scholarly journals Allosorex stenodus Fejfar, 1966 (Eulipotyphla, Soricidae): re-description of type material and re-interpretation of its fossil record

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-98
Author(s):  
Oldřich Fejfar ◽  
Wighart v. Koenigswald ◽  
Martin Sabol
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Record ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Microstructure Analysis ◽  
Karst Area ◽  
Eastern Asia ◽  
Enamel Microstructure ◽  
Fossil Remains ◽  
Karst Areas ◽  
Taxonomical Status

The original fossil record of Allosorex stenodus Fejfar, 1966 from Ivanovce (late Ruscinian, MN 15b) is redescribed and supplemented by the description of so far unpublished fossil remains, including upper dentition (P4 and M3) and a humerus fragment as well as the enamel microstructure analysis of m2. Based on the critical evaluation of other fossil remains from sites in Romania, Hungary, and France, the Ivanovce fossils are so far the only unquestionable recorded finds of A. stenodus in Europe, which can be considered as a local early Pliocene (MN 15) endemic species. Its occurrence is connected with the forested karst area along a broad valley of “pre-Váh” River, ecologically and climatically resembling the environment of modern karst areas in south-eastern Asia. Based on enamel microstructure analysis and unique mandible and dentition morphological characters, a separate taxonomical status of the species is also discussed.

scholarly journals Completeness metrics and the quality of the sauropodomorph fossil record through geological and historical time

Paleobiology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip D. Mannion ◽  
Paul Upchurch
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Fossil Record ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Historical Time ◽  
Rock Outcrop ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Fossil Remains

Despite increasing concerns about the effect of sampling biases on our reading of the fossil record, few studies have considered the completeness of the fossil remains themselves, and those that have tend to apply non-quantitative measures of preservation quality. Here we outline two new types of metric for quantifying the completeness of the fossil remains of taxa through time, using sauropodomorph dinosaurs as a case study. The “Skeletal Completeness Metric” divides the skeleton up into percentages based on the amount of bone for each region, whereas the “Character Completeness Metric” is based on the number of characters that can be scored for each skeletal element in phylogenetic analyses. For both metrics we calculated the completeness of the most complete individual and of the type specimen. We also calculated how well the taxon as a whole is known from its remains. We then plotted these results against both geological and historical time, and compared curves of the former with fluctuations in sauropodomorph diversity, sea level, and sedimentary rock outcrop area. Completeness through the Mesozoic shows a number of peaks and troughs; the Early Jurassic (Hettangian–Sinemurian) is the interval with highest completeness, whereas the mid-to-Late Cretaceous has completeness levels that are consistently lower than the rest of the Mesozoic. Completeness shows no relationship to rock outcrop area, but it is negatively correlated with sea level during the Jurassic–Early Cretaceous and correlated with diversity in the Cretaceous. Completeness of sauropodomorph type specimens has improved from 1830 to the present, supporting the conclusions of other recent studies. However, when this time interval is partitioned, we find no trend for an increase in completeness from the 1990s onward. Moreover, the 2000s represent one of the poorest decades in terms of average type specimen completeness. These results highlight the need for quantitative methods when assessing fossil record quality through geological time or when drawing conclusions about historical trends in the completeness of taxa. The new metrics may also prove useful as sampling proxies in diversity studies.

scholarly journals Geochemical Implications of Rare Earth Elements in Terra Rossa in Tropical Karst Area: A Case Study in Northern Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang Liankai ◽  
Ji Hongbing ◽  
Wang Shijie ◽  
Luo Gang ◽  
Liu Xiuming ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Chemical Weathering ◽  
Karst Area ◽  
Oxidation Condition ◽  
Terra Rossa ◽  
Northern Vietnam ◽  
Material Sources ◽  
Karst Areas ◽  
Tropical Karst

Research on weathered crusts on carbonate rock is essential for paleoenvironmental studies in karst areas. Terra rossa, widely distributed in tropical karst areas, has not been studied in terms of its material sources and geochemistry. Two typical terra rossa profiles on dolomite (SC profile located at Sang Cai, Hoa Binh province) and limestone (TG profile located at Tong Gia, Lao Cai province) in Northern Vietnam were selected to examine the geochemical characteristics and the evolutionary processes of rare earth elements (REEs). Chondrite and bedrock normalized patterns indicated that these two profiles are in situ weathering crusts, meaning they are the residual material remaining after chemical weathering of the lower carbonate rocks. The average value of total REE in the SC profile is 381.19 ppm, which is 30 times higher than the bedrock. In the TG profile, the value is 386.26 ppm, 13 times higher than the bedrock. Compared with the profiles in nearby subtropical areas in Southeast China, the REE enrichment coefficients of terra rossa in Northern Vietnam are much higher. The REE depletion was also different between the SC and TG profiles. The light and heavy REE fractionations in the SC profile are higher than in the TG profile. Paleoclimate inversion analysis shows that the SC profile experienced a stable oxidation condition, whereas the TG profile was subjected to several reducing environments since a weathering crust formed.

Reappraisal of the burrowing lobster Axius (Malacostraca: Decapoda: Axiidea) in the fossil record with notes on palaeobiogeography and description of a new species

2017 ◽  
Vol 188 (3) ◽  
pp. 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matúš Hyžný ◽  
Sten Lennart Jakobsen ◽  
René H. B. Fraaije
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Record ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Late Oligocene ◽  
The West ◽  
Fossil Species ◽  
Western Tethys ◽  
Preservation Potential ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Subjective Synonym

The fossil record of the burrowing lobster Axius is reviewed. A diagnosis based on the characters with preservation potential is supplied. Plioaxius lineadactylus Fraaije et al., 2011, from the Pliocene of Belgium and the Netherlands is considered congeneric with the type species of Axius. As a consequence, Plioaxius is considered a junior subjective synonym of Axius. A newly described species, Axius hofstedtae from the late Oligocene of Denmark is considered the oldest unequivocal representative of Axius. Both fossil species, A. hofstedtae n. sp. and A. lineadactylus n. comb., share numerous morphological characters with extant Axius stirhynchus. Scarcity of the Cenozoic Axiidae is ascribed to lack of study of the fossil record of this group rather than to low fossilization potential of its representatives. A preliminary scenario of the migration of Axius based on the scarce fossil record suggests the origin in the Western Tethys and subsequent dispersal westward into the West Atlantic and eastward into the West Pacific.

Using experimental decay of modern forms to reconstruct the early evolution and morphology of fossil enteropneusts

Paleobiology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 460-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karma Nanglu ◽  
Jean-Bernard Caron ◽  
Christopher B. Cameron
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Record ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Early Diagenesis ◽  
Body Plan ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Laboratory Setting ◽  
Burgess Shale ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Fossil Preservation ◽  
Experimental Decay

AbstractDecay experiments are becoming a more widespread tool in evaluating the fidelity of the fossil record. Character interpretations of fossil specimens stand to benefit from an understanding of how decay can result in changes in morphology and, potentially, total character loss. We performed a decay experiment for the Class Enteropneusta to test the validity of anatomical interpretations of the Burgess Shale enteropneust Spartobranchus tenuis and to determine how the preservation of morphological features compares with the sequence of character decay in extant analogues. We used three species of enteropneust (Saccoglossus pusillus, Harrimania planktophilus, and Balanoglossus occidentalis) representing the two major families of Enteropneusta. Comparisons between decay sequences suggest that morphological characters decay in a consistent and predictable manner within Enteropneusta, and do not support the hypothesis of stemward slippage. The gill bars and nuchal skeleton were the most decay resistant, whereas the gill pores and pre-oral ciliary organ were unequivocally the most decay prone. Decay patterns support the identification of the nuchal skeleton, gill bars, esophageal organ, trunk, and proboscis in Spartobranchus tenuis and corroborate a harrimaniid affinity. Bias due to the taphonomic loss of taxonomically informative characters is unlikely. The morphologically simple harrimaniid body plan can be seen, therefore, to be plesiomorphic within the enteropneusts. Discrepancies between the sequence of decay in a laboratory setting and fossil preservation also exist. These discrepancies are highlighted not to discredit the use of modern decay studies but rather to underline their non-actualistic nature. Paleoenvironmental variables besides decay, such as the timeframe between death and early diagenesis as well as postmortem transport, are discussed relative to decay data. These experiments reinforce the strength of a comprehensive understanding of decay sequences as a benchmark against which to describe fossil taxa and understand the conditions leading to fossilization.

A morphological phylogenetic analysis of Aesculus L. and Billia Peyr. (Sapindaceae)

2001 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Félix Forest ◽  
Josée Nadia Drouin ◽  
René Charest ◽  
Luc Brouillet ◽  
Anne Bruneau
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
North America ◽  
Central America ◽  
Northern Hemisphere ◽  
North American ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Character Evolution ◽  
The Other ◽  
Eastern Asia ◽  
Asian Origin

The hippocastanaceous Sapindaceae (family Hippocastanaceae) consists of two genera: Aesculus and Billia. The genus Aesculus (buckeyes) is distributed throughout the northern hemisphere. Twelve of the thirteen species of Aesculus are found in eastern Asia and North America, and one is native to Europe. The two species of the genus Billia are found in South and Central America. Aesculus is traditionally divided into five sections. This analysis, based on morphological characters, suggests that the monotypic section Parryanae (Aesculus parryi Gray) is sister to the remainder of the genus, and the other species are divided into two clades. One clade comprises all species from southeastern North America with the monotypic section Macrothyrsus (Aesculus parviflora Walt.) as sister to section Pavia. The other clade consists of all species found in Eurasia included in sections Aesculus and Calothyrsus, with the only North American member of this clade (Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutall) as sister to the rest of the group. According to this analysis, section Calothyrsus is rendered paraphyletic by the inclusion of section Aesculus. In contrast to previous studies that suggest an Asian origin for the genus, our study suggests an American origin for Aesculus from an ancestor similar to Billia with a single migration to Eurasia via the Bering land bridge.Key words: Aesculus, Billia, character evolution, Hippocastanaceae, morphology, phylogeny, Sapindaceae.

scholarly journals A Story of Convergence of ipr Regimes: The ipr Chapter in the China-Korea Free Trade Agreement

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuai Guo
Keyword(s):  
Free Trade ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
Free Trade Agreement ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Utility Model ◽  
Eastern Asia ◽  
Plant Variety ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Variety Protection

The signature of the free trade agreement between China and Korea (China-Korea fta) on 1 June 2015 marked the first of this type in North-eastern Asia. Noteworthy is that Chapter 15 thereof, which has 31 articles, is dedicated to intellectual property rights (ipr). The ipr chapter covers general principles, copyright and related rights, trademarks, patents and utility model, genetic resources, traditional knowledge and folklore, plant variety protection, undisclosed information, and industrial design. This paper examines the ipr provisions in the China-Korea fta against the background of the evolving international regime for ipr protection and particularly the ipr provisions in the existing ftas which China has concluded and those Korea has concluded respectively, and then provides a critical evaluation of the ipr provisions in the China-Korea fta. It argues that China-Korea fta is a result of the convergence of various ipr regimes that both countries are shaping separately or jointly, and may serve as a model for upcoming ftas.

scholarly journals Application of the APLIS Method for Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment in Rote Island Karst Areas

2021 ◽  
Vol 926 (1) ◽  
pp. 012071
Author(s):  
H Syafarini ◽  
H Hendrayana ◽  
S Winardi
Keyword(s):  
Soil Type ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Groundwater Vulnerability ◽  
Karst Area ◽  
Gis Technique ◽  
West Part ◽  
Karst Areas ◽  
Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment ◽  
High Level ◽  
Aplis Method

Abstract The karst area on Rote Island dominates more than 60% of the Island. The land surface conditions in karst areas are generally dry, while below the subsurface is the potential for abundant water resources. This study aims to assess groundwater vulnerability using the APLIS (Altitude, Pendiete/Slope, Lithology, Infiltration, and Soils) method that will integrate with Geographic Information System (GIS) technique. The parameters used are elevation, slope, lithology, infiltration zone, and soil type. Slope and elevation are obtained from DEM maps, the soil is obtained from soil type maps, while lithology and infiltration zone are obtained from geological maps. The lithology and the infiltration zone in APLIS method analysis have a high role in determining the level of groundwater vulnerability. The groundwater vulnerability in Rote Island was divided into four classes: very low in the Northeast, low in the South, moderate in the East and North, and high in the East and West part of the Island. It explains that a high level of groundwater vulnerability in Rote Island needs to be used as a groundwater protection zone.

scholarly journals ANALISIS KONEKTIVITAS DAN KARAKTERISTIK LORONG PADA SISTEM HIDROGEOLOGI MATAAIR BETON, KAWASAN KARST GUNUNGSEWU, KABUPATEN GUNUNGKIDUL DENGAN UJI PERUNUTAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (02) ◽  
pp. 105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Cahyadi ◽  
Eko Haryono ◽  
Tjahyo Nugroho Adji ◽  
M Widyastuti ◽  
Muhammad Naufal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Catchment Area ◽  
Fluorescent Dyes ◽  
Groundwater Vulnerability ◽  
Tracer Test ◽  
Karst Area ◽  
Irrigated Rice ◽  
Karst Areas ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Hydrogeological System

Pemahaman tentang sistem hidrogeologi dan wilayah tangkapan air dari sebuah mata air sangatlah penting. Hal ini untuk membantu pengelolaan yang menjaga kelestariannya. Mataair Beton merupakan salah satu mataair yang memiliki peranan yang sangat penting di wilayah Ponjong, Kabupaten Gunungkidul. Suplai air dari mataair ini digunakan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan air bersih, irigasi persawahan dan perikanan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui konektivitas dan karakterisasi lorong di sistem hidrogeologi Mataair Beton. Metode yang digunakan adalah tracer test dengan menggunakan fluorescent dyes. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa Ponor Seropan memiliki konektivitas dengan Mataair Beton, dan memiliki karakteristik lorong berupa single conduit. Perkembangan lorong yang lanjut menunjukkan bahwa sistem hidrogeologi di lokasi kajian sangat dipengaruhi oleh imbuhan airtanah dari sistem alogenik yang berhulu di wilayah non-karst dan memiliki kerentanan terhadap pencemaran airtanah yang tinggi.Kata Kunci: Karst, Sungai Alogenik, Kawasan Karst Gunung Sewu, Uji Perunutan, Mataair BetonAn understanding of the hydrogeological system and catchment area of spring is very important. This is to help manage that maintains its sustainability. Beton Resurgence is one of the springs that have a very important role in the Ponjong area, Gunungkidul Regency. Water supply from the spring is used to supply clean water, irrigated rice fields, and fisheries. This study aims to determine the connectivity and characterization of Passage in the Beton hydrogeological system. The method used is a tracer test using fluorescent dyes. The results of the analysis of breaktrough curve indicate that Seropan Sinking Stream has connectivity with Beton resurgence, and has passage characteristics in the form of a single conduit. The further development of the passage shows that the hydrogeological system is strongly influenced by groundwater recharge originating from an allogenic system that originates in non-karst areas and has a high groundwater vulnerability to pollution. Keywords: Karst, Allogenic River, Gunungsewu Karst Area, Tracer Test, Beton Resurgence

scholarly journals Taxonomic evaluation of Nymphoides (Menyanthaceae) in eastern Asia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.P. Tippery ◽  
K.C. Pawinski ◽  
A.J. Jeninga
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Eastern Asia ◽  
Taxonomic Evaluation ◽  
Global Distinctness

According to recent taxonomic treatments, up to 13 Nymphoides species exist in eastern Asia, with some species purported to be narrowly endemic. However, these treatments have largely covered rather limited geographic areas, whereas the genus can be found worldwide. In order to evaluate the global distinctness of currently accepted Nymphoides species in eastern Asia, we quantitatively examined their distinguishing morphological characters using information from published treatments and data from herbarium specimens. Out of 13 evaluated species, nine were found to be morphologically distinct (N. aurantiaca, N. cambodiana, N. coreana, N. hastata, N. hydrophylla, N. indica, N. lungtanensis, N. parviflora, N. peltata), and the remaining species (N. coronata, N. cristata, N. siamensis, N. tonkinensis) lacked characters that clearly could distinguish them. We thus propose that the morphologically indistinct species should be considered synonymous with other Nymphoides species. Herein we establish N. parviflora comb. nov., to accommodate the species that was heretofore known by the invalid name N. parvifolia. Lectotypes are designated for Limnanthemum calycinum, L. coreanum, L. coronatum, L. hastatum, L. kleinianum, and L. tonkinense, and neotypes are designated for Menyanthes hydrophylla and M. nymphoides.

scholarly journals Using more than the oldest fossils: Dating Osmundaceae by three Bayesian clock approaches

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guido Grimm ◽  
Pashalia Kapli ◽  
Benjamin Bomfleur ◽  
Stephen McLoughlin ◽  
Susanne S Renner
Keyword(s):  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Fossil Record ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Genetic Distances ◽  
Total Evidence ◽  
Extinction Rates ◽  
Sister Clade ◽  
Extant Species ◽  
Dating Methods ◽  
Divergence Dates

A major concern in molecular clock dating is how to use information from the fossil record to calibrate genetic distances from DNA sequences. Here we apply three Bayesian dating methods that differ in how calibration is achieved--"node dating" (ND) in BEAST, "total evidence" (TE) dating in MrBayes, and the "fossilized birth-death" (FBD) in FDPPDiv--to infer divergence times in the Osmundaceae or royal ferns. Osmundaceae have 13 species in four genera, two mainly in the Northern Hemisphere and two in South Africa and Australasia; they are the sister clade to the remaining leptosporangiate ferns. Their fossil record consists of at least 150 species in ~17 genera and three extinct families. For ND, we used the five oldest fossils, while for TE and FBD dating, which do not require forcing fossils to nodes and thus can use more fossils, we included up to 36 rhizome and frond compression/impression fossils, which for TE dating were scored for 33 morphological characters. We also subsampled 10%, 25%, and 50% of the 36 fossils to assess model sensitivity. FBD-derived divergence dates were generally greater than ages inferred from ND dating; two of seven TE-derived ages agreed with FBD-obtained ages, the others were much younger or much older than ND or FBD ages. We favour the FBD-derived ages because they best match the Osmundales fossil record (including Triassic fossils not used in our study). Under the preferred model, the clade encompassing extant Osmundaceae (and many fossils) dates to the latest Palaeozoic to Early Triassic; divergences of the extant species occurred during the Neogene. Under the assumption of constant speciation and extinction rates, FBD yielded 0.0299 (0.0099--0.0549) and 0.0240 (0.0039--0.0495) for these rates, whereas neontological data yielded 0.0314 and 0.0339. However, FBD estimates of speciation and extinction are sensitive to violations in the assumption of continuous fossil sampling, therefore these estimates should be treated with caution.

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