Search Results - "Pinton, Aurélie"
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Evaluation of the fossil fish-specific diversity in a chadian continental assemblage: Exploration of morphological continuous variation in Synodontis (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes)
Published in Journal of morphology (1931) (01-11-2016)“…ABSTRACT In the fossil record, the quantification of continuous morphological variation has become a central issue when dealing with species identification and…”
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A large-scale phylogeny of Synodontis (Mochokidae, Siluriformes) reveals the influence of geological events on continental diversity during the Cenozoic
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-03-2013)“…[Display omitted] ► We are interested in processes that determine the large-scale distribution of fishes. ► We explore interlinks between phylogeographic…”
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Perspectives on the use of growth rate patterns in fossil ectotherm bones to characterise ancient continental environments: Case study in Late Neogene sites from northern Chad (Djurab)
Published in Journal of African earth sciences (1994) (01-11-2018)“…We investigate the feasibility and potential relevance of studying growth patterns in the bones of fossil freshwater ectotherms with the aim of developing new…”
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Fishes and palaeogeography of the African drainage basins: Relationships between Chad and neighbouring basins throughout the Mio-Pliocene
Published in Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology (15-04-2009)“…The Neogene African fossil record of two fishes, i.e. Semlikiichthys (Perciformes indet.) and Calarius (Siluriformes, Ariidae) is reviewed including new…”
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The earliest known crown-Testudo tortoise from the late Miocene (Vallesian, 9 Ma) of Greece
Published in PloS one (08-04-2020)“…We here report on fossil remains of the earliest known crown-Testudo, an extant clade of Mediterranean testudinid tortoises from the late Miocene (Vallesian,…”
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A Fish Assemblage from the Middle Eocene from Libya (Dur At-Talah) and the Earliest Record of Modern African Fish Genera
Published in PloS one (16-12-2015)“…In the early nineteen sixties, Arambourg and Magnier found some freshwater fish (i.e., Polypterus sp., Siluriformes indet. and Lates sp.) mixed with marine…”
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The earliest known crown-Testudo tortoise from the late Miocene
Published in PloS one (08-04-2020)“…We here report on fossil remains of the earliest known crown-Testudo, an extant clade of Mediterranean testudinid tortoises from the late Miocene (Vallesian,…”
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First description of a Pliocene ichthyofauna from Central Africa (site KL2, Kolle area, Eastern Djurab, Chad): What do we learn?
Published in Journal of African earth sciences (1994) (01-06-2009)“…This is the first extensive study of a freshwater fish fauna from a Pliocene site in Central Africa, based on fossils collected at the KL2 site in the…”
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Spine anatomy reveals the diversity of catfish through time: a case study of Synodontis (Siluriformes)
Published in Die Naturwissenschaften (2006)“…Synodontis (Mochokidae, Siluriformes) is a freshwater catfish endemic to Africa. The 118 extant species are present in almost all hydrographic basins. Some…”
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The early/late Pliocene ichthyofauna from Koro-Toro, Eastern Djurab, Chad
Published in Geobios (01-03-2010)“…This is the first extensive study of a freshwater fish fauna from the Pliocene site of Koro-Toro (Chad), aged 3.58 ± 0.27 Ma. The assemblage includes an…”
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A Fish Assemblage from the Middle Eocene from Libya (Dur At-Talah) and the Earliest Record of Modern African Fish Genera: e0144358
Published in PloS one (01-12-2015)“…In the early nineteen sixties, Arambourg and Magnier found some freshwater fish (i.e., Polypterus sp., Siluriformes indet. and Lates sp.) mixed with marine…”
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Giants in a Minute Catfish Genus: First Description of Fossil Mochokus (Siluriformes, Mochokidae) in the Late Miocene of Chad, Including M. Gigas, sp. nov
Published in Journal of vertebrate paleontology (01-01-2011)“…The first Mochokus (Siluriformes, Mochokidae) remains of the fossil record are described, including a new species based on a sub-complete neurocranium…”
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