Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, Volume 21, Issue 1 (2023)

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A new Caloneurodea family (Insecta, Archaeorthoptera) increases the insect palaeodiversity of the middle Permian Salagou Formation (southern France)
André Nel, Jean-Paul Kundura, Jean-Marc Pouillon, Romain Garrouste & Corentin Jouault
Article: 2158762
Published online: 31 Jan 2023
AbstractforA new Caloneurodea family (Insecta, Archaeorthoptera) increases the insect palaeodiversity of the middle Permian Salagou Formation (southern France) | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB) | EPUB
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An earliest Paleocene squirrelfish (Teleostei: Beryciformes: Holocentroidea) and its bearing on the timescale of holocentroid evolution
James V. Andrews, Jason P. Schein & Matt Friedman
Article: 2168571
Published online: 03 Mar 2023
AbstractforAn earliest Paleocene squirrelfish (Teleostei: Beryciformes: Holocentroidea) and its bearing on the timescale of holocentroid evolution | Full Text | References | PDF (7.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Fossils from the Montceau-les-Mines Lagerstätte (305 Ma) shed light on the anatomy, ecology and phylogeny of Carboniferous millipedes
Mickaël Lheritier, Maëva Perroux, Jean Vannier, Gilles Escarguel, Thomas Wesener, Leif Moritz, Dominique Chabard, Jérome Adrien & Vincent Perrier
Article: 2169891
Published online: 16 Feb 2023
AbstractforFossils from the Montceau-les-Mines Lagerstätte (305 Ma) shed light on the anatomy, ecology and phylogeny of Carboniferous millipedes | Full Text | References | PDF (6.6 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Re-assessment of the Late Jurassic eusauropod Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum Russell and Zheng, 1993, and the evolution of exceptionally long necks in mamenchisaurids
Andrew J. Moore, Paul M. Barrett, Paul Upchurch, Chun-Chi Liao, Yong Ye, Baoqiao Hao & Xing Xu
Article: 2171818
Published online: 15 Mar 2023
AbstractforRe-assessment of the Late Jurassic eusauropod Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum Russell and Zheng, 1993, and the evolution of exceptionally long necks in mamenchisaurids | Full Text | References | PDF (4.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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X-ray microtomography of the late Carboniferous whip scorpions (Arachnida, Thelyphonida) Geralinura britannica and Proschizomus petrunkevitchi
Russell J. Garwood & Jason A. Dunlop
Article: 2180450
Published online: 04 Apr 2023
AbstractforX-ray microtomography of the late Carboniferous whip scorpions (Arachnida, Thelyphonida) Geralinura britannica and Proschizomus petrunkevitchi | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | EPUB
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Double-armoured herrings (Clupeomorpha: Ellimmichthyiformes) from the Lower Cretaceous of Pietraroja (Southern Italy)
Giuseppe Marramà & Giorgio Carnevale
Article: 2181109
Published online: 09 Mar 2023
AbstractforDouble-armoured herrings (Clupeomorpha: Ellimmichthyiformes) from the Lower Cretaceous of Pietraroja (Southern Italy) | Full Text | References | PDF (12.8 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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First fossil evidence for a new frog from the Early Cretaceous of the Jiuquan Basin, Gansu Province, north-western China
Jing Zhang, Liping Dong, Baoxia Du, Aijing Li, Xiangtong Lei, Mingzhen Zhang, Sen Wang, Guorong Ma & Jianguo Hui
Article: 2183146
Published online: 20 Mar 2023
AbstractforFirst fossil evidence for a new frog from the Early Cretaceous of the Jiuquan Basin, Gansu Province, north-western China | Full Text | References | PDF (3.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Silurian phyllocarid crustaceans (Phyllocarida, Archaeostraca) from South China
Yilong Liu, Markus J. Poschmann, Ruoying Fan, Ruiwen Zong & Yiming Gong
Article: 2187718
Published online: 04 Apr 2023
AbstractforSilurian phyllocarid crustaceans (Phyllocarida, Archaeostraca) from South China | Full Text | References | PDF (4.8 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A new entelodont (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from the late Eocene of China and its phylogenetic implications
Yang Yu, Hongyan Gao, Qiang Li & Xijun Ni
Article: 2189436
Published online: 31 Mar 2023
AbstractforA new entelodont (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from the late Eocene of China and its phylogenetic implications | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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New material of Miotragocerus (Bovidae, Artiodactyla) from northern China and its systematic implications
Qin-Qin Shi & Zhao-Qun Zhang
Article: 2194891
Published online: 26 Apr 2023
AbstractforNew material of Miotragocerus (Bovidae, Artiodactyla) from northern China and its systematic implications | Full Text | References | PDF (3.8 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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The phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of the armoured dinosaurs (Ornithischia: Thyreophora)
Thomas J. Raven, Paul M. Barrett, Chris B. Joyce & Susannah C. R. Maidment
Article: 2205433
Published online: 18 May 2023
AbstractforThe phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of the armoured dinosaurs (Ornithischia: Thyreophora) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Vectipelta barretti, a new ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, UK
Stuart Pond, Sarah-Jane Strachan, Thomas J. Raven, Martin I. Simpson, Kirsty Morgan & Susannah C. R. Maidment
Article: 2210577
Published online: 15 Jun 2023
AbstractforVectipelta barretti, a new ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, UK | Full Text | References | PDF (8.6 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A new ‘archaeohyracid’ (Notoungulata, Typotheria) from the Eocene of north-western Argentina: anatomy, phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary implications
Agostina Ferro, Daniel A. García-López, Luis S. Saade, Pablo J. Alonso-Muruaga & Agustín Scanferla
Article: 2214565
Published online: 15 Jun 2023
AbstractforA new ‘archaeohyracid’ (Notoungulata, Typotheria) from the Eocene of north-western Argentina: anatomy, phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary implications | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Tentacular nature of the ‘column’ of the Cambrian diploblastic Xianguangia sinica
Yang Zhao, Xian-guang Hou & Pei-yun Cong
Article: 2215787
Published online: 19 Jun 2023
AbstractforTentacular nature of the ‘column’ of the Cambrian diploblastic Xianguangia sinica | Full Text | References | PDF (5.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A new cryptodire from the Eocene of the Na Duong Basin (northern Vietnam) sheds new light on Pan-Trionychidae from Southeast Asia
Tobias Massonne, Felix J. Augustin, Andreas T. Matzke & Madelaine Böhme
Article: 2217505
Published online: 22 Jun 2023
AbstractforA new cryptodire from the Eocene of the Na Duong Basin (northern Vietnam) sheds new light on Pan-Trionychidae from Southeast Asia | Full Text | References | PDF (5.6 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A new Mesozoic teleost of the subfamily Albulinae (Albuliformes: Albulidae) highlights the proto-Gulf of Mexico in the early diversification of extant bonefishes
Marleni L-Recinos, Kleyton M. Cantalice, Carmen Caballero-Viñas & Jesús Alvarado-Ortega
Article: 2223797
Published online: 11 Jul 2023
AbstractforA new Mesozoic teleost of the subfamily Albulinae (Albuliformes: Albulidae) highlights the proto-Gulf of Mexico in the early diversification of extant bonefishes | Full Text | References | PDF (9.6 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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The early Cambrian Emu Bay Shale radiodonts revisited: morphology and systematics
John R. Paterson, Diego C. García-Bellido & Gregory D. Edgecombe
Article: 2225066
Published online: 10 Jul 2023
AbstractforThe early Cambrian Emu Bay Shale radiodonts revisited: morphology and systematics | Full Text | References | PDF (16.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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An Eocene fossil plutoniumid centipede: a new species of Theatops from Baltic Amber (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha)
Gregory D. Edgecombe, Susan E. Strange, George Popovici, Taylor West & Varpu Vahtera
Article: 2228796
Published online: 19 Jul 2023
AbstractforAn Eocene fossil plutoniumid centipede: a new species of Theatops from Baltic Amber (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) | Full Text | References | PDF (3.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A new tiny eutherian from the Late Cretaceous of Alaska
Jaelyn J. Eberle, William A. Clemens, Gregory M. Erickson & Patrick S. Druckenmiller
Article: 2232359
Published online: 05 Aug 2023
AbstractforA new tiny eutherian from the Late Cretaceous of Alaska | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Stromatoporoids of the Katian (Upper Ordovician) Beiguoshan Formation, North China
Juwan Jeon, Stephen Kershaw, Kun Liang & Yuandong Zhang
Article: 2234929
Published online: 04 Sep 2023
AbstractforStromatoporoids of the Katian (Upper Ordovician) Beiguoshan Formation, North China | Full Text | References | PDF (25.3 MB) | EPUB
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A new elasmothere genus and species from the middle Miocene of Tongxin, Ningxia, China, and its phylogenetic relationship
Danhui Sun, Tao Deng, Xiaokang Lu & Shiqi Wang
Article: 2236619
Published online: 18 Aug 2023
AbstractforA new elasmothere genus and species from the middle Miocene of Tongxin, Ningxia, China, and its phylogenetic relationship | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Occurrence of Styxosaurus (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria) in the Cenomanian: implications for relationships of elasmosaurids of the Western Interior Seaway
Elliott Armour Smith & F. Robin O’Keefe
Article: 2242846
Published online: 23 Aug 2023
AbstractforOccurrence of Styxosaurus (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria) in the Cenomanian: implications for relationships of elasmosaurids of the Western Interior Seaway | Full Text | References | PDF (4.3 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Mesozoic stem-group zoroasterid sea stars imply a delayed radiation of the crown group and adaptation to the deep seas
Marine Fau & Loïc Villier
Article: 2243268
Published online: 18 Sep 2023
AbstractforMesozoic stem-group zoroasterid sea stars imply a delayed radiation of the crown group and adaptation to the deep seas | Full Text | References | PDF (3.3 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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The oldest fossil record of Bauhinia s.s. (Fabaceae) from the Tibetan Plateau sheds light on its evolutionary and biogeographic implications
Yi Gao, Ai Song, Wei-Yu-Dong Deng, Lin-Lin Chen, Jia Liu, Wei-Cheng Li, Gaurav Srivastava, Robert A. Spicer, Zhe-Kun Zhou & Tao Su
Article: 2244495
Published online: 17 Oct 2023
AbstractforThe oldest fossil record of Bauhinia s.s. (Fabaceae) from the Tibetan Plateau sheds light on its evolutionary and biogeographic implications | Full Text | References | PDF (3.5 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A new species of Plohophorus Ameghino (Cingulata, Glyptodontidae) from the latest Pliocene–earliest Pleistocene of the Pampean Region (Argentina): the last survivor of a Neogene lineage
Sofía Inés Quiñones, Francisco Cuadrelli, Martin de los Reyes, Carlos Alberto Luna, Daniel Gustavo Poiré & Alfredo Eduardo Zurita
Article: 2246963
Published online: 18 Sep 2023
AbstractforA new species of Plohophorus Ameghino (Cingulata, Glyptodontidae) from the latest Pliocene–earliest Pleistocene of the Pampean Region (Argentina): the last survivor of a Neogene lineage | Full Text | References | PDF (4.3 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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The Tapirus from Camp dels Ninots (NE Iberia): implications for morphology, morphometry and phylogeny of Neogene Tapiridae
Luca Pandolfi, Leonardo Sorbelli, Oriol Oms, Pablo Rodriguez-Salgado, Gerard Campeny, Bruno Gómez de Soler, Federica Grandi, Jordi Agustí & Joan Madurell-Malapeira
Article: 2250117
Published online: 17 Oct 2023
AbstractforThe Tapirus from Camp dels Ninots (NE Iberia): implications for morphology, morphometry and phylogeny of Neogene Tapiridae | Full Text | References | PDF (5.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A new tanystropheid (Diapsida: Archosauromorpha) from the Middle Triassic of SW China and the biogeographical origin of Tanystropheidae
Yu-Ting Lu & Jun Liu
Article: 2250778
Published online: 02 Oct 2023
AbstractforA new tanystropheid (Diapsida: Archosauromorpha) from the Middle Triassic of SW China and the biogeographical origin of Tanystropheidae | Full Text | References | PDF (3.6 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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The origins of major sessile cirripede groups; a revision of Cretaceous Brachylepadomorpha and Verrucomorpha
Andy S. Gale & Steven U. Vidovic
Article: 2258370
Published online: 27 Oct 2023
AbstractforThe origins of major sessile cirripede groups; a revision of Cretaceous Brachylepadomorpha and Verrucomorpha | Full Text | References | PDF (16.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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New odonatans (Odonata: Gomphaeschnidae; Synlestidae) from the Paleocene Paskapoo Formation: systematic and biogeographical implications
Corentin Jouault, Baptiste Coutret, Kurt O. Konhauser & André Nel
Article: 2261457
Published online: 20 Nov 2023
AbstractforNew odonatans (Odonata: Gomphaeschnidae; Synlestidae) from the Paleocene Paskapoo Formation: systematic and biogeographical implications | Full Text | References | PDF (7 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A new pipid from the Cretaceous of Africa (In Becetèn, Niger) and early evolution of the Pipidae
Alfred Lemierre, Salvador Bailon, Annelise Folie & Michel Laurin
Article: 2266428
Published online: 27 Nov 2023
AbstractforA new pipid from the Cretaceous of Africa (In Becetèn, Niger) and early evolution of the Pipidae | Full Text | References | PDF (4.6 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Gujaratia indica, the oldest artiodactyl (Mammalia) from South Asia: new dental material and phylogenetic relationships
Abhay Rautela & Sunil Bajpai
Article: 2267553
Published online: 03 Nov 2023
AbstractforGujaratia indica, the oldest artiodactyl (Mammalia) from South Asia: new dental material and phylogenetic relationships | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A new derived mosasaurine (Squamata: Mosasaurinae) from south-western Japan reveals unexpected postcranial diversity among hydropedal mosasaurs
Takuya Konishi, Masaaki Ohara, Akihiro Misaki, Hiroshige Matsuoka, Hallie P. Street & Michael W. Caldwell
Article: 2277921
Published online: 11 Dec 2023
AbstractforA new derived mosasaurine (Squamata: Mosasaurinae) from south-western Japan reveals unexpected postcranial diversity among hydropedal mosasaurs | Full Text | References | PDF (5.8 MB) | EPUB
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Species of Inversiulidae Vigneaux, 1949 (Bryozoa: Cheilostomatida) in the early Miocene of Patagonia (Argentina), with a phylogenetic and palaeobiogeographical analysis of the family
Juan López-Gappa, Martín D. Ezcurra, Silviu O. Martha & Leandro M. Pérez
Article: 2279674
Published online: 11 Dec 2023
AbstractforSpecies of Inversiulidae Vigneaux, 1949 (Bryozoa: Cheilostomatida) in the early Miocene of Patagonia (Argentina), with a phylogenetic and palaeobiogeographical analysis of the family | Full Text | References | PDF (3.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A new polyglyphanodontian lizard with a complete lower temporal bar from the Upper Cretaceous of southern China
Lida Xing, Kecheng Niu & Susan E. Evans
Article: 2281494
Published online: 04 Dec 2023
AbstractforA new polyglyphanodontian lizard with a complete lower temporal bar from the Upper Cretaceous of southern China | Full Text | References | PDF (4 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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