This study investigates the palaeoecology of fossil perissodactyls (equids) from late Miocene Maragheh, northwestern Iran. We used dental micro- and mesowear techniques to draw robust inferences about equid paleoenvironment. Mesowear microwear analyses were applied upper molars three species hipparionine horses. For this purpose, we investigated samples fossiliferous localities: Rohanion, Azim,...

Due to the relatively small number of lakes in southern part Belarus, Polesie region, each lake and its bottom sediments are great scientific interest for palaeoecological reconstructions. Lake Sporovskoye is one largest Belarusian Polesie, previously studied field palaeoecology by a researchers. The discovery 2018 Kakoryca-4 archaeological site near inspired beginning this study, during which ...

Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is a commonly-used geophysical technique, yet the use of water-penetrating (WPR) has been less-well researched and published on. This surprising, given wide GPR on ice success early aquatic experiments in 1970s 1980s. The past 15 years have seen advances modes antenna deployment, understanding limiting environmental conditions applications to geotechnical engineer...

The bone histology of the turtle shell is valuable for addressing osteoderm and shell formation, reconstruction of fossil integumentary soft-tissue structures, phylogenetic hypotheses and functional aspects of the turtle shell, with both carapace and plastron showing similar results. Besides intrinsic physiological factors, the shell bones are proposed to be influenced by a mosaic of phylogenet...