@article{MTMT:35878040, title = {The last crocodylian in Central Europe? A new occurrence from the late Middle Miocene of the Vienna Basin (Austria)}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35878040}, author = {Harzhauser, Mathias and Goehlich, Ursula B. and Gross, Martin and Vasilyan, Davit}, doi = {10.1080/08912963.2025.2466048}, journal-iso = {HIST BIOL}, journal = {HISTORICAL BIOLOGY}, unique-id = {35878040}, issn = {0891-2963}, keywords = {Crocodylia; Middle Miocene Climate Transition; Diplocynodon; Central Paratethys Sea}, year = {2025}, eissn = {1029-2381} } @article{MTMT:35906996, title = {Tracking evolutionary changes within Allophaiomys, Terricola and Microtus voles revealed by a landmark point-based geometric morphometric study on molars from Hungary}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35906996}, author = {Pazonyi, Piroska and Virág, Attila}, doi = {10.1080/08912963.2025.2454648}, journal-iso = {HIST BIOL}, journal = {HISTORICAL BIOLOGY}, unique-id = {35906996}, issn = {0891-2963}, keywords = {MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; rodent; Early Pleistocene; small mammal; CVA; Middle Pleistocene}, year = {2025}, eissn = {1029-2381}, orcid-numbers = {Virág, Attila/0000-0002-5530-0065} } @article{MTMT:36075545, title = {First late Miocene bird assemblage from central Argentina, with the description of new taxa}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36075545}, author = {Agnolín, Federico L. and Álvarez Herrera, Gerardo and Rozadilla, Sebastián and Contreras, Victor}, doi = {10.1080/08912963.2025.2475538}, journal-iso = {HIST BIOL}, journal = {HISTORICAL BIOLOGY}, volume = {10.1080/08912963.2025.2475538}, unique-id = {36075545}, issn = {0891-2963}, year = {2025}, eissn = {1029-2381}, pages = {1-17}, orcid-numbers = {Agnolín, Federico L./0000-0001-5073-561X; Álvarez Herrera, Gerardo/0009-0006-7566-4460} } @article{MTMT:36092341, title = {Comparison of taphonomic estimates for two common underwater sampling methodologies}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36092341}, author = {Torres, Jr Luis and Kowalewski, Michal}, doi = {10.1080/08912963.2025.2482794}, journal-iso = {HIST BIOL}, journal = {HISTORICAL BIOLOGY}, unique-id = {36092341}, issn = {0891-2963}, abstract = {Whereas all sampling methods induce biases, implementation of different methodologies may amplify challenges associated with numerical comparisons within and across case studies. SCUBA-based underwater sediment sampling, commonly utilised in marine biology and palaeontology, employs two popular methodologies: hand collection and HVAC-suction sampling. Here, we compared relative mass proportions of mollusc and echinoid remains extracted from hand and HVAC sourced sediment samples collected from four sites representing three distinct depositional and climatic settings. Collected specimens were classified as fragmentary, complete dead, or live-collected, with relative abundances estimated via total mass (g) measurements. Hand and HVAC sample comparisons indicated consistent, statistically indistinguishable mass proportion estimates of live-collected molluscs, complete dead molluscs/echinoids, and fragmentary molluscs, including the mass proportions of mollusc fragments relative to complete dead molluscs (Hand: 0.807; HVAC: 0.788; p = 0.77), complete dead echinoids relative to combined complete mollusc/echinoid mass (Hand: 0.01; HVAC: 0.004; p = 0.62) and live-collected molluscs relative to complete dead molluscs (Hand: 0.067; HVAC: 0.064; p = 0.96). The results of this study do not necessarily indicate an unbiased sampling process but rather that both methodologies produced comparable, statistically indistinguishable estimates, thus justifying their joint usage when obtaining benthic samples for analyses.}, keywords = {Biology; SIZE; Mollusks; Fossils; taphonomy; SCUBA; sampling methodology; conservation paleobiology; MOLLUSCAN DEATH ASSEMBLAGES}, year = {2025}, eissn = {1029-2381} } @article{MTMT:36095748, title = {Skull morphology of Foxemys (Testudines: Pleurodira: Bothremydidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Massecaps, Cruzy, southern France}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36095748}, author = {Tong, H. and Buffetaut, E. and Claude, J.}, doi = {10.1080/08912963.2025.2478209}, journal-iso = {HIST BIOL}, journal = {HISTORICAL BIOLOGY}, unique-id = {36095748}, issn = {0891-2963}, year = {2025}, eissn = {1029-2381} } @article{MTMT:36128039, title = {The phylogenetic relationships of the Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) and the Solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria) within Columbidae (Aves: Columbiformes), including other large extinct taxa, based on morphological data}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36128039}, author = {Parish, J.C.}, doi = {10.1080/08912963.2025.2473546}, journal-iso = {HIST BIOL}, journal = {HISTORICAL BIOLOGY}, volume = {2025}, unique-id = {36128039}, issn = {0891-2963}, year = {2025}, eissn = {1029-2381}, pages = {1} } @article{MTMT:36154839, title = {A new Sarmatian (late Middle Miocene) vertebrate assemblage from the periphery of the Forecarpathian Basin}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36154839}, author = {Kovalchuk, Oleksandr and Tuzyak, Yaryna and Gorobets, Leonid and Yanenko, Vadym and Swidnicka, Ewa and Dubikovska, Anastasiia and Stefaniak, Krzysztof and Barkaszi, Zoltán}, doi = {10.1080/08912963.2025.2461156}, journal-iso = {HIST BIOL}, journal = {HISTORICAL BIOLOGY}, unique-id = {36154839}, issn = {0891-2963}, abstract = {A new Early Sarmatian s.l. (Volhynian, late Middle Miocene) vertebrate assemblage is described from the outskirts of the Forecarpathian Basin, which at that time was an integral part of the Eastern Paratethys. The studied fossils come from greenish-grey and black silts and clays of the Kharalug locality (Rivne Oblast, Ukraine), which palaeogeographically is situated nearby to the north-eastern coast of the basin. The studied sample comprises 115 specimens, mainly of fish bones, whereas reptiles (turtles) and birds (ducks) are represented by a single bone each. The fish remains have been assigned to five genera and three families (Cyprinidae, Siluridae, and Percidae), of which percids are the most abundant being represented by pikeperches (Leobergia, Sander) and perches (Perca). The studied Kharalug assemblage is likely mixed, its taxonomic composition is relatively poor, and, although less diverse, demonstrates some similarity to assemblages of the subsequent (Bessarabian) stage of the Eastern Paratethys. The ecological features of the revealed taxa along with the geological and palaeogeographical contexts suggest a shoreside freshened palaeoenvironment for the Kharalug locality, possibly a lagoon or a lake at some distance from the coastline. The obtained results may contribute to the reconstruction of local Miocene palaeoenvironments within the Paratethyan realm.}, keywords = {Biology; DIVERSITY; MORPHOLOGY; Vertebrates; EASTERN-EUROPE; LATE NEOGENE; CENTRAL PARATETHYS; Estuary; Palaeoenvironment; Geoemydidae; Western Ukraine; DUCKS AVES ANATIDAE; WATER FISH-FAUNA; MAUREMYS TESTUDINES; MILNE-EDWARDS}, year = {2025}, eissn = {1029-2381}, orcid-numbers = {Kovalchuk, Oleksandr/0000-0002-9545-208X; Gorobets, Leonid/0000-0002-5492-7878; Stefaniak, Krzysztof/0000-0002-4116-7275; Barkaszi, Zoltán/0000-0003-3155-6362} } @article{MTMT:36158389, title = {The oldest occurrence of Lepisosteus (Ginglymodi: Lepisosteiformes: Lepisosteidae) in Gondwana}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36158389}, author = {Costa, Vítor P. G. and Aureliano, Tito and de Aguilar Santos, Claude Luiz and Ghilardi, Aline M.}, doi = {10.1080/08912963.2025.2504475}, journal-iso = {HIST BIOL}, journal = {HISTORICAL BIOLOGY}, unique-id = {36158389}, issn = {0891-2963}, year = {2025}, eissn = {1029-2381}, pages = {1-8}, orcid-numbers = {Costa, Vítor P. G./0009-0003-5170-4286; Aureliano, Tito/0000-0002-6918-0519; Ghilardi, Aline M./0000-0001-9136-0236} } @article{MTMT:36174847, title = {Evidence of osteophagia in Mesozoic mammals: multituberculate tooth marks on a hadrosaurid maxilla from the Late Cretaceous of the Russian Far East}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36174847}, author = {Skutschas, P.P. and Bapinaev, R.A. and Parakhin, I.A. and Bolotsky, I.Y. and Bolotsky, Y.L. and Averianov, A.O.}, doi = {10.1080/08912963.2025.2501321}, journal-iso = {HIST BIOL}, journal = {HISTORICAL BIOLOGY}, unique-id = {36174847}, issn = {0891-2963}, year = {2025}, eissn = {1029-2381} } @article{MTMT:34728890, title = {Palaeontological and taphonomical investigations of the exceptionally rich concentration of Miocene vertebrate coprolites from Pécs-Danitzpuszta (Hungary, Mecsek Mts.)}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34728890}, author = {Román, Zsófia and Segesdi, Martin and Sebe, Krisztina and Földes, Tamás and Bakrač, Koraljka and Virág, Attila and Botfalvai, Gábor}, doi = {10.1080/08912963.2024.2324435}, journal-iso = {HIST BIOL}, journal = {HISTORICAL BIOLOGY}, volume = {37}, unique-id = {34728890}, issn = {0891-2963}, abstract = {Thousands of coprolites have been collected from the Upper Miocene (Tortonian/Pannonian) sands of the Pécs-Danitzpuszta sand pit, one of the most important mixed Neogene vertebrate localities in Hungary. Although, the locality has been known for centuries, the coprolites have not been investigated in detail. We describe these fossils and explore their palaeoecological significance. Coprolites were examined with thin sections, X-ray powder diffraction and computed tomography. Their surface is mostly smooth, desiccation cracks were not observed. All coprolites mainly consist of apatite, indicating most probably a carnivorous diet. No evidence of herbivory has been found so far. The coprolites contain remains belonging to several groups: ostracod carapaces, bivalve shells, vertebrae from bony fishes, fish scales, as well as teeth. The CT scans show inhomogeneities in the matrix; however, in most cases they do not reliably indicate inclusions. The taphonomical features suggest rapid burial and most likely an aquatic origin. The spiral morphotype could be attributed to fishes with spiral intestinal valves. Teeth of reef-associated fish taxa indicate Badenian age for some specimens, though the coprolite assemblage might include older and younger specimens as well.}, keywords = {Lake Pannon; Paratethys; Miocene; VERTEBRATE COPROLITES; coprolite taphonomy}, year = {2025}, eissn = {1029-2381}, pages = {663-678}, orcid-numbers = {Sebe, Krisztina/0000-0002-4647-2199; Virág, Attila/0000-0002-5530-0065; Botfalvai, Gábor/0000-0002-5479-9036} }