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A diverse diapsid tooth assemblage from the Early Triassic (Driefontein locality, South Africa) records the recovery of diapsids following the end-Permian mass extinction by Hoffman, Devin K, Hancox, John P, Nesbitt, Sterling J

“…Mass extinctions change the trajectory of evolution and restructure ecosystems. The largest mass extinction, the end-Permian, is a particularly interesting…”
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Unique trackway on Permian Karoo shoreline provides evidence of temnospondyl locomotory behaviour by Groenewald, David P, Krüger, Ashley, Day, Michael O, Penn-Clarke, Cameron R, Hancox, P John, Rubidge, Bruce S

“…Large-bodied temnospondyl amphibians were the dominant predators in non-marine aquatic ecosystems from the Carboniferous to the Middle Triassic. In the…”
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A new species of Garjainia Ochev, 1958 (Diapsida: Archosauriformes: Erythrosuchidae) from the Early Triassic of South Africa by Gower, David J, Hancox, P John, Botha-Brink, Jennifer, Sennikov, Andrey G, Butler, Richard J

“…A new species of the erythrosuchid archosauriform reptile Garjainia Ochev, 1958 is described on the basis of disarticulated but abundant and well-preserved…”
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Overlooked or Unimportant? An Overview of the Coprolite Collections at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa by Zipfel, Bernhard, Montgomery, Chandele, Neumann, Frank H., Scott, Louis, Choiniere, Jonah, Hancox, John P.

“…Fossilized feces, termed coprolites, provide unique information on digestive systems, diets, and ecosystems of extinct animals, and are potentially useful for…”
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The earliest post-paleozoic freshwater bivalves preserved in coprolites from the karoo basin, South Africa by Yates, Adam M, Neumann, Frank H, Hancox, P John

“…Several clades of bivalve molluscs have invaded freshwaters at various times throughout Phanerozoic history. The most successful freshwater clade in the modern…”
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First hominine remains from a ∼1.0 million year old bone bed at Cornelia-Uitzoek, Free State Province, South Africa by Brink, James S., Herries, Andy I.R., Moggi-Cecchi, Jacopo, Gowlett, John A.J., Bousman, C. Britt, Hancox, John P., Grün, Rainer, Eisenmann, Vera, Adams, Justin W., Rossouw, Lloyd

“…We report here on evidence of early Homo around 1.0 Ma (millions of years ago) in the central plains of southern Africa. The human material, a first upper…”
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Controls on the genesis, sedimentary architecture, and preservation potential of dryland alluvial successions in stable continental interiors; insights from the incising Modder River, South Africa by Tooth, Stephen, Hancox, P. John, Brandt, Dion, McCarthy, Terence S, Jacobs, Zenobia, Woodborne, Stephan

“…Interpretations of the allogenic and autogenic controls on dryland alluvial successions are commonly hampered by incomplete knowledge of the sedimentology of…”
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Fluvial style variations in the Late Triassic–Early Jurassic Elliot formation, main Karoo Basin, South Africa by Bordy, Emese M., John Hancox, P., Rubidge, Bruce S.

“…Architectural element analysis of the Late Triassic–Early Jurassic Elliot Formation (South Africa) reveals two contrasting sandstone body geometries resulting…”
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Geochemical and mineralogical investigation of the Permian–Triassic boundary in the continental realm of the southern Karoo Basin, South Africa by Coney, Louise, Reimold, W. Uwe, Hancox, P. John, Mader, Dieter, Koeberl, Christian, McDonald, Iain, Struck, Ulrich, Vajda, Vivi, Kamo, Sandra L.

“…Mineralogical and geochemical studies of the non-marine Permian–Triassic (P–Tr) boundary across two stratigraphically well-constrained sections (Commando Drift…”
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The Beaufort-Stormberg Group contact – Implications for Karoo Basin development in the Triassic by Hancox, P. John, Rubidge, Bruce S.

“…The subaerial unconformity that separates the Beaufort Group (Burgersdorp Formation) from the Stormberg Group (Molteno Formation) is currently the least…”
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A diverse diapsid tooth assemblage from the Early Triassic by Hoffman, Devin K, Hancox, John P, Nesbitt, Sterling J

“…Mass extinctions change the trajectory of evolution and restructure ecosystems. The largest mass extinction, the end-Permian, is a particularly interesting…”
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CYNODONTS FROM THE UPPERMOST BURGERSDORP FORMATION, SOUTH AFRICA, AND THEIR BEARING ON THE BIOSTRATIGRAPHY AND CORRELATION OF THE TRIASSIC CYNOGNATHUS ASSEMBLAGE ZONE by ABDALA, FERNANDO, HANCOX, P. JOHN, NEVELING, JOHANN

“…The Burgersdorp Formation in the Beaufort Group of the South African Karoo Basin records a diverse and rich vertebrate fauna that is referred…”
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Biostratigraphic and palaeoenvironmental significance of a rich tetrapod fossil accumulation in the Lower to Middle Burgersdorp Formation of the Karoo Basin by Wolvaardt, Frederik P., Hancox, P. John, Browning, Claire, Strong, Michael

“…Almost forty years of field investigations on the farm Lemoenfontein, near Aliwal North in the southern Free State Province of South Africa, have recovered a…”
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South Africa's coalfields — A 2014 perspective by Hancox, P. John, Götz, Annette E.

“…For well over a century and a half coal has played a vital role in South Africa's economy and currently bituminous coal is the primary energy source for…”
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A New Species of Palacrodon and a Unique Form of Tooth Attachment in Reptiles by Jenkins, Kelsey M., Bell, Christopher J., Hancox, P. John, Lewis, Patrick J.

“…Palacrodon, a near-crown stem reptile, is known from several Triassic sites across the globe, and is easily recognized by its dentition characterized by…”
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Non-mammaliaform cynodonts from western Gondwana and the significance of Argentinean forms in enhancing understanding of the group by Abdala, Fernando, Gaetano, Leandro C., Martinelli, Agustín G., Soares, Marina Bento, Hancox, P. John, Rubidge, Bruce S.

“…Terrestrial Triassic assemblages are an important component of the heritage of Argentina, particularly because of their diverse record of fossil vertebrates…”
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A Redescription of the Triassic Kannemeyeriiform Dicynodont Sangusaurus (Therapsida, Anomodontia), with an Analysis of Its Feeding System by Angielczyk, Kenneth D, Hancox, P. John, Nabavizadeh, Ali

“…The Triassic dicynodont Sangusaurus is poorly known because the holotype of the first species to be described (S. edentatus from Zambia) is fragmentary, and…”
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A New Kannemeyeriiform Dicynodont (Ufudocyclops mukanelai, gen. et sp. nov.) from Subzone C of the Cynognathus Assemblage Zone, Triassic of South Africa, with Implications for Biostratigraphic Correlation with Other African Triassic Faunas by Kammerer, Christian F, Viglietti, Pia A, Hancox, P. John, Butler, Richard J, Choiniere, Jonah N

“…A new taxon of kannemeyeriiform dicynodont, Ufudocyclops mukanelai, is described based on a well-preserved skull from Subzone C of the Cynognathus Assemblage…”
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NEW MASTODONSAURID TEMNOSPONDYLS FROM THE CYNOGNATHUS ASSEMBLAGE ZONE (UPPER BEAUFORT GROUP; KAROO BASIN) OF SOUTH AFRICA by DAMIANI, ROSS J, HANCOX, P. JOHN

“…Two new mastodonsaurid temnospondyls are described from the Early to Middle Triassic Cynognathus Assemblage Zone of the Upper Beaufort Group (Karoo Basin) of…”
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Southwestern Gondwana’s Permian climate amelioration recorded in coal-bearing deposits of the Moatize sub-basin (Mozambique) by Götz, Annette E., Hancox, P. John, Lloyd, Andrew

“…The postglacial climate history of Gondwana represents the most prominent climate amelioration in the Phanerozoic, ranging from severe icehouse conditions in…”
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