the asmari formation at nil anticline area has been studied in order to determine faunal assemblages, the age and the paleoecology. paleontological and biostratigraphical studies led to the identification of 5 faunal assemblages. as a result, the age of the asmari formation in this section, with 291m thickness, is rupelian/chattian-burdigalian. extension of the large benthic foraminifera sugges...

The emergence of animal husbandry in the Netherlands remains subject much speculation. Challenges identifying domesticated animals among faunal remains, inconsistent excavation documentation, and flawed radiocarbon analysis have resulted questionable chronologies. This paper examines available evidence from selected sites which are mainstay early examples Netherlands, between 5000 4000 BCE.1 We...

BACKGROUND Eolambia caroljonesa is known from copious remains from the lower Cenomanian Mussentuchit Member of the Cedar Mountain Formation in eastern Utah; however, the taxon has been only briefly described. Thus, we present herein a complete osteological description of Eolambia. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS The description of Eolambia presented here is based upon the holotype partial skel...

Madagascar is well known for producing exceptional fossils. However, the record for selachians remains relatively poorly known. Paleontological reconnaissance on the island of Nosy Makamby, off northwest Madagascar, has produced a previously undescribed assemblage of Miocene fossils. Based on isolated teeth, ten taxonomic groups are identified: Otodus, Carcharhinus, Galeocerdo, Rhizoprionodon, ...

Upper abyssal to lower bathyal benthic foraminifers from ODP Sites 689 (present water depth 2080 m) and 690 (present water depth 2941 m) on Maud Rise (eastern Weddell Sea, Antarctica) are reliable indicators of Maestrichtian through Neogene changes in the deep-water characteristics at high southern latitudes. Benthic foraminiferal faunas were divided into eight assemblages, with periods of faun...

As a successful technique for identifying residential mobility in other areas, this study investigates the feasibility of using 87Sr/86Sr analysis to track the movements of the ancient peoples of Egypt and Nubia in the Nile Valley, who interacted via trade, warfare, and political occupations over millennia. Dental enamel from faunal remains is used to examine variability in strontium sources in...

Historical patterns of diversity, biogeography and faunal turnover remain poorly understood for Wallacea, the biologically and geologically complex island region between the Asian and Australian continental shelves. A distinctive Quaternary vertebrate fauna containing the small-bodied hominin Homo floresiensis, pygmy Stegodon proboscideans, varanids and giant murids has been described from Flor...

We sampled 143 individuals from Rancho La Brea (RLB) large faunal collections for bone collagen stable carbon (dC) and nitrogen (dN) isotope ratios. These collections were recovered from asphalt seeps in the Los Angeles Basin, California, USA, and date from f 40 to 12 ka. Our findings indicate that despite a slight reduction in collagen nitrogen content, RLB skeletal remains are relatively well...

Documenting the intentional structuring of space by hunter-gatherers can be challenging, especially in complex cave contexts. One approach is spatial analysis discard patterns. Here, authors consider distribution faunal remains from Lower Magdalenian Level 115 El Mirón Cave, Cantabria, to assess a possible function for an unusual alignment rocks. Although it impossible determine whether was int...