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Our study shows that the flatworm fossil record is surprisingly aligned with new molecular phylogenies. Free-living forms existed by the...

Our study shows that the flatworm fossil record is surprisingly aligned with new molecular phylogenies. Free-living forms existed by the Ordovician, parasitic monopisthocotyleans at least since the Devonian. Multi-host eucestode tapeworms and trematodes emerged at least during the Permian and Cretaceous, respectively.

Just in time for #FossilFriday: Fossil constraints on the origin and evolution of #Platyhelminthes are surprisingly concordant with modern...

Just in time for
#FossilFriday: Fossil constraints on the origin and evolution of #Platyhelminthes are surprisingly concordant with modern molecular #phylogenies:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-4689.v41.e24002

#flatworms

#paleobiology

#paleontology

#fossils

#paleoparasitology

#helminths

#flatworms

"eLife" and "Science of the Total Environment" put on hold from Web of Science - the first seemingly specifically...

"eLife" and "Science of the Total Environment" put on hold from Web of Science - the first seemingly specifically related to their change in peer-review and publication policy, the second due to concerns raised about the quality of the content: https://retractionwatch.com/2024/10/24/elife-latest-in-string-of-major-journals-put-on-hold-from-web-of-science/ #science #publishing

Calibrations without raw data—A response to “Seasonal calibration of the end-cretaceous Chicxulub impact event”:...

Calibrations without raw data—A response to “Seasonal calibration of the end-cretaceous Chicxulub impact event”: https://peerj.com/articles/18519/ via
@PeerJ #paleobiology #Paleontology

- How can #international collaboration among #scientists, #policymakers, and #stakeholders improve the #sharing and use of #data and...

- How can #international collaboration among #scientists, #policymakers, and #stakeholders improve the #sharing and use of #data and #resources for studying invertebrates and parasites in the context of global #change?

Any new data, research and analyses on invertebrates which can contribute to these questions is very welcome.

- What initiatives have successfully increased #public understanding and #awareness of invertebrates and parasites, especially with respect...

- What initiatives have successfully increased #public understanding and #awareness of invertebrates and parasites, especially with respect to how #research findings are applied?

- How can we effectively design and implement #training programs to nurture the #nextgeneration of scientists specializing in invertebrate and parasite research?

- What are the implications of altered invertebrate and parasite dynamics for human #health, agriculture, and fisheries, and how can we...

- What are the implications of altered invertebrate and parasite dynamics for human #health, agriculture, and fisheries, and how can we #mitigate adverse effects while enhancing beneficial interactions?

- How can #collaborations between biologists, chemists, engineers, and designers foster innovative #biomimicry solutions inspired by invertebrates?

Topics include: - What genetic, physiological, and ecological traits contribute to the #resilience of invertebrates and parasites to...

Topics include:

- What genetic, physiological, and ecological traits contribute to the #resilience of invertebrates and parasites to human-induced #impacts and #climate change, and what adaptive #strategies do they employ?

- How do changes in #invertebrate and #parasite populations and distributions affect #ecosystem #services such as pollination, decomposition, and disease regulation?

The global #challenge i am coordinating with James Wasmuth: Invertebrates in the Anthropocene: Critical #Knowledge Gathering, #Dissemination...

The global #challenge i am coordinating with James Wasmuth: Invertebrates in the Anthropocene: Critical #Knowledge Gathering, #Dissemination and #Application to Mitigate Human-Induced #Global Impacts. #invertebrates #zoology #parasites #mitigation

https://peerj.com/journals/openadv-zoology/global-challenges/invertebrates-anthropocene

I am excited to announce the launch of PeerJ Open Advances in Zoology & my involvement as an Associate Editor! A new #OpenAccess journal...

I am excited to announce the launch of PeerJ Open Advances in Zoology & my involvement as an Associate Editor! A new #OpenAccess journal that tackles the most pressing challenges in animal life. No author fees! #Zoology #OpenScience

https://peerj.com/journals/openadv-zoology

Discriminating conodont recording bias: a case study from the Nanzhang-Yuan’an Lagerstätte: https://peerj.com/articles/18011/ via @PeerJ ...

Discriminating conodont recording bias: a case study from the Nanzhang-Yuan’an Lagerstätte: https://peerj.com/articles/18011/ via
@PeerJ #paleobiology #paleontology #FossilFriday #Fossils

Modelling take-off moment arms in an ornithocheiraean pterosaur: https://peerj.com/articles/17678/ via @PeerJ #paleobiology #paleontology...

Modelling take-off moment arms in an ornithocheiraean pterosaur: https://peerj.com/articles/17678/ via @PeerJ
#paleobiology #paleontology #modelling #flying #Evolution

Morphology and vocalization comparison of the Houston Toad and the Dwarf American Toad: implications for their historic range:...

Morphology and vocalization comparison of the Houston Toad and the Dwarf American Toad: implications for their historic range: https://peerj.com/articles/17635/ via @PeerJLife #biodiversity #conservation #ecology #zoology #PopulationEcology #toads #amphibians

Anatomy and size of Megateuthis, the largest belemnite"We collected data of the proportions of the hard parts of some Jurassic...

Anatomy and size of Megateuthis, the largest belemnite

"We collected data of the proportions of the hard parts of some Jurassic belemnites in order to learn about shared characteristics in their gross anatomy. This knowledge is then applied to the Bajocian genus Megateuthis, which is the largest known belemnite genus worldwide."

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-024-00320-x

#paleobiology #fossilfriday #fossils #paleontology #evolution

Estimating body volumes and surface areas of animals from cross-sectionshttps://peerj.com/articles/17479/ via @PeerJ #paleobiology...

Estimating body volumes and surface areas of animals from cross-sections
https://peerj.com/articles/17479/ via @PeerJ #paleobiology #evolution #size #paleontology

Fossil-informed biogeographic analysis suggests Eurasian regionalization in crown Squamata during the early Jurassic:...

Fossil-informed biogeographic analysis suggests Eurasian regionalization in crown Squamata during the early Jurassic: https://peerj.com/articles/17277/ via @PeerJ
#biodiversity, #biogeography, #EvolutionaryStudies, #EvolutionaryBiology, #herpetology, #paleontology, #Squamata #paleobiology, #zoology

How tapeworms interact with cancers: a mini-review https://peerj.com/articles/17196/ via @PeerJ #parasitology #immunity #health #cancer...

How tapeworms interact with cancers: a mini-review https://peerj.com/articles/17196/ via @PeerJ #parasitology #immunity #health #cancer #helminth #tapeworm

A new perspective on the taxonomy and systematics of Arvicolinae (Gray, 1821) including #voles, #lemmings, and #muskrats and a new...

A new perspective on the taxonomy and systematics of Arvicolinae (Gray, 1821) including #voles, #lemmings, and #muskrats and a new time-calibrated phylogeny for the clade:
https://peerj.com/articles/16693/ via @PeerJ #Evolution #paleobiology #phylogeny #Taxonomy

Malformed #trilobites from the Cambrian, Ordovician, and Silurian of Australia: most include examples of injuries from either failed...

Malformed #trilobites from the Cambrian, Ordovician, and Silurian of Australia: most include examples of injuries from either failed #predation or moulting complications as well as a mangled carcass is ascribed to either successful predation or post-mortem #scavenging

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16634 via @PeerJ #palaeontology #paleopathology #paleozoic #fossils

Tracking ‘transitional’ #diadectomorphs in the earliest #Permian of equatorial #Pangeahttps://peerj.com/articles/16603/ via @PeerJLife...

Tracking ‘transitional’ #diadectomorphs in the earliest #Permian of equatorial #Pangea

https://peerj.com/articles/16603/ via @PeerJLife

#paleobiology #ichnology #Palaeontology #fossilfriday