A partial catalogue of fossil remains of Theropithecus

Theropithecus ◽  
1993 ◽  
pp. 499-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Delson ◽  
Gerald G. Eck ◽  
Meave G. Leakey ◽  
Nina G. Jablonski
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Remains

The Earliest Tool-makers

Antiquity ◽  
1956 ◽  
Vol 30 (117) ◽  
pp. 4-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Oakley
Keyword(s):  
Practical Importance ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Fossil Remains

Man has been defined in many ways, as the talking animal, the religious animal, and so on, but the most satisfactory definition from the scientific point of view is probably Man the Tool-maker. One might ask, why bother to define man, considering his uniqueness and self-evident characteristics? But from the standpoint of students of evolution, particularly those concerned with the interpretation of fossil remains of early man and his possible ancestors, to define man is of practical importance.

scholarly journals Discovery of Fossil Remains of an Arctic Flora in Central Sweden

Nature ◽  
1887 ◽  
Vol 36 (922) ◽  
pp. 211-212
Author(s):  
A. G. NATHORST
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Remains

scholarly journals Excavation & Conservation of Fossils from the Baynunah Formation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn Fox
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Late Miocene ◽  
Field Experiences ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Desert Environment ◽  
Sandy Desert ◽  
Fossil Remains ◽  
Past Life

The recovery, preparation, and conservation of fossil remains found in the late Miocene Baynunah Formation, Abu Dhabi, present special challenges. In this chapter, field experiences are covered, and solutions are proposed for some of the challenges for the recovery and conservation of fossils in this sandy desert environment. This chapter provides paleontologists and those concerned with Abu Dhabi’s fossil heritage, whether in the field or the laboratory, with suggestions for best practices in the collection, preparation, molding and casting, and long-term conservation of this evidence of past life.

scholarly journals Early Agenian rhinocerotids from Wischberg (Canton Bern, Switzerland) and clarification of the systematics of the genus Diaceratherium

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Jame ◽  
Jérémy Tissier ◽  
Olivier Maridet ◽  
Damien Becker
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Phylogenetic Study ◽  
Fossil Remains ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Good State ◽  
The Future ◽  
Faunal Diversity ◽  
Faunal List ◽  
First Time

Background. Wischberg is a Swiss locality in Bern Canton which has yielded numerous vertebrates remains from the earliest Miocene (= MN1). It has a very rich faunal diversity, one of the richest in Switzerland for this age. Among all the mammals reported in the original faunal list 70 years ago, three rhinocerotid species were identified. The material consists of two fragmentary skulls, cranial fragments, several mandibles, teeth and postcranial bones, in a rather good state of preservation. Results. After reexamination of the material from this locality (curated in three different Swiss museums), and comparison with holotype specimens, we show that all rhinocerotid specimens from Wischberg can be referred to just two species. Most of the material can be attributed to the large size teleoceratine Diaceratherium lemanense, while only a few specimens, including a skull and mandible, belong to the much smaller sized Pleuroceros pleuroceros. We describe and illustrate for the first time most of these fossil remains. However, the systematics of the genus Diaceratherium is currently controversial, and we attempt to elucidate it based on our new observations, though a large-scale phylogenetic study should be done in the future to resolve it. The rhinocerotid association found in Wischberg is nonetheless typical of the MN1 biozone, which results from a faunal renewal occurring just before the end of the Oligocene.

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