Open-access, peer-reviewed journal devoted to all areas of palaeontology. Published by @pensoft.net on behalf of @mfnberlin.bsky.social. Powered by @arphahub.com. Website: https://fr.pensoft.net/https://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.nethttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mtgt2zw6kk2z🌲 Bark #beetles have shaped forests for millions of years - but how many? At #BioSyst2026, Jules Ferreira compared multiple dating approaches to pin down when #Scolytinae actually evolved. They've also authored a paper in our journal: https://doi.org/10.3897/fr.27.11310019 Aug 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgt2zw6kk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mtgrlus7rs2z🐝Great talk from Alexandra Viertler at #BioSyst2026: "When models meet megadiversity." Using a dataset of 203 extant & 86 fossil Darwin wasps, she tested Fossilized Birth-Death models for estimating the K-Pg mass extinction's impact - revealing key limits for hyperdiverse insect groups. 🐝19 Aug 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgrlus7rs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mtgjudypcc24👐Such a great talk from Seraina Klopfstein at #BioSyst2026 in Uppsala: "Morphology is dead - long live morphology!" She's also a co-author in an article published in our journal: https://doi.org/10.3897/fr.25.8303419 Aug 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgjudypcc24https://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mtefldw56s2u🎉 We're delighted to share that research published in our journal on penguin fossil geochemistry from Seymour Island has been featured in BBC Wildlife Magazine and ECO Magazine! ⬇️ Check out the articles below: https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/penguin-bones-seymour-island https://ecomagazine.com/news/research/penguin-fossils-from-seymour-island-reveal-antarcticas-ancient-climate-shift/18 Aug 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtefldw56s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mtbcxqy7is2t🐢 Advanced 3D scanning has been used to reveal the detailed skull, shell and limb anatomy of an ancient turtle fossil from Germany's Messel Pit, showing it to be a fascinating mix of primitive and more modern features! ➡️ Full study here: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.195537 @denvermuseumns.bsky.social17 Aug 2026 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbcxqy7is2thttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3msuoialul22e🐧 Millions of years of Antarctic climate history have been found locked inside the bones of fossilised #penguins! ➡️ Full #openaccess study in our journal: https://fr.pensoft.net/article/192319/ ➡️ @pensoft.net's latest blog: https://blog.pensoft.net/2026/08/12/ancient-penguin-fossils-offer-new-window-into-antarcticas-changing-climate/12 Aug 2026 08:09 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3msuoialul22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3msirx5pmus27🦖 Evidence of a chronic bone infection has been found in the tail of a horned dinosaur called Medusaceratops, showing it survived a traumatic injury for some time afterwards. 👉 Check out the full study: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.19311207 Aug 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3msirx5pmus27https://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3msiiksle3s2p🦈 Fossilised shark and fish remains have been discovered for the first time in Sudan's Kababish Formation, found alongside the bones of an ancient crocodile-like creature that lived over 66 million years ago. Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.18870507 Aug 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3msiiksle3s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3msfkifltjs2f🦖 Palaeontologists have uncovered an unusual bowl-shaped structure in Late Cretaceous rocks in Bolivia, bearing scratch marks that suggest a titanosaur dug it out. ➡️ Full #openaccess study: https://fr.pensoft.net/article/198794/ 🐾 Guest blog post at @pensoft.net: https://blog.pensoft.net/2026/08/05/a-cretaceous-cold-case-the-mysterious-affair-at-mullurina-mayu-bolivia/06 Aug 2026 07:48 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfkifltjs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3msdr4wquzc23🦖 An unusual bowl-shaped structure has been discovered in Late Cretaceous rocks in Bolivia, bearing scratch marks and grooves that suggest it was dug out by an animal rather than formed by natural erosion. ➡️ Study: https://fr.pensoft.net/article/198794/ 🐾 Guest blog post: https://blog.pensoft.net/2026/08/05/a-cretaceous-cold-case-the-mysterious-affair-at-mullurina-mayu-bolivia/05 Aug 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdr4wquzc23https://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mrs33idj622s🦎 Fossils from 42 Early Miocene sites in Spain's Ribesalbes-Alcora Basin have shed new light on how reptile and amphibian communities evolved around 18 million years ago. Access the full study: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.18987929 Jul 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs33idj622shttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mrrjzmu7vk2s🐜 Five new fossil ant species in the genus Solenopsis have been described from Dominican amber, with one, S. lamellata, possessing a bizarre spine-like feature never before seen in the genus! Full study: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.181268 @bioone.bsky.social @harvardoeb.bsky.social29 Jul 2026 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrjzmu7vk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mrcvilklts2k🦴 Fossil remains from the Réalmont Basin in southern France, dating to the boundary between the Carboniferous and Permian periods, have revealed an ancient fish fauna including shark-like fin spines, ray-finned fish scales and teeth, and even fossilised faeces: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.19717623 Jul 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcvilklts2khttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mr2tqnxmt22yAptian pollen (Gemmatricolpites) from Brazil shares ektexine structure with living Ilex despite differing apertures, hinting at an extinct Aquifoliales lineage. Combined with #Cretaceous Ilexpollenites and Ilex seed records, this suggest origin in North Gondwana: https://doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.19661220 Jul 2026 08:09 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2tqnxmt22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mqtfb3jmk22eA tiny thalattosaur skeleton once proposed as a new species is actually a juvenile Xinpusaurus suni, new bone histology and anatomy show. Full #openaccess study: https://doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.19536417 Jul 2026 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtfb3jmk22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mp74mugdhk2d🪸 The oldest known fossil representative of Naibiomorpha, an extinct group of ancient insects, has been identified from the Middle Triassic of Shaanxi Province, northwestern China. 🔍 Check out the full study to find out more: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.19499126 Jun 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp74mugdhk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3moujf7rs4k2kFirst fossil evidence of anguine lizards (likely Pseudopus) from the Tortonian-age Libros Konservat-Lagerstätte in Teruel, Spain. Learn more here: https://doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.183059 #anguinelizard22 Jun 2026 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3moujf7rs4k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mon7fbzkss2k🎉 Fossil Record has received a 2025 Scopus CiteScore of 3.3 and a Journal Impact Factor of 2.0! 📈 Both metrics are ranked Q1 for Palaeontology, with the CiteScore having moved up from Q2 the previous year. 🔗 Find out more by visiting our latest news announcement: fr.pensoft.net/news/128119 Jun 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mon7fbzkss2khttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mntqaxrnwk2bNew research on Late Miocene hornless rhinos (Chilotherium) uses juvenile skulls and baby teeth to solve a complex taxonomic puzzle. Baby premolars successfully distinguish species, revealing uniform eruption sequences and consistent birth-stress tooth markers. Full research: https://doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.19201809 Jun 2026 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mntqaxrnwk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mnr2mumvyc2bA new look at Middle Miocene plants from Graz-Andritz reveals a snapshot of ancient Europe. The flora tracks a seasonal, drought-free climate and highlights a unique mix of highly localized endemic maples alongside wide-ranging Eurasian relicts. Full study: https://doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.18779308 Jun 2026 06:30 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnr2mumvyc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mnkahcifmc2n🐹 Scientists have described a new species of ancient #gerbil, Debruijnimys primaevus, from the Early Pliocene in central Spain. Find out all the details in the #openaccess study: https://doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.19018705 Jun 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkahcifmc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mnby4ydrrk2h🦖 A single, late-stage foetus has been described in detail within the right uterine horn of the early-diverging ichthyosaur Besanosaurus leptorhynchus. 🔍 The orientation of the fossilised remains suggests a tail-first birth took place! ➡️ Find out more: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.18312802 Jun 2026 06:35 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnby4ydrrk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mn7mvvyhh22n🦴 A second, remarkably complete skeleton of a rare Triassic marine reptile has been described. 🔍 Indeed, crucial information regarding previously unknown limb bones and variations within the species has been provided for the first time by this larger specimen: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.18997501 Jun 2026 08:09 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn7mvvyhh22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mmblidi5ss2g🐟 New #cretaceous fossil skulls from Russia & the UK reveal that the swordfish-like Protosphyraena wasn't regionally divided - Northern & Southern Hemisphere species are far more closely related than thought. Read more: https://fr.pensoft.net/article/191551/ #Paleontology20 May 2026 09:24 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmblidi5ss2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mm7gbxb2ms2m🐸A near-complete male ranid frog skeleton from the early Oligocene of France sheds new light on the deep roots of Pelophylax in Europe and hints that V4 vertebra shape may help tell species apart. Find out more here: https://doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.188906 #paleontology #herpetology19 May 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7gbxb2ms2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mlprvbgp5k2o🦴 A new taphonomic study of ancient Hipparion Red Clay sites in northern China has revealed how large mammal fossils were preserved millions of years ago. 🌍 It was found that these assemblages were formed by natural deaths on open landscapes before being buried by dust: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.18915713 May 2026 07:31 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlprvbgp5k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mldiqpflwc2r🦖 A nearly complete Stenopterygius fossil was identified from the Yorkshire coast, representing the first definitive confirmation of this ichthyosaur species within the UK. 🔍 Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.185733 @univlille.bsky.social @smnstuttgart.bsky.social08 May 2026 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldiqpflwc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mjvvhccivc2wA new 99-million-year-old beetle species, Mysteriohelota metallicus, was recently discovered preserved in amber from northern Myanmar. Check out the full study to find out more: https://fr.pensoft.net/article/185700/ #beetlespecies #ancientbeetle20 Apr 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvvhccivc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/fr.pensoft.net/post/3mhppohawvc2u🦕 The discovery of 𝘋𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘩𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪 is a global sensation! With over 𝟏𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 across social media, this fuzzy find - South Korea’s first new dinosaur species in 15 years - is capturing hearts worldwide. ➡️ 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐫-𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲: https://fr.pensoft.net/article/178152/23 Mar 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:372qq44kccjffhur5om44pif/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhppohawvc2u