The preservation of bone or bioapatite over geologic time has presented paleobiologists
with long-standing and formidable questions. Namely, to elucidate the mechanisms …

Exceptionally preserved fossils—ie, those that retain, in some manner, labile components of
organisms that are normally degraded far too quickly to enter the fossil record—hold the …

Vertebrate palaeontology is a lively field, with new discoveries reported every week... and
not only dinosaurs! This new edition reflects the international scope of vertebrate …

Predator-prey dynamics are an important evolutionary driver of escalating predation mode
and efficiency, and commensurate responses of prey [1–3]. Among these strategies …

Abstract The Early Pleistocene archeological site of Fuente Nueva-3 (FN3) preserves some
of the oldest evidence of hominin presence in Western Europe, including a huge …

The Triassic was a crucial period for the early evolution and diversification of insects,
including Coleoptera 1–3—the most diverse order of organisms on Earth. The study of …

Three categories of fossil aggregates are recognized in the Lower Cambrian Maotianshan
Shale biota from SW China:(1) elliptical aggregates with randomly distributed exoskeletal …

Tyrannosaurids were large carnivorous dinosaurs that underwent major changes in skull
robusticity and body proportions as they grew, suggesting that they occupied different …

Coprolites (fossil faeces) provide direct evidence on the diet of its producer and unique
insights on ancient food webs and ecosystems. We describe the contents of seven …

Most carnivorous mammals can pulverize skeletal elements by generating tooth pressures
between occluding teeth that exceed cortical bone shear strength, thereby permitting access …