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The oldest fossil record of Pseudopsinae from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of northeastern China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pseudopsinae)
The Cretaceous witnessed a radiation of rove beetles (Staphylinidae), the most species-rich beetle family. Although most staphylinid subfamilies have...
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An extraordinary fossil captures the struggle for existence during the Mesozoic
Dinosaurs and mammals have coexisted for the last ~ 230 million years. Both groups arose during the Late Triassic and diversified throughout the...
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The first record of exceptionally-preserved spiral coprolites from the Tsagan-Tsab formation (lower cretaceous), Tatal, western Mongolia
In this paper, seven coprolites from the Lower Cretaceous of Tsagan-Tsab formation have been described. Thus, producing a significant contribution to...
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Differential sedimentary evolution of typical aulacogens of Meso-Neoproterozoic in North China craton
Many countries and regions in the world have obtained industrial oil flow in the Meso-Neoproterozoic sedimentary strata and formed commercial...
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Hydrous mantle plume promoted the generation of continental flood basalts in the Tarim large igneous province
Recent research on the water content of large igneous provinces (LIPs) has revealed that water has a significant impact on the formation of LIPs....
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Mass mortality events of autochthonous faunas in a Lower Cretaceous Gondwanan Lagerstätte
Mass mortality events are unusual in the Crato Formation. Although mayflies’ accumulations have been previously reported from that unit, they lacked...
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The first mainland European Mesozoic click-beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae) revealed by X-ray micro-computed tomography scanning of an Upper Cretaceous amber from Hungary
Fossil bioinclusions in amber are invaluable source of information on the past evolution and diversity of various organisms, as well as on the...
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Online public opinion during the first epidemic wave of COVID-19 in China based on Weibo data
As COVID-19 spread around the world, epidemic prevention and control policies have been adopted by many countries. This process has prompted online...
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Southern Tibetan rifting since late Miocene enabled by basal shear of the underthrusting Indian lithosphere
Syncontractional extension is prominent in present-day Tibet, but its origin remains vigorously debated. Several deep-seated geodynamic processes...
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Compound osteoderms preserved in amber reveal the oldest known skink
Scincidae is one of the most species-rich and cosmopolitan clades of squamate reptiles. Abundant disarticulated fossil material has also been...
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A new caudipterid from the Lower Cretaceous of China with information on the evolution of the manus of Oviraptorosauria
Caudipteridae is a basal clade of Oviraptorosauria, all known species from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota of northeastern China. They were one of...
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MicroCT data provide evidence correcting the previous misidentification of an Eocene amber beetle (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) as an extant species
The fossil record suggests some insect species have a marked longevity. The oldest fossils purported to represent extant insect species are from the...
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Mechanistic exploration of polytetrafluoroethylene thermal plasma gasification through multiscale simulation coupled with experimental validation
The ever-growing quantities of persistent Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) wastes, along with consequential ecological and human health concerns,...
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The angiosperm radiation played a dual role in the diversification of insects and insect pollinators
Interactions with angiosperms have been hypothesised to play a crucial role in driving diversification among insects, with a particular emphasis on...
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Fossoriality and evolutionary development in two Cretaceous mammaliamorphs
Mammaliamorpha comprises the last common ancestor of Tritylodontidae and Mammalia plus all its descendants
1 . Tritylodontids are nonmammaliaform...
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The oldest case of paedomorphosis in rove beetles and description of a new genus of Paederinae from Cretaceous amber (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)
The ecology of extinct species from the Cretaceous is largely unknown. Morphological features of specimens preserved in amber can help to reveal...
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Application of the decision tree method to lithology identification of volcanic rocks-taking the Mesozoic in the Laizhouwan Sag as an example
The decision tree method can be used to identify complex volcanic rock lithology by dividing lithology sample data layer by layer and establishing a...
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The endoribonuclease Arlr is required to maintain lipid homeostasis by downregulating lipolytic genes during aging
While disorders in lipid metabolism have been associated with aging and age-related diseases, how lipid metabolism is regulated during aging is...
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Cretaceous bird with dinosaur skull sheds light on avian cranial evolution
The transformation of the bird skull from an ancestral akinetic, heavy, and toothed dinosaurian morphology to a highly derived, lightweight,...
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Inhibition of iRhom1 by CD44-targeting nanocarrier for improved cancer immunochemotherapy
The multifaceted chemo-immune resistance is the principal barrier to achieving cure in cancer patients. Identifying a target that is critically...
