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Fossil Bovidae from the Hominini-bearing site of Cooper’s D (Bloubank Valley, South Africa): implications for Paranthropus robustus Broom, 1938 and early Homo Linnaeus, 1758 habitat preferences
Comptes Rendus Palevol 21 (21)
The Cooper’s D deposit has been dated by U-Pb at a maximum age of 1.37 Ma ± 0.113 and has yielded seven Hominini remains, six of them are attributed to the Southern African endemic species Paranthropus robustus Broom, 1938. However, the taxonomic composition of the faunal assemblage recovered at this site, especially ruminants, remains poorly understood. This paper updates the previous palaeontological and biochronological works and provides the first taxonomic description and paleoecological analysis of the whole bovid material from Cooper’s D. We propose a minimum age of 1.0 Ma for the Cooper’s D bone accumulation.
Two-phase medium – a new approach to microbiological culturing
Cryptogamie, Algologie 43 (5)
We tested a new two-phase culture medium for culturing microorganisms, in particular algae and fungi. In media composed of mixed gel and solid phases of granite, basalt, sandstone, limestone and sodium glass, we observed the growth of selected species inhabiting the boundaries of the gel medium with the solid phase. The species used were Klebsormidium dissectum (F.Gay) H.Ettl & Gärtner, Vischeria polyphem (Pitschmann) Kryvenda, Rybalka, Wolf & Friedl and Muriella decolor Vischer (algae); and Aspergillus tubingensis R.Mosseray, Aureobasidium pullulans (de Bary) G.Arnaud, Chaetomium globosum Kunze and Penicillium sp. Link (fungi).
Five new records and two new reports of Cotoneaster Medik. (Rosaceae) for the Flora of Iran
Adansonia 44 (14)
Cotoneaster Medik. is an important and taxonomically complex group due to numerous and variable forms. Therefore, it is an interesting object for taxonomical studies. Five new records, including Cotoneaster transcaucasicus Pojark., C. minutus G. Klotz, C. afghanicus G. Klotz, C. aitchisonii C. K. Schneid., C. ellipticus Hort ex Loudon are identified for the first time from Iran. Moreover, C. meyeri Pojark. and C. insignis Pojark. are reported for the second time for the Flora of Iran and for the first time based on exact location and sample collection. These taxa are compared with their closest relatives.
A comprehensive analysis of Morales Agacino entomological expeditions in Spanish Sahara 1941-1946, with an updated checklist of collection sites and collected insect species (Insecta Polyneoptera, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera Carabidae and Tenebrionidae)
Zoosystema 44 (10)
From 1941 to 1946, E. Morales Agacino (Estación Fitopatológica del INIA, Almería), accompanied by J. Mateu Sanpere (naturalist, seconded to the Spanish Sahara), J. Giner Marí (Instituto Español de Entomología, Madrid) and F. Español Coll (Museo de Zoología, Barcelona), explored the ex-Spanish Sahara (from Cap Juby to Cap Blanc) according to a standardised protocol. Collected specimens and types of newly described taxa were deposited in the museums of Madrid and Barcelona and the results of the surveys published in the journal EOS. In total, 356 species and subspecies of Polyneoptera, Coleoptera and Hymenoptera have been collected.
A new late Eocene alligatoroid crocodyliform from Transylvania
Comptes Rendus Palevol 21 (20)
Here we describe a new eusuchian crocodyliform, collected 130 years ago from a shallow marine limestone of the late Eocene (Priabonian) fossil locality of Cluj-Mănăștur, Transylvania, Romania. Diplocynodon kochi n. sp. is represented by a three-dimensionally preserved incomplete skull that may have belonged to a mature individual. The new taxon possesses a relatively narrow and elongated snout and a mediolaterally shallow but anteroposteriorly wide premaxillary-maxillary notch, strengthened by a prominent bony ridge. The nasals are excluded from the naris and the anterior tip of the frontal forms a broad, complex sutural contact with the nasals. Diplocynodon kochi n. sp.
L’alimentation des premières sociétés agropastorales du Sud de la France : premières données isotopiques sur des graines et fruits carbonisés néolithiques et essais de modélisation
Comptes Rendus Palevol 21 (19)
Stable isotope analyses (δ13C and δ15N) of human bones have been crucial for understanding the diets of Neolithic societies. However, isotopic measurements of wild and cultivated vegetal resources have not as yet been integrated into reconstructions of human diets. This study explores the isotopic variations in seed and fruit remains from seven Neolithic sites in Southern France. It aims to understand environmental and/or anthropic factors that could influence the isotopic ratios. These data are then included in a dietary model for individuals found at the same sites or nearby. Analysis of botanical remains indicate that similar environments do not provide homogeneous values. For some sites, results suggest different cultivation practices according to species.
The genus Plagiochila (Dumort.) Dumort. (Marchantiophyta) in Madagascar
Cryptogamie, Bryologie 43 (5)
Plagiochila (Dumort.) Dumort. is one of the largest liverwort genera of Madagascar. A study of the rich Plagiochila holdings from Madagascar kept in the herbaria of Brussels, Eger and Paris leads to the recognition of 22 species, in six sections. One species, P. vandenberghenii Gradst., sp. nov., is new to science and P. bifaria (Sw.) Lindenb., P. macrostachya Lindenb. (synonym: P. granditexta Steph. syn. nov.) and P. simplex (Sw.) Lindenb., all three from the Neotropics, are recorded for the first time from Africa. Madagascar harbors about half of the African Plagiochilas and three species are endemic, P. fracta Pócs, P. sikorae Steph. and P. vandenberghenii Gradst., sp. nov.
Cretaceous microporid cheilostome bryozoans from the Campanian historical stratotype of southwest France
Geodiversitas 44 (18)
The Campanian of southwest France hosts rich and diverse bryozoan assemblages of global importance in tracing the faunal turnover from cyclostome to cheilostome dominance. Nevertheless, bryozoans from this historical stratotype region for the Campanian stage have been poorly studied, and most of the species erected by Alcide d’Orbigny in the 1850s remain unrevised. Here we focus on the four species of anascan-grade cheilostomes with opesiulate cryptocystal frontal walls, conventionally classified in the family Microporidae. One new genus and two new species are introduced: Platelinella solea n. gen. et n. sp. and Micropora mikesmithi n. sp.
Crustacés (Decapoda, Stomatopoda) dans la zone mésophotique corallienne de Mayotte (Sud-Ouest Océan Indien)
Naturae 2022 (8)
Technical dives (TEK) using rebreathers and trimix gas were carried out around the island of Mayotte on the outer reef slope at depths ranging from 50 to 120 m, and more intensively around 70-80 m, from 2017 to 2020. The goal of these dives was to study the living communities of the mesophotic zone which are still poorly known. This work presents the results obtained for the crustaceans (Decapoda, Stomatopoda). In total 44 species were photographed in high definition during the dives. Identification from photos was made with confidence for 30 species, with some uncertainty for seven species, and unsuccessfully for seven that may be new species. Caridean shrimps (16 species), anomurans (15 species) and crabs (seven species) were the dominant groups.
La percussion lancée dans l’Aurignacien ancien du Bergeracois : quelques exemples issus des sites de Barbas III, Vieux Coutets, Les Garris et Cantalouette II (Dordogne, France)
Comptes Rendus Palevol 21 (18)
In order to illustrate the launched percussion activities during the Early Aurignacian, we have selected four of the 15 sites appertaining to this technocomplex in the Bergerac region, in Southwestern France. The occupation of this territory, very rich in good quality flint nodules, some of which display imposing morphologies and dimensions, shows a certain functional complementarity between the different Aurignacian occupations, from the specialized occupation to the habitat site. In addition to technological particularities, such as the production of large blades (greater than 20 cm) or the coexistence of curved and straight lamellar production systems, this Early Aurignacian also illustrates some remarkable symbolic behavior expressed in body ornaments and artistic depictions.
Gaming and divination pieces, markers of ownership, or all three? Zooarchaeology and the interpretation of knuckle bones found in tombs of the Iberian necropolis of El Poblado (Coimbra del Barranco Ancho, Murcia, Spain)
Anthropozoologica 57 (6)
Natural and worked astragali or knuckle bones dating from the Neolithic are common finds in Eurasia and are usually thought to be related with gaming, divination or protection. Knuckle bones/astragali (N = 549) and imitations (N = 11) were found in 27 of the 158 tombs that have been studied in the El Poblado necropolis, Murcia, Southeast Spain (fourth-second century BC), forming one of the most important knuckle bone collections in an Iberian cultural site. The greatest concentrations were found in tombs of important and high-class individuals. Most of the knuckle bones/astragali are from sheep (Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758) and had been burnt with the corpse of the deceased.
Paleohistology of the crocodyliform Mariliasuchus amarali Carvalho & Bertini, 1999 (Mesoeucrocodylia, Notosuchia) based on a new specimen from the Upper Cretaceous of Brazil
Comptes Rendus Palevol 21 (17)
Mariliasuchus amarali Carvalho & Bertini, 1999 was a terrestrial quadruped crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous of the Bauru Group, Brazil. In this paper we present the first study of the bone histology of this species. Moderate growth rate, interspersed by growth marks, was observed in thin sections of a rib and appendicular bones; growth patterns observed in M. amaralis appear similar to those observed in Triassic archosauriforms. The M. amarali cross-sections indicate growth variability between both the axial and appendicular bones. Distinctive remodeling processes were found in the radius, which had extensive inner cortex remodeling composed of compacted coarse cancellous bone. Furthermore, the medullary region was infilled with spongy bone.
Museum manifesto. A natural history of violence
Atlas de la flore du Centre-Val de Loire
Nomad lives
from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day
Les Chauves-souris de France, Belgique, Luxembourg et Suisse
Troisième édition
Stratotype Sinémurien
Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos volume 32
Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from New Caledonia
La nature en partage
Autour du protocole de Nagoya
Les Bryophytes de France. Volume 1 : Anthocérotes et Hépatiques
