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The paper presents ten species/subspecies of ammonites from the Aspidoceratidae Zittel family, 1895, taxons from genera: Physodoceras Hyatt, 1900, Benetticeras Checa, 1985 and Orthaspidoceras Spath, 1925. This fossil fauna comes from the Ghilcoș Kimmeridgian-Tithonian deposits ("Acanthicum Beds" from the Hăghimaș Mountains, Romania). The species previously described by other authors (Neumayr, Herbich and Preda) were revised here, i.e., the species P. deaki (Herbich, 1878) were confirmed as Physodoceras wolfi (Herbich, 1878) after revision of the specimen; all specimens described by previous authors from this family were revised. For the first time, the presence of a representative from the Benetticeras genus, B. vaii Sarti, 1993, has now been highlighted, as has the Orthaspidoceras lallierianum (d'Orbigny, 1848) which completes the ammonite list from this family in the area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper presents seven species of the genus Aspidoceras Zittel 1868 and three species of the genus Pseudowaagenia Spath 1931, found in the "Acanthicum Beds" Formation, from the Ghilcoș Kimmeridgian (Hăghimaș Mountains, Romania). In addition to the species previously described by other authors (Neumayr, Herbich and Preda), six more species have now been highlighted that complete this association: Aspidoceras sesquinodosum, A. uninodosum, A. hystricosum, A. rogoznicense, Pseudowaagenia micropla and P. acanthomphala. At the same time, the specimens described by previous authors were also reviewed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The paper presents description of the eleven species of the subgenus Taramelliceras (Taramelliceras) Del Campana 1904 found in the Formation of "Acanthicum Beds" (Kimmeridgian) from Ghilcoș (Hăghimaș Mountains, Romania). The species T. trachinotum (Opp.), T. erycinum (Gemm.), T. mikoi (Herb.) and T. pugile (Neum.) have been previously described from this region by previous authors, the last two (T. mikoi and T. pugile) being recorded for a first time and one, (T. pugile pseudopugile Sarti), is determined on the base of specimens from Preda Colection In addition to the species listed, now there are six other species that enrich the association: T. greenackeri (Moesch), T. pseudoflexuosum (Fav.), T. cf. platyconcha (Gemm.), T. af. subcallicerum (Gemm.) and T. pugilepugiloides (Canav.), unknown in the region until now. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The new exhibition called “Nature - the Never Ending Story” was opened on September 1, 2022. It is connected spatially to the popular exhibition “Nature of the Olomouc Region”, opened in 2012, which obtained the Gloria Musaealis award, and is still profusely visited. Thus, a whole fl oor devoted to nature was created in the museum. The new exhibition introduces the knowledge from the sciences about the Earth, paleontology, botany and zoology. It demonstrates illustratively the creation of the rocks and minerals, the main stages of the development of life on the Earth, how the complicated processes like photosynthesis or life cycles of various organisms take place. It presents the species diversity and the signifi cant representatives of fl ora, fungi and fauna. For teachers the exhibition off ers a unique possibility of linkage with their classes. Exclusively fi lmed nature documentaries, 1540 exhibits, dozens of models, interactive games and haptic items are there to be experienced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper is a review of the species Taramelliceras compsum Oppel, which has been assigned various other forms / species (OLORIZ, 1978; SAPUNOV, 1979; SART1 1993) as subspecies, morphotypes or varieties. Here we considered most of the forms under the morphotypes rank: T (T) compsum compsum. T (T) compsum holbeini, T (T) compsum franciscanum. T (T) compsum hemipleurum. T (T) compsum kochi and two more new ones are proposed subspecies T (T) compsum bicostatum and T (T) compsum tuberculatum, all forms/subspecies found in the same formation "Beds with Acanthicum", from the Kimmeridgian from Ghilcoș (Hăghimaș Mountains, Romania). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Species from the ammonites genera Taramelliceras and Hemihaploceras, from the Kimmeridgian-Tithonian deposits in Ghilcoș (Hăghimaș Mountains, Romania) are described and figured. Taramelliceras (Metahaploceras) strombecki, T. (M.) nodosiusculum, T. karreri, Hemihaploceras (Hemihaploceras) nobile, H. (Zitteliceras) schwageri, are species described previously from this area by NEUMAYR (1873), HERBICH (1878) and PREDA (1973), are reviewed here. Species recorded here for a first time are also described: T. (M.) subnereus, T. (Fontannesiella) nov. sp. aff. T. (F.) valentinum, T. acallopistum, T. intersistens and a rare species, Hemihaploceras (H.) loczyi, described earlier only by JEKELIUS (1916) from the Bucegi Mountains. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chlupáč's Museum of Earth History is a unique academic museum focusing on the development of the planet Earth from the perspective of both living and inanimate nature, which is primarily intended for teaching university students. However, its clarity, and, in a sense, its compactness, allows it to be used to educate students at lower levels of education, especially if accompanied by explanatory commentary. The museum was created on the basis of original geological-paleontological collections amassed at the Faculty of Science of Charles University, after World War II, from several Prague universities. The collections were inaccessible to the public until the turn of the millennium, when it was decided to renovate and rebuild the museum and open it to the public for at least a limited amount of time. The museum's (own) exhibition is a comprehensive set of fossil materials, illustrative models, and information posters describing the evolution of the Earth from its origins to the present day. It is supplemented by examples of some paleoecological relationships in selected periods and unique visual reconstructions. Since its official opening, the museum has been used by numerous schools (especially secondary schools) to supplement or replace geological science teaching. Currently, students on school excursions are key visitors to the museum. In addition to lectures organized by the museum, students can also complete worksheets, which make the material easier to interpret and memorize. In the future, the museum could certainly be used more intensively to complement the teaching of geology, which is a very neglected area at secondary schools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Species of the ammonite genus Glochiceras from the Kimmeridgian-Tithonian deposits of Ghilcoş (Hăghimaş Mts, Romania) are described and figured. In addition to specimens from the author’s collection, previously reported occurrences of this genus from the same area described by NEUMAYR (1873), HERB1CH (1878) and PREDA (1973) are discussed. Five species of the genus Glochiceras are reported from the Hăghimaş Mts for the first time: Glochiceras (Glochiceras) lens, G. {Lingulaticeras) modestum, G. (L.) semicostatum, G. (L.) lingnlalum and G. (L.) procurvum. Special attention is paid to insufficiently known species G. jugens, G. balanense and G. tenuifalcatum described by NEUMAYR (1873). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article relates the long scientific life of the French catholic missionary, Father/Doctor Henri Fontaine. He is also a geologist, a palaeontologist, an expert on Paleozoic corals and an archeologist. The year 2018 marked his 94th birthday, 70th sacerdotal year and 64 years of his scientific career. He has devoted most of his life to scientific activities in East and Southeast Asia: from 1954 to late 1975 in Viet Nam as geologist-expert, from 1978 to 2013 in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam, within the framework of the Coordinating Committee for Coastal and Offshore Geoscience Programmes in East and Southeast Asia (CCOP) and afterwards as a volunteer once he had retired. Until 2018, he published nearly 300 articles about geology, palaeontology and prehistory, mostly as sole author or main author. Although he initially intended to be priest living among villagers somewhere in Asia, his life evolved, in spite of himself, following spiritual, political and scientific events. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The rocks from the Phu Bo Bit section consist of shale and limestone along with an abundant and diverse invertebrate fauna consisting of brachiopods, corals, bryozoans and crinoids, interpreted as having been deposited in shallow marine or shelf environments. At Phu Bo Bit, thick limestone lenses in shale contain microfossils. Based on the foraminiferan and algae assemblage, the stratigraphic sequence of Phu Bo Bit extends from the late Bashkirian to the early Moscovian. According to lithofacies and palaeontology, the Phu Bo Bit section represents the change from carbonate to siliciclastic sedimentation, which provides new evidence on the marine regression during the mid-Carboniferous. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract Valdavara 3 is a new early late Pleistocene paleontological and archeological cave site in northwestern Iberia. Over 1400 fossils have been collected, representing about 40 species. The fauna is of interglacial aspect and is in accordance with the OSL dates from the fossiliferous layer, which indicate an age of 103–113 ka. The great taxonomical diversity indicates a varied landscape. A small collection of lithic artifacts was found associated with the fossils, demostrating presence of humans and suggesting short non-residential visits to the cave. The fossiliferous site was predominantly formed by natural processes. Many fossil localities have short or biased faunal lists, but the fossil fauna recovered from Valdavara 3 is remarkably diverse and may reflect the fauna which once lived there. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper deals with the taxonomic study of the oppeliidas (Streblitinae) and haploceratidas from the Kimmeridgian-Tithonian deposits from Ghilcos and Ciofronca (Haghimas Mts). Fore species of Streblitinae are now described in addition to those known to date from these localities and haploceratidas previously described by PREDA (1973) are reviewed. For the first time species belonging to Semiformiceras Spath, 1925 are described from the studied region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In 2019, many exhibitions were prepared by the paleontological department of the Regional Museum in Olomouc. The exhibitions were presented in the main museum building and also in museum institutions. Author's exhibitions include Fossils, the Archive of Life; The Trace-fossils in stones; Volcanoes in the Geological History of Moravia and Silesia. The other projects – Giants of the Ice Age and cooperation on the Venus of Věstonice exhibition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Pliensbachian succession of the Central Unit of the South Riffian Ridges domain consists of four formations. The second one, the Jebela Formation, is rich in brachiopods especially at Jbel Dhar N'Sour Anticline. Twenty-three species belonging to three orders (Spiriferida, Rhynchonellida and Terebratulida), and eight genera have been identified in addition of seven species of bivalves. Most of the studied brachiopod taxa are described and illustrated for the first time from the Pliensbachian succession of the South Riffian Ridges domain and Morocco in general. Several of these taxa have wide geographic distributions in the Peritethyan basins of the northern and the southern margins of the western Tethys and the Subboreal Domain of NW Europe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

What is paleoecology and how it can be used in archaeological sites is an important question to understand the environment-human relationship. From the beginning, humans have left their imprint on ancient and modern environments demonstrating the intrinsic relation between our activities and the milieu or, by contrast, how the environmental pressure has molded us over time. Archaeologists and geoarchaeologists have focused on comprehending this relationship by reconstructing past environments to establish how we have interacted with our surroundings. Many tools have been designed to address the many problems found in archaeological sites. Geomorphology, soil sciences, dendrochronology, and especially, paleontology and micropaleontology are some of the most important resources available to us. The application of these sciences to understanding the evolution of an archaeological site and its surroundings is crucial to determine the link between us and the ecosystem, including living forms around us. In this paper, I discuss the role that microscopic forms (microinvertebrates, pollen, diatoms, and other plant remains) play as factors of environmental change in response to either climate change or human impact and its geochronologic record. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since the late 20th century, new technologies have provided powerful ways to digitize biological structures in three dimensions (3D). Among those, photogrammetry is a low cost and non-destructive method, which has become increasingly used since the development of the digital camera. Recent studies have demonstrated that reconstructions of isolated elements can be of as high quality as those obtained with laser scanners. Here, we wanted to test the performance of photogrammetry for the quantitative analysis of mounted specimens in museum exhibitions. Indeed, access to material can be an issue in comparative anatomy and, especially, in paleontology. This is notably the case for large, impressive specimens. We performed reconstructions based on acquisitions done under various conditions and also tested the reconstruction performance of two software programs. The resulting 3D models were then compared to a reference object corresponding to the bone of interest digitized with a cutting-edge surface scanner. Our results show that photogrammetry enables quality reconstruction of the almost entire surface of the mounted bone of interest. Photogrammetry thus appears a reliable method perfectly suited to study large specimens exposed in museum gallery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pterosaurs have fascinated scientists and nonscientists alike for over 200 years, as one of the three known clades of vertebrates to have evolved flapping flight. The smallest pterosaurs were comparable in size to the smallest extant birds and bats, but the largest pterosaurs were vastly larger than any extant flier. This immense size range, coupled with poor preservation and adaptations for flight unknown in extant vertebrates, have made interpretations of pterosaur flight problematic and often contentious. Here we review the anatomical, evolutionary, and phylogenetic history of pterosaurs, as well as the views, perspectives, and biases regarding their interpretation. In recent years, three areas of pterosaur biology have faced challenges and made advances: structure of the wing membrane, function of the pteroid, body size and mass estimates, as well as flight mechanics and aerodynamics. Comparative anatomical and fossil study, simulated bone loading, and aerodynamic modeling have all proved successful in furthering our understanding of pterosaur flight. We agree with previous authors that pterosaurs should be studied as pterosaurs, a diverse but phylogenetically, anatomically, and mechanically constrained clade that can offer new insights into the diversity of vertebrate flight. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The family Camelidae has been present in Eurasia since the latest Miocene, and several species are recognized, but their evolution is poorly known. The region of El Kowm, central Syria, includes several sites spanning the Early to Late Pleistocene and provides the only abundant fossil record of camelids in the Middle East. Our preliminary results show that several species are present over the sequence, revealing some surprising evolutionary trends. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

France de Lapparent de Broin is an expert on extinct crocodiles and turtles who has made them known to the paleoherpetological community over almost 50 years. Her studies have dealt with fossils from the Mesozoic (mostly the Cretaceous) and the Cenozoic (mainly the Eocene and Miocene). She has been interested in faunas originating mainly from Europe, Africa and South America, and she produced large reviews of turtles from these continents. She erected several taxa, mostly of turtles. Among these taxa are some strange forms that appear to represent unique morphological types. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study deals with the herpetofaunal fossil and subfossil remains from the Cadet 2 site (Marie-Galante, Guadeloupean Archipelago). This study provides new data concerning the herpetofaunal community since the Late Pleistocene by revealing the early local occurrence of some taxa ( Eleutherodactylus sp., cf. Sphaerodactylus sp., Ameiva sp., cf. Capitellum mariagalantae , Anolis cf. ferreus , cf. Antillotyphlops sp., cf. Alsophis sp. and Colubroidea sp. 1) and possible Pleistocene extinctions ( Boa sp. and Colubroidea sp. 2). Moreover, the first metric data for fossil Marie-Galante anoles show clear size stability throughout time. As regards the evolution of the island herpetofaunal biodiversity, our work points to the long-term stability of the fauna before human colonization and subsequently to the marked impact of human-caused environmental disturbances during colonial but also Pre-Columbian periods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For the first time, the fossil herpetofauna from the Middle and Late Pleistocene of Scladina and Sous-Saint-Paul caves (Sclayn, Belgium) is described. The amphibians and squamate reptiles are represented by one salamander ( Salamandra salamandra ), three anurans ( Pelodytes punctatus , Bufo bufo and Rana temporaria ), two lizards ( Lacerta cf. agilis and Anguis fragilis ) and two snakes ( Zamenis longissimus and Vipera cf. berus ). The occurrence of the Parsley Frog ( Pelodytes punctatus ) and the Aesculapian Snake ( Zamenis longissimus ), which are not currently represented in Belgium, is of particular interest. Scladina also represents one of the northernmost fossil mentions for the Fire Salamander ( Salamandra salamandra ) although it is within its current distribution in Europe. Finally, the presence of the Adder ( Vipera cf. berus ) is very probably attested in Scladina whereas today this snake is infrequent and classified as endangered in Belgium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]