New illustrated catalogue of sponge spicules
The description of the spicules’ shape and the skeleton organization represents the fundamental basis of sponge taxonomy and systematics.
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First Cretaceous cephalopod statoliths
Up to now, Mesozoic statoliths were known only from the Jurassic…
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Crinoid thecae of Haplocrinites from the Devonian of the Holy Cross Mountains
Morphometric analyses revealed that these thecae likely represent the same species…
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A new genus and species of Jurassic feather star has been described
A new genus and species of feather star is named Ausichicrinites zelenskyyi…
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The mystery of the siderite structures from the Turow Miocene is solved
Siderite masses from the Miocene of Turów mine have been the subject of much controversy…
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Unique mitochondrial gene rearrangement in corals
Traditional Caryophylliidae has been known as the most speciose scleractinian coral family…
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Complete mitochondrial genome of the pygmy rabbit
We sequenced the first complete mitochondrial genome of the pygmy rabbit…
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Bryozoans on the leaf
Very rare finding: a tree leaf overgrown by marine bryozoans…
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A new look at archaeocyaths
Are archaeocyaths,so far classified as sponges, algae?
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The oldest described pliosaurus reexamined
Ischyrodon meriani is an obscure pliosaurid taxon from the Middle Jurassic of Switzerland.
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