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📢 New Publication in !

📘 Review of Tridactyl Avian Footprints (Ichnofamily Avipedidae) with Emphasis on Type Material from the Miocene of the Carpathians (Ukraine, Hungary and Romania)

✍️ By Ricardo Melchor, Viktória Káposztás and Yaryna Tuzyak

This review revisits tridactyl avian footprints from the Miocene of the Carpathian region, providing new perspectives on ichnotaxonomy, fossil bird traces, and paleoenvironmental interpretation across Ukraine, Hungary, and Romania.

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The journal will be represented at the 5th International Congress on Stratigraphy (STRATI 2026) in Suzhou, China.

📢 Conference: STRATI 2026
📅 29 June – 3 July 2026
📍 Suzhou, China

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We warmly invite all researchers, professionals, and students in stratigraphy, paleontology, geosciences, and related fields to visit our booth during the conference. This is an excellent opportunity to connect with our editorial team, discuss recent advances in fossil research, and explore publishing opportunities with Fossil Studies.

STRATI 2026, the official meeting of the International Commission on Stratigraphy, is a key international forum for advancing stratigraphic research and fostering global scientific collaboration. This year’s edition will focus on strengthening international cooperation, integrating new data-driven approaches, and promoting open-access scientific exchange.

We look forward to meeting you in Suzhou and engaging in meaningful scientific discussions!

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📘 A New Regurgitalite from the Early Eocene of Wyoming (USA) Provides Evidence for Predation on “Armored” Glyptosaurid Lizards and Diurnal Behavior of Early Owls

✍️ Adrian P. Hunt, Spencer G. Lucas and Krister T. Smith

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🦉 A fascinating discovery from the Early Eocene of Wyoming revealing new insights into predator–prey interactions and early owl behavior.

A New Regurgitalite from the Early Eocene of Wyoming (USA) Provides Evidence for Predation on “Armored” Glyptosaurid Lizards and Diurnal Behavior of Early Owls Bromalites (trace fossils produced by food processing) from the early Eocene Willwood Formation of Wyoming contain abundant glyptosaurid lizard skeletal elements. They clearly represent bromalites as they are discrete, three-dimensional, disarticulated accumulations of biological materials. Furtherm...

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📘 A Review of Vertebrate Footprints from the Mesozoic of Thailand and Their Palaeobiogeographical Significance

✍️ Tida Liard, Romain Liard, Eric Buffetaut

This review explores vertebrate trace fossils from the Mesozoic of Thailand, highlighting their significance for understanding palaeobiogeography and the distribution of ancient vertebrate life across the region.

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A Review of Vertebrate Footprints from the Mesozoic of Thailand and Their Palaeobiogeographical Significance Thailand preserves one of the most extensive records of Mesozoic vertebrate tracks in Tropical Asia, yet these ichnological data have never been comprehensively synthesized. This review compiles and reassesses all known Triassic to Cretaceous vertebrate tracksites in Thailand to clarify their strati...

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📘 An Isolated Fish Skull from the Nonmarine Eocene of Wyoming, USA: A Case Study in Evaluating a Possible Regurgitalite

✍️ Spencer G. Lucas, Adrian P. Hunt, Edward L. Simpson and Larry F. Rinehart

This study examines an unusual fossil fish skull from the Eocene of Wyoming and explores its possible interpretation as a regurgitalite, contributing new insights into fossil preservation and paleoecological processes.

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An Isolated Fish Skull from the Nonmarine Eocene of Wyoming, USA: A Case Study in Evaluating a Possible Regurgitalite An isolated fish skull from the Early Eocene Green River Lagerstätte from southwestern Wyoming, USA was tentatively identified as a regurgitalite. It consists of a skull of the perciform moronoid Mioplosus labracoides and articulated vertebrae. After mechanical preparation, the specimen was studied...

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📖 Stable Isotope Analysis of Gryphaea arcuata Reveals the Prevalence of Humid Tropical Conditions During the Early Sinemurian of Normandy (Fresville), Northwestern France

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This study reveals that Early Jurassic seas in northwestern Europe experienced warm, humid tropical conditions, with reconstructed surface temperatures around ~24°C and stable marine environments supporting diverse ecosystems.

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📖 An Early Cretaceous Record of the Mawsoniid Coelacanth Axelrodichthys from Niger

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This discovery offers important insights into the distribution and evolution of ancient coelacanths across Gondwana.

An Early Cretaceous Record of the Mawsoniid Coelacanth Axelrodichthys from Niger Coelacanths in the Family Mawsoniidae include ten genera with a primarily Gondwanan distribution. Two of the genera—Mawsonia and Axelrodichthys—show a related biogeographic pattern of occurrences in the Cretaceous of Brazil and Africa. This report documents the presence of Axelrodichthys in the ...

📢 Call for Papers: New Special Issue in on “Avian History Through the Fossil Record”

🗓 Submission Deadline: 28 February 2027

🔗 Learn more and submit: https://brnw.ch/21x33la

We invite researchers to contribute cutting-edge work exploring avian evolution and diversity through the fossil record, shedding light on the deep history of birds and their ecological transformations over time.

🚨 Must-read study!

📖 Dinosaur Tracks of the Areia do Mastro and Papo-Seco Formations (Lower Cretaceous, Cabo Espichel): Paleobiological and Paleoenvironmental Continuities and Discontinuities †

✍️ Silvério Domingues Figueiredo

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This study provides valuable insights into dinosaur tracksites and their significance for understanding paleoenvironmental evolution during the Lower Cretaceous period.

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📖 First Record of Bramatherium Falconer, 1845 (Mammalia: Giraffidae) from the Late Miocene of Greece and the Helladotherium–Bramatherium Debate

✍️ Kostantis Laskos, Georgios Lazaridis, Evangelia Tsoukala, Evangelos Vlachos and Dimitris S. Kostopoulos

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This study sheds new light on giraffid evolution in the Late Miocene and contributes to ongoing discussions on the taxonomy and biogeography of these extinct species in southeastern Europe.