@article{MTMT:36391873,
	title = {Past, present, and future of southern Gondwanan turtles: a view from the South},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36391873},
	author = {Sterli, Juliana and Vlachos, Evangelos},
	doi = {10.1016/j.gr.2025.09.013},
	journal-iso = {GONDWANA RES},
	journal = {GONDWANA RESEARCH},
	volume = {150},
	unique-id = {36391873},
	issn = {1342-937X},
	year = {2026},
	eissn = {1878-0571},
	pages = {185-196},
	orcid-numbers = {Sterli, Juliana/0000-0003-2942-5558; Vlachos, Evangelos/0000-0002-1980-7109}
}

@article{MTMT:36441850,
	title = {Paleontological and paleoecological significance of the oldest highly productive Upper Cretaceous (lowermost Maastrichtian) bonebed of Haţeg Basin (western Romania; Densuş-Ciula Formation)},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36441850},
	author = {Botfalvai, Gábor and Csiki-Sava, Zoltán and Magyar, János and Páll-Gergely, Barna and Koczó, Levente and Ţabără, Daniel and Konecsni, Gergő and Budai, Soma},
	doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0335893},
	journal-iso = {PLOS ONE},
	journal = {PLOS ONE},
	volume = {20},
	unique-id = {36441850},
	abstract = {Recent extensive fieldwork in the Densuş-Ciula Formation in Haţeg Basin has led to the discovery of several important high-diversity bonebeds. Among the excavated locations, site K2 is by far the most significant, as based on its stratigraphical position it is considered the oldest known (earliest Maastrichtian) highly diversified vertebrate site in the entire Haţeg Basin, and thus provides a good starting point for paleofaunistic, paleoecological and biostratigraphic comparisons with other similar sites across the Transylvanian area. During this study, detailed sedimentological, palynological, invertebrate- and vertebrate paleontological investigations were conducted to reconstruct the former paleoenvironment and the different depositional processes that allowed the formation of this productive bonebed. More than 800 vertebrate fossils were collected from an approximately 4.75 m 2 area of the bonebed horizon of site K2 representing at least 17 species including fish, amphibians, turtles, squamates, crocodyliforms, dinosaurs, pterosaurs and mammals, ranking this site among the most taxonomically diverse ones within the basin. The sedimentological investigation points towards a lacustrine depositional environment in which a high-diversity, multitaxic, multidominant mixed assemblage was accumulated on a flood-related delta due to a sudden drop in transport energy. Based on its stratigraphical position, site K2 represents the oldest vertebrate site within the Haţeg area and suggests a remarkable large-scale faunal stability on the Haţeg Island during the Maastrichtian. The dominant elements of the local fauna were already present in the earliest Maastrichtian, and no significant differences in faunal composition can be detected between this oldest and other, younger vertebrate assemblages of Haţeg Basin, at least at the level of higher taxa. Furthermore, just as the faunal composition, the dominance spectrum of the different taxa has not changed significantly among the Maastrichtian sites of Haţeg Basin.},
	year = {2025},
	eissn = {1932-6203},
	orcid-numbers = {Botfalvai, Gábor/0000-0002-5479-9036; Csiki-Sava, Zoltán/0000-0001-7144-0327; Páll-Gergely, Barna/0000-0002-6167-7221}
}

@article{MTMT:36482117,
	title = {A ziphodont crocodylomorph from Villaggio del Pescatore Lagerstätte (Campanian, Italy)},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36482117},
	author = {Muscioni, Marco and Chiarenza, Alfio Alessandro and Nicholl, Cecily S C and Perentin, Tullio and Dreossi, Diego and Fanti, Federico},
	doi = {10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf171},
	journal-iso = {ZOOL J LINN SOC-LOND},
	journal = {ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY},
	volume = {205},
	unique-id = {36482117},
	issn = {0024-4082},
	abstract = {Crocodylomorph diversity in Europe peaked during the Late Cretaceous, with eusuchians dominating the fossil record. However, ziphodont forms, including the enigmatic Doratodon, are increasingly recognized from multiple Santonian–Maastrichtian European localities. A new occurrence from the earliest Campanian Villaggio del Pescatore site in northeastern Italy represents the most complete notosuchian from the latest Cretaceous Mediterranean carbonate platforms. High-resolution micro-computed tomographic imaging reveals key dental features, including alternate, asymmetric tooth replacement and varied tooth morphologies lacking denticulated carinae. The preserved neurovascular architecture of the specimen also provides new data on trigeminal innervation, suggesting high tactile sensitivity. Comparisons with both eastern and western European taxa support the hypothesis of biogeographical partitioning between the western Ibero-Armorican region, the Adriatic–Dinaric Carbonate Platform (ADCP), and the remaining eastern European archipelago. The Villaggio del Pescatore occurrence increases the faunal diversity from the site and strengthens the biogeographical links between Italian and other eastern European faunas, while also emphasizing evolutionary divergence from western forms, such as Doratodon ibericus. This specimen bridges a gap in the geographical distribution of Doratodon-like forms and suggests intermittent faunal exchanges across ADCP landmasses, underscoring the pivotal role of the ADCP in the persistence, diversification, and dispersal of ziphodont crocodylomorphs and other vertebrates across the Late Cretaceous European Archipelago.},
	year = {2025},
	eissn = {1096-3642},
	orcid-numbers = {Muscioni, Marco/0000-0002-1429-0294; Chiarenza, Alfio Alessandro/0000-0001-5525-6730; Nicholl, Cecily S C/0000-0003-2860-2604; Dreossi, Diego/0000-0003-2727-1145; Fanti, Federico/0000-0002-2961-8301}
}

@article{MTMT:36290670,
	title = {The paleoecology and taphonomy of a Santonian-Campanian (Upper Cretaceous) dinosaur-bearing vertebrate locality from Bulgaria: a window into an underexplored part of the Late Cretaceous European Archipelago},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36290670},
	author = {Nikolov, V and Pavlishina, P and Dochev, D and Brusatte, SL.},
	doi = {10.1186/s13358-025-00388-z},
	journal-iso = {SWISS J PALAEON},
	journal = {SWISS JOURNAL OF PALAEONTOLOGY},
	volume = {144},
	unique-id = {36290670},
	issn = {1664-2376},
	abstract = {The Upper Cretaceous European vertebrate fossil record has improved significantly in the past three decades but there still remain chronostratigraphic and geographic gaps, which obscure our understanding of the paleobiogeography and evolution within the insular environments of the Late Cretaceous European Archipelago. Recently, a new vertebrate locality of late Santonian–early Campanian age was discovered in westernmost Bulgaria, promising to fill some of these gaps. Here, we use a multidisciplinary approach involving palynology, paleontology and paleohistology to investigate aspects of the paleoecology and taphonomy of this new locality and to provide preliminary information on its taxonomic contents. Palynomorph data shows that the flora was dominated by angiosperms of the Normapolles group with subordinate presence of ferns and only rare gymnosperms. The association of the pollen taxa Krutzschipollis crassus and K. spatiosus supports latest Santonian to early Campanian age for the vertebrate-bearing strata. The floral composition and especially a number of fern spore humidity indicators imply the existence of a generally humid subtropical climate, with some seasonal droughts. Using palynofacies analysis, we infer a coastal, proximal shelf to oxidated deltaic or lagoonal depositional environment for the examined sedimentary succession. The locality has so far yielded 250 vertebrate specimens collected from eight strata. There are at least seven clades present, including lamniform sharks, lepisosteid gars, amphibians, turtles, crocodylomorphs, ornithopod and titanosaur dinosaurs, and possibly pterosaurs. Semi-aquatic and aquatic animals dominate the assemblage. Most common are turtles (about 30% of the sample), followed by dinosaurs. Skeletal elements are disarticulated, isolated and mostly fragmentary. Fossils are not sorted by size. Many of the fossil bones show signs of abrasion and bioerosion, both micro- and macroscopically. Paleohistological data reveal that all sampled dinosaur bones belong to subadult or adult individuals. We interpret the site to be an attritional assemblage. Taxonomic comparisons with other well-known Santonian to Maastrichtian fossil assemblages from Central (Hungary and Austria) and Eastern Europe (Romania and Serbia) indicate similarities with both the Santonian Iharkút-Ajka vertebrate fauna of Hungary and the younger Haţeg Island fauna of Romania, although additional material and more precise taxonomic identification of the Bulgarian fossils is needed. Our work presents the first more in-depth look at life on land in this currently underexplored part of the Late Cretaceous European Archipelago.},
	year = {2025},
	eissn = {1664-2384}
}

@article{MTMT:36241208,
	title = {New report of Late Cretaceous struthiosaurids from the Haţeg Basin, with an overview of the Transylvanian ankylosaur fossil record},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36241208},
	author = {Treiber, Tim and Csiki-Sava, Zoltán and Ebner, Aaron J. and Augustin, Felix J.},
	doi = {10.1007/s12549-025-00661-6},
	journal-iso = {PALAEOBIODIV PALAEOENV},
	journal = {PALAEOBIODIVERSITY AND PALAEOENVIRONMENTS},
	volume = {105},
	unique-id = {36241208},
	issn = {1867-1594},
	keywords = {Late cretaceous; Ankylosauria; Ha & tcedil;eg Island; Struthiosauridae; <italic>Struthiosaurus</italic>},
	year = {2025},
	eissn = {1867-1608},
	pages = {517-543},
	orcid-numbers = {Csiki-Sava, Zoltán/0000-0001-7144-0327}
}

@article{MTMT:36139329,
	title = {Turtle species extinction across the Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36139329},
	author = {Vlachos, Evangelos},
	doi = {10.1017/pab.2024.36},
	journal-iso = {PALEOBIOLOGY},
	journal = {PALEOBIOLOGY},
	volume = {50},
	unique-id = {36139329},
	issn = {0094-8373},
	abstract = {The last mass extinction event some 66 million years ago at the Late Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary caused the extinction of many clades, including the non-avian dinosaurs. Turtles, as well as several other vertebrate clades, survived. However, the debate about whether the diversity of turtles was affected during this event is still ongoing. Here, I calculate a global turtle diversity curve at the species level that shows that the diversity of turtle species was already in decline since the Campanian, before the extinction event, and was further reduced during the Danian. The sample coverage of turtle occurrences at the stage level is also calculated and discussed.},
	keywords = {ECOLOGY; DYNAMICS; DIVERSITY; fossil record; Biodiversity conservation; evolutionary biology; Testudines; AMERICAN TURTLES; WORLD TURTLES},
	year = {2024},
	eissn = {1938-5331},
	pages = {641-647}
}

@article{MTMT:32871729,
	title = {Reappraisal of the braincase anatomy of the ornithopod dinosaurs Telmatosaurus and Zalmoxes from the Upper Cretaceous of the Haţeg Basin (Romania) and the taxonomic reassessment of some previously referred specimens},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/32871729},
	author = {Augustin, FJ. and Dumbravă, MD. and Bastiaans, D and Csiki-Sava, Zoltán},
	doi = {10.1007/s12542-022-00621-x},
	journal-iso = {PALAEONTOL Z},
	journal = {PALAEONTOLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT},
	volume = {97},
	unique-id = {32871729},
	issn = {0031-0220},
	year = {2023},
	eissn = {1867-6812},
	pages = {129-145},
	orcid-numbers = {Augustin, FJ./0000-0002-7787-5601; Csiki-Sava, Zoltán/0000-0001-7144-0327}
}

@article{MTMT:34128741,
	title = {The Rhabdodontidae (Dinosauria, Ornithischia), an enigmatic dinosaur group endemic to the Late Cretaceous European Archipelago},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34128741},
	author = {Augustin, FJ. and Ősi, Attila and Csiki-Sava, Zoltán},
	doi = {10.3897/fr.26.108967},
	journal-iso = {FOSS REC},
	journal = {FOSSIL RECORD: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCE},
	volume = {26},
	unique-id = {34128741},
	issn = {2193-0066},
	abstract = {The Rhabdodontidae was one of the most important dinosaur groups inhabiting the Late Cretaceous European Archipelago. Currently, the clade comprises nine species within six genera, which have been found in southern France, northern Spain, eastern Austria, western Hungary and western Romania, ranging from the Santonian to the late Maastrichtian. Phylogenetic analyses consistently place the Rhabdodontidae at the very base of the iguanodontian radiation, whereas the in-group relationships of rhabdodontids are relatively poorly understood; nevertheless, the clade seems to have had a rather complicated biogeographical history. Generally, rhabdodontids were small- to medium-sized, probably habitually bipedal herbivores, characterised by a rather stocky build and a comparatively large, triangular skull. Several lines of evidence suggest that they were presumably gregarious animals, as well as selective browsers that fed on fibrous plants and occupied different ecological niches than sympatric herbivorous dinosaur clades. Moreover, the sympatry of at least two rhabdodontid taxa was rather common and can be explained, at least in some instances, by niche partitioning. While rhabdodontids disappeared prior to the K/Pg extinction event in Western Europe, they survived close to the end of the Cretaceous in Eastern Europe, where they were amongst the last non-avian dinosaurs still present before the end of the Cretaceous. In this paper, we provide an overview of the rhabdodontid taxonomic history, diversity, phylogenetic relationships and palaeobiogeographic history, as well as palaeoecology and extinction. In addition, we also highlight still open questions on each of these topics and suggest potential future research directions.},
	year = {2023},
	eissn = {1860-1014},
	pages = {171-189},
	orcid-numbers = {Augustin, FJ./0000-0002-7787-5601; Ősi, Attila/0000-0003-2967-997X; Csiki-Sava, Zoltán/0000-0001-7144-0327}
}

@{MTMT:34607198,
	title = {Klimawandel und Gesundheit},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34607198},
	author = {Augustin, Jobst and Burkart, Katrin and Endlicher, Wilfried and Herrmann, Alina and Jochner-Oette, Susanne and Koppe, Christina and Menzel, Annette and Mücke, Hans-Guido and Sauerborn, Rainer},
	booktitle = {Klimawandel in Deutschland: Entwicklung, Folgen, Risiken und Perspektiven},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-662-66696-8_14},
	unique-id = {34607198},
	abstract = {Die Autorinnen und Autoren betrachten in diesem Kapitel mögliche direkte und indirekte gesundheitliche Auswirkungen des Klimawandels in Deutschland und die jeweils spezifischen Anpassungsmaßnahmen. Thematisiert werden besonders klimasensible Erkrankungen, die im Zusammenhang mit Hitze und Kälte, UV-Strahlung, Pollenflug, Luftverschmutzung und Infektionserregern stehen. Abschließend wird auf wichtige gesundheitliche Aspekte des Klimaschutzes verwiesen, vor allem auf gesundheitliche co-benefits und die Rolle von nachhaltigen, resilienten Gesundheitssystemen.},
	year = {2023},
	pages = {171-189}
}

@article{MTMT:33929872,
	title = {A well preserved pan-pleurodiran (Dortokidae) turtle from the English Lower Cretaceous and the first radiometric date for the Wessex Formation (Hauterivian-Barremian) of the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33929872},
	author = {Jacobs, Megan L. and Pérez-García, Adán and Martín-Jiménez, Marcos and Mottram, Catherine M. and Martill, David M. and Gale, Andrew S. and Mattsson, Oliver and Wood, Charles},
	doi = {10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105590},
	journal-iso = {CRETACEOUS RES},
	journal = {CRETACEOUS RESEARCH},
	volume = {150},
	unique-id = {33929872},
	issn = {0195-6671},
	year = {2023},
	eissn = {1095-998X},
	orcid-numbers = {Mattsson, Oliver/0009-0000-6984-8761}
}

@article{MTMT:33321013,
	title = {A new ornithopod dinosaur, Transylvanosaurus platycephalus gen. et sp. nov. (Dinosauria: Ornithischia), from the Upper Cretaceous of the Haeg Basin, Romania},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33321013},
	author = {Augustin, FJ. and Bastiaans, D and Dumbrava, MD. and Csiki-Sava, Zoltán},
	doi = {10.1080/02724634.2022.2133610},
	journal-iso = {J VERTEBR PALEONTOL},
	journal = {JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY},
	volume = {42},
	unique-id = {33321013},
	issn = {0272-4634},
	abstract = {Rhabdodontid dinosaurs were a group of medium-sized iguanodontian ornithopods from the Late Cretaceous of Europe. The uppermost Cretaceous continental deposits from the Haeg Basin of western Romania yielded a very rich assemblage of vertebrates including abundant rhabdodontid remains, which have been exclusively referred to the genus Zalmoxes thus far. Here we describe a new rhabdodontid dinosaur, Transylvanosaurus platycephalus gen. et sp. nov., from the uppermost Cretaceous of the Haeg Basin. The holotype of the new taxon was discovered in early-late Maastrichtian strata near Pui in the eastern part of the basin and comprises the articulated basicranium and both frontals. Transylvanosaurus differs from all previously reported rhabdodontids in having particularly wide and crested frontals, elongated and straight paroccipital processes that make only a gentle lateral curve and project mostly posterolaterally, prominent and massive prootic processes that extend mainly anterolaterally and ventrally, wide and crest-like basal tubera that meet the long axis of the braincase at a very flat angle, widely splayed basipterygoid processes that extend mainly ventrolaterally and slightly anteriorly, as well as a well-developed notch on the lateral side of the basicranium that is continuous, straight, and inclined anteroventrally. Phylogenetic analyses employing two different datasets consistently recovered the new taxon within the Rhabdodontidae, at the base of the iguanodontian radiation. Based on the morphological comparisons presented herein, we propose a particularly close relationship between Transylvanosaurus and Rhabdodon from southern France, which in turn provides evidence for a more complex biogeographic history of the Rhabdodontidae than previously thought.},
	year = {2022},
	eissn = {1937-2809},
	orcid-numbers = {Csiki-Sava, Zoltán/0000-0001-7144-0327}
}

@article{MTMT:34898169,
	title = {Spatial and Temporal Distribution of the Island-Dwelling Kogaionidae (Mammalia, Multituberculata) in the Uppermost Cretaceous of Transylvania (Western Romania)},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34898169},
	author = {Csiki-Sava, Zoltán and Vremir, M. and Meng, J. and Vasile, S. and Brusatte, S.L. and Norell, M.A.},
	doi = {10.1206/0003-0090.456.1.1},
	journal-iso = {B AM MUS NAT HIST},
	journal = {BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY},
	volume = {456},
	unique-id = {34898169},
	issn = {0003-0090},
	abstract = {The latest Cretaceous kogaionid multituberculates from Transylvania (western Romania) were part of an endemic European clade of mammals that underwent an insular radiation at the end of the Cretaceous and then survived the end-Cretaceous mass extinction that extinguished many groups of contemporary therians. Transylvanian kogaionids lived on what was an island during the latest Cretaceous-"Hateg Island"-and their fossils are found in the uppermost Campanian to upper Maastrichtian deposits of the Hateg, Rusca Montana, and southwestern Transylvanian basins. This fossil record has improved dramatically over the past several decades, in part resulting from our decade-long joint Romanian-American-Scottish fieldwork, and comprises one of the most impressive and complete archives of Mesozoic mammals, including not only jaws and teeth but several incomplete skulls and partial skeletons. We here review the fossil record of kogaionids from Transylvania. We report four new occurrences from the Hateg Basin, update information on previously described ones, and use our database to reassess the chronostratigraphical and geographical distribution of kogaionids and their evolutionary patterns. Although it was previously suggested that large and small kogaionids had largely mutually exclusive spatial distributions, we recognize the cooccurrence of small and large taxa in various units, suggesting a sympatric distribution across their entire chronostratigraphic range. We also identify a novel pattern: small kogaionids appear somewhat earlier than their larger relatives in all well-sampled sedimentary successions, suggesting that kogaionid colonizations of Hateg Island and component regions took place at small body size and that body size increased only later through local evolution. We find correlations between body size, preservation style, and sedimentary context, which give insight into kogaionid paleobiology and diversity. Larger kogaionids are represented more often by partial skulls and occasionally skeletons compared with small kogaionids, which are usually represented only by isolated teeth, regardless of provenance. Larger kogaionids currently have a higher recognized local taxic diversity than their smaller relatives. We hypothesize that this may be in part a consequence of preservational bias related to body size, as more complete specimens may be more easily diagnosed as distinct taxa than those that are represented by more fragmentary and/or incomplete fossils. If true, the taxic diversity of smaller kogaionids may currently be underestimated. Finally, we identify correspondence between sedimentary facies and preservation style. Red-colored fine-grained rocks, suggestive of well-drained, oxidized floodplain paleoenvironments, yield more complete specimens than drab, greenish or grayish sediments deposited in more poorly drained parts of the floodplain. This pattern may suggest habitat preferences for better-drained floodplain environments and a semifossorial lifestyle for some taxa. As the kogaionid fossil record improves, we can further test the hypotheses and patterns outlined above. The pace of new kogaionid discoveries by our team and others indicates that a more complete picture of kogaionid distribution, paleobiology, and evolution will emerge in the coming years, contributing to a more profound understanding of this peculiar group of island-dwelling Mesozoic mammals.},
	keywords = {EVOLUTION; SYSTEMATICS; DEPOSITS; Biodiversity conservation; South Carpathians; NALAT-VAD; FORMATION HATEG BASIN; DINOSAUR-BEARING; RUSCA MONTANA; RAUL MARE},
	year = {2022},
	eissn = {1937-3546},
	pages = {1-109},
	orcid-numbers = {Csiki-Sava, Zoltán/0000-0001-7144-0327}
}

@article{MTMT:33258366,
	title = {GOOD OR BAD LUCK? – AN ‘OX-BOW’ DEPOSIT FROM OARDA DE JOS (ALBA COUNTY, ROMANIA) - PRELIMINARY RESULTS},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33258366},
	author = {Solomon, Alexandru and Codrea, Vlad A. and Venczel, Márton and Bordeianu, Marian and Trif, Nicolae and Fărcaș, Cristina},
	journal-iso = {BRUKENTHAL},
	journal = {ACTA MUSEI BRUKENTHAL},
	volume = {17},
	unique-id = {33258366},
	issn = {1842-2691},
	year = {2022},
	eissn = {2285-9470},
	pages = {447-464},
	orcid-numbers = {Venczel, Márton/0000-0003-2200-3619}
}

@article{MTMT:33660573,
	title = {Dortokid turtle remains from the Upper Cretaceous of Cruzy (Hérault, southern France) and phylogenetic implications},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33660573},
	author = {Tong, Haiyan and Buffetaut, Eric and Claude, Julien},
	doi = {10.18563/pv.45.2.e3},
	journal-iso = {PALAEOVERTEBRATA},
	journal = {PALAEOVERTEBRATA},
	volume = {45},
	unique-id = {33660573},
	issn = {0031-0247},
	year = {2022},
	eissn = {2274-0333}
}