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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Claudia A. Silva-Segundo, Rene Funes-Rodriguez, Jaime Gomez-Gutierrez, Griselda Gallegos-Simental, Sergio Hernandez-Trujillo, Anidia Blanco-Jarvio
Summary: This study validated the diagnostic characteristics of three Caranx species larvae through DNA barcoding analysis, and confirmed the morphological taxonomic assignation of C. caballus fish larvae for the first time. Molecular evidence showed that fish larvae previously described as C. sexfasciatus had high genetic similarity with Caranx caninus adults.
JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
(2021)
Article
Geology
Jean-Pierre Masse, Mukerrem Fenerci-Masse, Ioan I. Bucur
Summary: A new species of Pachytraga, P. carpathica sp. nov., is discovered in the Mediterranean Tethyan domain, specifically in the Barremian platform carbonates of Romania. This species is found in the Apuseni Mountains and the Carpatho-Balkan region, associated with a lower Barremian micro-palaeontological assemblage. The evolutionary characteristics of this new taxon are relatively primitive, bridging the gap between the antecedent Pachytraga tubiconcha and succeeding Pachytraga paradoxa, but the emergence of Pachytraga paradoxa remains problematic.
CRETACEOUS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Julio Guazzelli Gonzalez, Audrey M. Darnaude, Paulo J. Duarte-Neto, Francois Le Loc'h, Mayara Constantino de Lima, Frederic Menard, Valdimere Ferreira, Flavia Lucena Fredou, Jean-Marie Munaron, Thierry Fredou
Summary: This study investigated the diet and food niche overlap of two sympatric species of jacks' juveniles in three estuaries along the northeastern Brazilian coast. Despite differences in diet, the two species had similar isotopic niches mainly consisting of fish and crustaceans, showing adaptability to local prey availability. Interactions between juvenile diet and food web structure at different locations resulted in varying levels of local isotopic niche overlaps between the species.
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Zoology
Claudia Sacchetti, Bernard Landau, Sergio P. Avila
Summary: In this work, the Lower Pliocene gastropod assemblages of Santa Maria Island are revised and seventy-seven species representing 61 genera are identified. Two new species are described. The study reveals that the Azorean subprovince/ecoregion was already in place in the Lower Pliocene.
Article
Engineering, Marine
Salvatore Coco, Alessandra Roncarati, Francesco Tiralongo, Alberto Felici
Summary: Climate change can impact the distribution range of species, especially mobile ones, which in turn affects ecosystems and human activities. This study examines the neglected thermophilic species Caranx rhonchus in Italy and compares its nutritional profile and heavy metal contamination with a similar Mediterranean species, Trachurus trachurus. Caranx rhonchus is found to be a nutritionally rich species, though it is currently underutilized. Increasing the market supply of commercially exploitable emerging species can benefit local communities and the environment.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Paleontology
David J. Holloway
Summary: The study describes the trilobites of Wenlock age from northern Arkansas and south-central Oklahoma, highlighting their close links with other Wenlock faunas of southern Laurentia, as well as with Avalonia and Baltica. The research also proposes a new lichid genus and clarifies the taxonomy of certain trilobite species.
PALAEONTOGRAPHICA ABTEILUNG A-PALAOZOOLOGIE-STRATIGRAPHIE
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Mahnoor Sabba, Muhammad Hanif, Mohibullah Mohibullah, Shuja Ullah, Muhammad Ishaq, Mukhtiar Ghani
Summary: A detailed taxonomy and biostratigraphy study of the limestone, shale-rich Cretaceous Goru Formation in the western Sulaiman Range identified diverse and well-preserved planktonic foraminifera. Based on the assemblage of planktonic foraminifera, the studied formation is assigned to the middle Albian to late Turonian age. The characteristics of the foraminiferal assemblage suggest that the Cretaceous Goru Formation belonged to a subtropical, warm water environment in the Tethyan Realm and the paleobiogeographic reconstruction indicates connectivity of the Neotethys during the Albian-Turonian interval.
GEOLOGICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Geology
Felix Schlagintweit, Ioan I. Bucur
Summary: Orbitolinids with simple embryo and a reduced exoskeletal complexity are reported for the first time from upper Berriasian and upper Valanginian strata of the Getic Carbonate Platform system in Romania. Most of the described taxa belong to the genera Cribellopsis Arnaud-Vanneau and Orbitolinopsis Henson. Other taxa are treated in open nomenclature due to limited available material and/or poor preservation. The presence of dictyo-conids in the Southern Carpathians during the upper Berriasian and upper Valanginian periods expands the paleogeographic distribution of these larger benthic foraminifera. (c) 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
CRETACEOUS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Zoology
Zoya A. Tolokonnikova, Petr V. Fedorov
Summary: This study describes new bryozoan species found in Southern Kazakhstan, providing insights into the connections between different regions during the late Devonian-early Carboniferous.
Article
Biology
Daniel Zoboli, Georgios L. Georgalis, Marisa Arca, Caterinella Tuveri, Salvatore Carboni, Luciano Lecca, Gian Luigi Pillola, Lorenzo Rook, Mauro Villani, Francesco Chesi, Massimo Delfino
Summary: This paper provides a detailed review of the fossil record of turtles from Sardinia, including previously undescribed specimens. The turtle fossil record in Sardinia spans back to the Eocene and comprises 18 different taxa belonging to 6 lineages. The presence of Eocene pleurodires is notable and coincides with the Oligo-Miocene rifting of the Corso-Sardinian block. The fossil record also reveals the coexistence of Testudo hermanni and Emys orbicularis during the Pleistocene, despite their recent introduction according to molecular data.
HISTORICAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biology
Matus Hyzny, Patricio Zambrano, Fernando Muniz, Juan Carlos Aragon
Summary: The discovery of the ghost shrimp Turbiocheir minutospinata in Argentina and Chile has expanded our understanding of this species. Comparisons with extant ghost shrimp species led to the synonymisation of Turbiocheir with Anacalliax, extending the fossil record of Anacalliax to the early Eocene. The proposed occurrence of Anacalliax minutospinata comb. nov. provides a reliable calibration point for Anacalliacidae.
HISTORICAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Giuseppe Marrama, Giorgio Carnevale
Summary: This study provides a detailed anatomical and phylogenetic analysis of the Lower Cretaceous (Albian) clupeomorph fishes from the Pietraroja Plattenkalk. The findings support the classification of these fishes as extinct double-armoured herring order Ellimmichthyiformes. The discovery of new species Armigatus elatus, Armigatus plinii, and Paraclupea pietrarojae expands our knowledge of the evolutionary and biogeographical history of these widely distributed genera.
JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Riadh Aouissi, Gamal Mohamed El Qot, Sihem Salmi-Laouar, Catalina Gomez-Espinosa, Blanca E. Buitron-Sanchez
Summary: Twenty-one gastropod species have been identified in the Cenomanian deposits of Bellezma-Aures mountains, eastern Saharan Atlas, Algeria, with four of them recorded for the first time in the Batna mountains. These gastropods are mainly found in the 'Marnes de Smail' Formation, and their community changes may be attributed to minor sea-level fluctuations, sedimentation rate variations, and hydrodynamics. The paleobiogeographic distribution of these gastropod assemblages indicates a tethyan affinity and faunal exchange during that time interval.
JOURNAL OF AFRICAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Juwan Jeon, Stephen Kershaw, Kun Liang, Yuandong Zhang
Summary: North China, as a key region for Middle Ordovician stromatoporoid diversification, lacks detailed studies on the subsequent Late Ordovician stromatoporoid development. The Beiguoshan Formation contains a unique stromatoporoid fauna, which provides insights into the spatiotemporal development of North Chinese stromatoporoids. This assemblage supports the idea that North China was an independent palaeobiogeographical unit during the Late Ordovician.
JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Biology
Raquel Lopez-Antonanzas, Jonathan Mitchell, Tiago R. Simoes, Fabien L. Condamine, Robin Aguilee, Pablo Pelaez-Campomanes, Sabrina Renaud, Jonathan Rolland, Philip C. J. Donoghue
Summary: This review highlights the importance of integrating data from living and extinct species, as well as genomic and anatomical evidence, in studying organismal evolution. While there is a shortage of expertise in taxonomy and comparative anatomy, the integrative phylogenetic approach provides a holistic perspective on evolutionary history. Researchers need to overcome challenges and integrate knowledge from multiple fields to establish an evolutionary time scale and test evolutionary hypotheses.
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Lionel Cavin, Uthumporn Deesri, Sebastien Olive
JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Geology
Lionel Cavin, Geraldine Garcia, Xavier Valentin
CRETACEOUS RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Lionel Cavin, Andre Piuz
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lionel Cavin, Eric Buffetaut, Yves Dutour, Geraldine Garcia, Jean Le Loeuff, Annie Mechin, Patrick Mechin, Haiyan Tong, Thierry Tortosa, Eric Turini, Xavier Valentin
Article
Paleontology
Lionel Cavin, Uthumporn Deesri, Phornphen Chanthasit
JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Geology
Tamara El Hossny, Sibelle Maksoud, Dany Azar, Pierre Abi Saad, Lionel Cavin
CRETACEOUS RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Geology
Layla El Hajj, Francois Baudin, Raymond Geze, Lionel Cavin, Jean Dejax, Geraldine Garcia, David J. Horne, Sibelle Maksoud, Olga Otero, Dany Azar
Summary: The recent discovery of unusual Lower Cretaceous continental deposits in Lebanon has provided insights into the well-preserved fossil assemblages and the depositional environment of freshwater lakes near volcanic edifices. The fossil assemblages show taxonomic and taphonomic differences between sampling sites, suggesting local variations in environmental conditions during deposition.
CRETACEOUS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Christophe Ferrante, Lionel Cavin, Torsten Vennemann, Rossana Martini
Summary: A study was conducted on the histological and geochemical features of two Allosaurus bones found in Utah, United States. The results showed that the bones exhibited different growth characteristics with no direct correlation, potentially influenced by different environmental factors.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lionel Cavin, Andre Piuz, Christophe Ferrante, Guillaume Guinot
Summary: The fossil record of coelacanths indicates that large and small species coexisted, challenging the link between morphology and body size disparities. Giant coelacanths show a greater disparity in body size adjusted to taxic diversity. Rates of speciation and morphological evolution are overall low in coelacanths, but decoupled from body size disparities.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lionel Cavin, Pablo Torino, Nathan Van Vranken, Bradley Carter, Michael J. Polcyn, Dale Winkler
Summary: This study examines the impact of the discovery of Mawsonia coelacanth fossils in Texas on the characteristics of living fossils and compares them with Latimeria. By comparing the duration of different fish genera in the fossil record, biogeographic signals, and life traits, it is proposed that Mawsonia's presence in North America may be related to the vicariant event of Pangea's breakup rather than dispersal from Gondwana. The wide geographic distribution and resilience to extinction shown by Mawsonia suggests a similar situation may have existed for Latimeria, allowing it to survive for millions of years.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Thodoris Argyriou, Apostolos Alexopoulos, Jorge D. Carrillo-Briceno, Lionel Cavin
Summary: This article discusses newly discovered marine fish fossil samples from the mid-late Maastrichtian in Gavdos Island, Greece, expanding the diversity of fossil animal populations and providing insights into the Maastrichtian offshore and deep-water marine ichthyofaunas of the region.
Article
Paleontology
Christophe Ferrante, Ursula Menkveld-Gfeller, Lionel Cavin
Summary: The first coelacanth fossil of the Jurassic period has been discovered in Switzerland. The unique specimen belongs to a new species named Libys callolepis sp. nov., which extends the stratigraphic range of the genus by 34 million years. Coelacanths, known as "living fossils," have a long stratigraphic range and limited morphological disparity.
SWISS JOURNAL OF PALAEONTOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Lionel Cavin, Haiyan Tong, Eric Buffetaut, Kamonlak Wongko, Varavudh Suteethorn, Uthumporn Deesri
Summary: Mawsoniidae is a coelacanth family that existed during the Mesozoic era. Initially thought to be limited to western Gondwana (South America and Africa), the Mawsoniidae extended their distribution to Laurasia (Europe and North America) in the Late Cretaceous. The discovery of an angular bone belonging to the Mawsonia/Axelrodichthys complex in NE Thailand provides further evidence of their wide geographical presence. The unclear distinctions between these genera and their constituent species suggest slow morphological evolution within this lineage.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Uthumporn Deesri, Wilailuck Naksri, Pratueng Jintasakul, Yoshikazu Noda, Hirokazu Yukawa, Tamara El Hossny, Lionel Cavin
Summary: The Sinamiidae is a family of halecomorph fishes found only in East Asia during the Lower Cretaceous period. A new genus and species of sinamiid has been discovered in Thailand, indicating that Southeast Asia may have been a center of diversification for this fish clade. Phylogenetic analysis suggests a close relationship between the Sinamiinae and Amiinae subfamilies.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Tamara El Hossny, Lionel Cavin
Summary: This article describes a newly discovered genus and species from Haqel, Lebanon, and discusses its systematic affinities. It shares characteristics with both Tselfatiiformes and Araripichthys, making its placement within teleosts difficult. It also has some unique features that justify its generic status.
