Leonardo Kerber

Is cranial anatomy indicative of fossoriality? A case study of Hadrocodium wui suggests this Jurassic mammaliaform may have been semi-fossorial, resembling semi-aquatic moles more than fully fossorial ones. Skull ≠ digging.
Tumelty & Lautenschlager: https://buff.ly/3CwUgtN
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🚨New pub!🚨
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The first record of a Late Triassic forerunner of mammals in a site dominated by early dinosaurs and lagerpetids:
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Is cranial anatomy indicative of fossoriality? A case study of the mammaliaform Hadrocodium wui Determining the ecology of fossil species presents considerable challenges due to the often fragmentary preservation of specimens. The mammaliaform Hadrocodium wui from the Jurassic of China is known...

First publication!:) anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🚨New Pub!🚨
In our latest paper, we describe the postcranial anatomy of Exaeretodon riograndensis, a Late Triassic traversodontid cynodont from Brazil, and analyze its body mass and lifestyle.
Artwork by @marciolcastro.bsky.social
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Check out our new paper on this amazing cynodont!

Revisiting the neuroanatomy of Massetognathus pascuali (Eucynodontia: Cynognathia) from the early Late Triassic of South America using Neutron Tomography - The Science of Nature This paper analyzes the paleoneurology (cranial endocast and maxillary canal) of Massetognathus pascuali, an iconic non-mammaliaform cynodont from the early Late Triassic of South America, using Neutr...

🚨New Pub! 🚨 A paleoneurological study of Massetognathus, an iconic South American Late Triassic cynodont:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Artwork by @marciolcastro.bsky.social

Guardião de fósseis de milhões de anos, o CAPPA é destaque no Geoparque Quarta Colônia. YouTube video by Diário de Santa Maria

Fósseis e desenvolvimento regional:

youtu.be/j5my9Cbyrk8

#triassic #paleontology #ufsm

New study evaluates bone microstructure of Triassic icon Prestosuchus chiniquensis, revealing growth patterns & proposing an ontogenetic model w/6 age classes. Study insights include histovariability, ontogeny & a possible new taxon!
Brodsky de Farias et al.: doi.org/10.1002/ar.2...

A reminder (from the admittedly partial EiC) that @anatrecord.bsky.social regularly posts great paleo and evolutionary bio content! Follow us for updates on the latest science published in the journal.

Thrilled to share that one of my illustrations will once again be featured on the cover of a scientific journal! This time, it’s for the Journal of the Geological Survey of Brazil!
Big thanks to my friend @leonardokerber.bsky.social for the invitation!

🦇Happy Halloween!🦇ICYMI, check out our Special Issue on Ecological morphology and sensory biology of bats: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19328494...

ICYMI, this #FossilFriday check out our recent Special Issue, "The dawn of an Era: Comparative and functional anatomy of Triassic tetrapods": anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19328494...

Brazilian fossils reveal homoplasy in the oldest mammalian jaw joint - Nature The dentary–squamosal contact, traditionally considered to be a typical mammalian feature, evolved more than once and is more evolutionary labile than previously considered.

Cracking new paper from the Bristol #Palaeobiology Research Group shows the key mammalian (dentary-squamosal) jaw joint is not actually unique to #mammals, having evolved independently in #Triassic ictidosaur #cynodonts.

#Palaeontology #Science #EvolutionaryBiology

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our October issue is now out!
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The cover article describes an exciting comparative analysis of osteoderms across the lizard body by Anastasiia Maliuk et al.: https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.25418

The race to save fossils exposed by Brazil’s record-setting floods As intermittent rain continues, palaeontologists in southern Brazil are working to extract dinosaur and other bones before they are damaged. As intermittent rain continues, palaeontologists in souther...

⛏️ Depois das enchentes no RS, pesquisadores do CAPPA-UFSM correm contra o tempo para salvar fósseis expostos pela erosão. Trabalhar em sítios molhados é difícil.
A @alinemghilardi.bsky.social e o @cisneros.bsky.social me explicaram o que está em jogo p/ esta matéria:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...