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"It exhibits very peculiar morphologies including fore-, mid-, and hindlegs nearly equal in robustness, and exceptionally stout femora in all three pairs of legs."

Researchers describe a unique, 'weird' Mesozoic cricket based on a well-preserved specimen from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber in northern Myanmar. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/fr.28.…

Researchers report a new species of Hypsodontus from the Dongxiang Formation at the Citan locality, China, dating to the late Early Miocene, marking the first definitive record of the type genus in China and the oldest record of this bovid genus. doi.org/10.3897/fr.28.…

First fossil frog and snake assemblage from southern Taiwan: a window into Pleistocene herpetofauna and paleoenvironments in subtropical East Asia. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/arphap… @fossil_record

Fossil Record's Journal Impact Factor has risen from 1.9 to 2.1, remaining in Q1 for Paleontology. fr.pensoft.net/news/908

The Early Miocene muroid fossils from the Ribesalbes-Alcora Basin reveal a diverse and abundant rodent assemblage, suggesting the region served as an ecological refuge and corridor during a period of widespread mammalian migrations across Iberia. doi.org/10.3897/fr.28.…

A new Scopus CiteScore for Fossil Record. fr.pensoft.net/news/880

Two new insect fossils from the Permian of Catalonia, including the first Iberian Probnidae, extend the known geographic range of pre-Triassic lineages adapted to arid environments. doi.org/10.3897/fr.28.…

The study presents new histological data on the pelvic bones of Metoposaurus krasiejowensis, showing their porous structure and growth patterns, and suggesting a reduced role for the hind limbs in locomotion during the Late Triassic. doi.org/10.3897/fr.28.…

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If you like dinosaurs, you're going to enjoy this discovery published in Vertebrate Zoology, a journal by @Senckenberg hosted on @ARPHAPlatform - the most complete stegosaurian skull ever found in Europe! blog.pensoft.net/2025/05/29/eur…

Re-evaluated fossils from Patagonia’s Salamanca Formation, originally collected in 1924, show similarities to early caimanines but lack definitive traits, leading to a cautious reassignment as Caimaninae indeterminate. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/fr.28.…

@mariolanzas5 You can read the free full paper published by @fossil_record here: fr.pensoft.net/article/148714/. Once again, congratulations on your great work, Alberto!

We are delighted to welcome Nicolas Hubert of @ird_fr as our new Deputy Editor-in-Chief. Read all about his appointment here: zse.pensoft.net/news/848

This study reports the first documented pathological vertebrae in the Triassic sauropterygian Paludidraco multidentatus. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/fr.28.… @PaleoAlber

Hades, god of the dead and king of the underworld, now has another title to add to his resume: deep-sea isopod. Read about five new #isopod species named after Greek mythological figures on the @Pensoft blog! 🔗 blog.pensoft.net/2025/04/25/had…

Welcome the first ever report of a pathology in Simosauridae "Pathological vertebrae in the holotype of Paludidraco multidentatus (Sauropterygia, Simosauridae) from the Upper Triassic of El Atance (Central Spain)" doi.org/10.3897/fr.28.… via @fossil_record

Researchers present new evidence for the youngest Naraoia and reassess naraoiid paleobiogeography using paleo-elevation models. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/fr.28.…