the early feeding diversification of dinosaurs

A Ballell, MJ Benton, EJ Rayfield - Science Advances, 2022‏ - science.org
Dinosaurs evolved a remarkable diversity of dietary adaptations throughout the Mesozoic,
but the origins of different feeding modes are uncertain, especially the multiple origins of …

Exceptionally preserved beetles in a Triassic coprolite of putative dinosauriform origin

M Qvarnström, M Fikáček, JV Wernström, S Huld… - Current Biology, 2021‏ - cell.com
The Triassic was a crucial period for the early evolution and diversification of insects,
including Coleoptera 1–3—the most diverse order of organisms on Earth. The study of …

Sharing food with hyenas: a latrine of Pachycrocuta brevirostris in the Early Pleistocene assemblage of Fuente Nueva-3 (Orce, Baza Basin, SE Spain)

MP Espigares, P Palmqvist, MD Rodríguez-Ruiz… - Archaeological and …, 2023‏ - Springer
Abstract The Early Pleistocene archeological site of Fuente Nueva-3 (FN3) preserves some
of the oldest evidence of hominin presence in Western Europe, including a huge …

Anatomy and phylogenetic affinities of a new silesaurid assemblage from the Carnian beds of south Brazil

G Mestriner, JCA Marsola, SJ Nesbitt… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
New specimens and the reassessment of many silesaurids have recently shed light on the
origin and early evolution of dinosaurs and their close relatives. Yet, the group is relatively …

New specimen sheds light on the anatomy and taxonomy of the early Late Triassic dinosauriforms from the Chañares Formation, NW Argentina

MD Ezcurra, SJ Nesbitt, LE Fiorelli… - The Anatomical …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
The lower Carnian levels of the Chañares Formation (Ischigualasto‐Villa Unión Basin, La
Rioja Province) have yielded some of the most informative dinosaur precursor species …

Fish and crab coprolites from the latest Triassic of the UK: From Buckland to the Mesozoic Marine Revolution

M Cueille, E Green, CJ Duffin, C Hildebrandt… - Proceedings of the …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Coprolites from the Rhaetian bone beds in south-west England can be assigned to
crustaceans and fishes. Here, we report crustacean microcoprolites, including …

The technological advance and application of coprolite analysis

L Yang, X Zhang, X Zhao, H **ang - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Coprolites (mummified or fossilized feces), belonging to the group of ichnofossils, are
fossilized remains of feces produced by animals. Various types of data from coprolites …