The 'mid'-Cretaceous (Lower Cenomanian) Continental Vertebrates of Gara Samani, Algeria. Sedimentological Framework and Palaeodiversity

Autor: Madani Benyoucef, Adán Pérez-García, Mohamed Bendella, Francisco Ortega, Romain Vullo, Imad Bouchemla, Bruno Ferré

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Earth Science, Vol 10 (2022)

Excellent outcrops of the upper part of the “Continental Intercalaire” deposits occur in the Gara Samani area, southern Algeria. These strata are recognised herein as belonging to the Gara Samani Formation, which is composed of the Samani Vertebr

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Convergent evolution of jaws between spinosaurid dinosaurs and pike conger eels

Autor: Romain Vullo, Ronan Allain, Lionel Cavin

Publikováno v: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, Vol 61, Iss 4, Pp 825-828 (2016)

Spinosaurs represent a group of peculiar theropod dinosaurs that have often been described as “crocodile-mimic”, predominantly fish-eating predators, and recently claimed to have been semi-aquatic animals. Here we report a suite of craniodental

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A new crested pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Spain: the first European tapejarid (Pterodactyloidea: Azhdarchoidea).

Autor: Romain Vullo, Jesús Marugán-Lobón, Alexander W A Kellner, Angela D Buscalioni, Bernard Gomez, Montserrat de la Fuente, José J Moratalla

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 7, p e38900 (2012)

BackgroundThe Tapejaridae is a group of unusual toothless pterosaurs characterized by bizarre cranial crests. From a paleoecological point of view, frugivorous feeding habits have often been suggested for one of its included clades, the Tapejarinae.

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The oldest articulated ranid from Europe: a Pelophylax specimen from the lowest Oligocene of Chartres-de-Bretagne (N.W. France)

Autor: Alfred Lemierre, Damien Gendry, Marie-Margaux Poirier, Valentin Gillet, Romain Vullo

Publikováno v: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, In press, ⟨10.1080/02724634.2023.2191663⟩

Ranids represent an important part of the extant anuran diversity of Europe. One of the best-known genera is Pelophylax (green-water frog). This genus is considered to have arrived in Europe during the Eocene/Oligocene transition, with numerous occur

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https://insu.hal.science/insu-04086776

Paléobiodiversité des vertébrés du Lagerstätte du Crétacé inférieur (Berriasien) d’Angeac-Charente (sud-ouest de la France), implications pour le renouvellement faunique continental à la limite J/K

Autor: Ronan Allain, Romain Vullo, Lee Rozada, Jérémy Anquetin, Renaud Bourgeais, Jean Goedert, Maxime Lasseron, Jeremy E. Martin, Adán Pérez-García, Claire Peyre De Fabrègues, Rafael Royo-Torres, Dominique Augier, Gilles Bailly, Lilian Cazes, Yohan Despres, Auréliane Gailliègue, Bernard Gomez, Florent Goussard, Thierry Lenglet, Renaud Vacant, Mazan, Jean-François Tournepiche

Publikováno v: Geodiversitas
Geodiversitas, 2022, 44 (25), pp.683-752. ⟨10.5252/geodiversitas2022v44a25⟩
Geodiversitas, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Paris, 2022, 44 (25), pp.683-752. ⟨10.5252/geodiversitas2022v44a25⟩

International audience; This contribution describes the continental micro- and macrovertebrate fauna of Angeac-Charente (Berriasian, Early Cretaceous). The rich and diversified fauna includes at least 38 different vertebrate taxa from all major clade

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https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2022v44a25