A short review of the state of the art of research on insects from the Cretaceous period is given. The recent achievements and priorities for future efforts are indicated. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. The Cretaceous, the geologic period from circa 145 to 66 million years (Ma) ago is a complex time period in Earth's history (Gale, 2000; Keller, 2008; Cohen et al., 2013). Generally s...

The paper presents original and published data of radioisotope dating volcanic rocks the Magellan Seamounts. These available geological materials allow us to distinguish five major complexes different ages in guyots Seamounts: 1 — Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous (earliest Cretaceous); 2 Early (Apt-Albian); 3 (Late Cenomanian-Turonian- Campanian); 4 Campanian-Maastrichian); 5 Cenozoic. Each these...

Mawsoniidae are a fossil family of actinistian fish popularly known as coelacanths, which are found in continental and marine paleoenvironments. The taxon is considered monophyletic, including five valid genera (Axelrodichthys, Chinlea, Diplurus, Mawsonia and Parnaibaia) and 11 genera with some taxonomical controversy (Alcoveria, Changxingia, Garnbergia, Heptanema, Indocoelacanthus, Libys, Lual...

We apply the carbonate clumped isotope thermometer (D47) to macrofossils from the Baculites compressus ( 73.5 Ma) and the Hoploscaphites nebrascensis ( 67 Ma) ammonite zones of the Western Interior Seaway (WIS) of North America, and nearby coeval terrestrial and open marine environments. The carbonate clumped isotope thermometer is based on a single-phase isotope exchange equilibrium that promo...

statistical studies on palynology contents of late cretaceous to paleocene age gurpi formation in a surface section in zagros basin,sw iran indicate changes in abundance, species diversity, ratio of spiniferites to cyclonephelium (s/c), palynological marine index(pmi) values and organic facies. these palynological variations clearly reflect fluctuations in relative sea-level and depositionalenv...

in the area sw of arak, intrusives are emplaced into metasediments of early mesozoic age. the intrusive rocks vary in morphology, structure and mineralogy, and exhibit various degrees of alterations; rb-sr geochronological data have been obtained to constrain their timing. there are three different groups of granitic rocks in the area: (a) the astaneh intrusion, consisting of granite, biotite g...

The synlestid damselfly, Cretaphylolestes cretacicus gen. et sp. nov., is described from the Lower Cretaceous Shouchang Formation (lower Aptian) of Zhejiang Province, Eastern China. It oldest Synlestidae, as we exclude Late Jurassic–Early genus Gaurimacia this family. clade Lestiformia currently represented in Mesozoic by two Early genera its stem group, a Perilestidae mid-Cretaceous Burmese am...

The sedimentary history and facies development of southern Egypt during the Latest Cretaceous Early Paleogene is summarized. G . eugubina Zone reported for first time from middle Egypt, where conglomerate usually marking a disconformity at Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary, absent. Uppermost Maastrichtian strata are attributed to M prinsii Zone, Late index foraminifer Abathomphalus mayaroensis (Boll...