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05.11.2025 12:23

The direct ancestor of cowries

A taxonomic revision of the extinct genus Zittelia from Jurassic sediments made it possible to trace a gradual evolutionary change in shell morphology: from the earliest species with an oval shell and elevated spire to later ones with a more globular form,

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04.11.2025 14:01

Database of fossil turtles

A POLONEZ BIS project, led by Dr. Milan Chroust in collaboration with Dr. Tomasz Szczygielski from the Institute of Paleobiology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, allowed launch of a database of fossil turtles from the territory of modern day Poland and Czechia – Turtle Evolution Database.

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28.10.2025 14:00

Manouria morla, a Miocene tortoise

The paper presents a new Miocene species of a tortoise from Czechia – Manouria morla. Its specific name refers to Morla the Aged One, a turtle from “The Neverending Story” by Michael Ende.

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21.10.2025 13:42

Deep-sea corals: The future architects of reefs

Though coral reefs cover only a small part of Earth’s surface, they support over a quarter of marine species and nearly a billion people.

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16.10.2025 10:01

Food strengthens coral skeletons and survival in an acid ocean

Deep ocean waters are seen as refugia that can protect cold-water, non-symbiotic corals from warming and acidification.

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13.10.2025 14:14

Brachiopods of the Variscan orogen

The over-thousand-page monograph on the largest mountain range in Palaeozoic Europe—the Variscan orogen—also includes a chapter on brachiopods. These are among the most common Silurian, Devonian, and Carboniferous fossils in this area (at least 1,500 species), providing numerous elements for palaeoecological and palaeobiogeographic reconstructions.

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