A guide to preparation protocols in palynology

JB Riding - Palynology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
A comprehensive, illustrated guide to the preparation (ie extraction, concentration and
microscope slide production) of palynomorphs from samples of sediments, sedimentary …

[HTML][HTML] The what, how and why of archaeological coprolite analysis

LM Shillito, JC Blong, EJ Green, EN van Asperen - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Coprolites are a highly informative but still underutilized proxy for understanding past
environments, palaeodiets, and ancient human health. Here we provide a critical review of …

The fossil record of parasitism: its extent and taphonomic constraints

K De Baets, JW Huntley, AA Klompmaker… - The evolution and fossil …, 2021 - Springer
The fossil record of parasites is limited thus far. A survey of the fossil record shows that some
modes of preservation show a higher potential for the preservation of parasitic remains or …

[HTML][HTML] Sharing food with hyenas: a latrine of Pachycrocuta brevirostris in the Early Pleistocene assemblage of Fuente Nueva-3 (Orce, Baza Basin, SE Spain)

MP Espigares, P Palmqvist, MD Rodríguez-Ruiz… - Archaeological and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Early Pleistocene archeological site of Fuente Nueva-3 (FN3) preserves some
of the oldest evidence of hominin presence in Western Europe, including a huge …

Invertebrate coprolites and cololites revised

D Knaust - Papers in Palaeontology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fossilized faeces (bromalites) are common in the geological record and have been
recognized for centuries, first for their peculiarity and later for sedimentological and …

The importance of fossils in understanding the evolution of parasites and their vectors

K De Baets, DTJ Littlewood - Advances in parasitology, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge concerning the diversity of parasitism and its reach across our current
understanding of the tree of life has benefitted considerably from novel molecular …

The diet of early birds based on modern and fossil evidence and a new framework for its reconstruction

CV Miller, M Pittman - Biological Reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Birds are some of the most diverse organisms on Earth, with species inhabiting a wide
variety of niches across every major biome. As such, birds are vital to our understanding of …

Herbivore coprolites from the south-central Andes. A multiproxy study at los Viscos archaeological site, Catamarca, Argentina

RS Petrigh, NJ Velázquez, MH Fugassa… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Coprolites are among the faunal traces of the archaeological and paleontological fossil
record. This is the first study of multiple proxies in herbivore coprolites from the South …

Fish and crab coprolites from the latest Triassic of the UK: From Buckland to the Mesozoic Marine Revolution

M Cueille, E Green, CJ Duffin, C Hildebrandt… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - Elsevier
Coprolites from the Rhaetian bone beds in south-west England can be assigned to
crustaceans and fishes. Here, we report crustacean microcoprolites, including …

[HTML][HTML] Taphonomic history and trophic interactions of an ammonoid fauna from the Upper Triassic Polzberg palaeobiota

A Lukeneder, P Lukeneder - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The taphonomic mechanisms of a mono-to pauci-specific ammonoid fauna comprising 3565
specimens from the lower Carnian Polzberg Konservat-Lagerstätte near Lunz am See …