Palaeobiology publications

Explore the Bristol Palaeobiology Research Group's publications on the University of Bristol Research Portal. We also provide statistical data and analysis about our publications.

Algal reorganization in post-crisis Early Triassic oceans revealed by biomarker evidence
Huang Y et al., 1 Feb 2026, In: Global and Planetary Change, vol 257 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2025.105208
A New Dayongaspid Galeaspid from the Silurian of the Lower Yangtze Region
Zhang Y et al., 21 Feb 2026, In: Journal of Earth Science, vol 37, no 1 10.1007/s12583-026-0504-6
Conflict in ant phylogeny results from complex interaction between multiple evolutionary signals and tree reconstruction artifacts
Tao W et al., 1 Apr 2026, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution, vol 43, no 4 10.1093/molbev/msag058
Developmental biology of the Ediacaran Megaclonophycus from the Weng’an Biota
Flett K et al., 11 Mar 2026, In: Biology Letters, vol 22, no 3 10.1098/rsbl.2025.0592
Evolution of chondrichthyan jaw morphology, from ecological generalists to specialists
Griffin B et al., 1 Feb 2026, In: Paleobiology, vol 52, no 1 10.1017/pab.2025.10077
Exploring structural integrity of coralline algae in response to the environmental changes associated with the PETM
Melbourne L et al., 14 Jan 2026, In: Palaeontology, vol 69, no 1 10.1111/pala.70039
Four camera-type eyes in the earliest vertebrates from the Cambrian Period
Lei X et al., 5 Feb 2026, In: Nature, vol 650, no 8100 10.1038/s41586-025-09966-0
Independent origins of spicules reconcile paleontological and molecular evidence of sponge evolutionary history
Rossi M et al., 7 Jan 2026, In: Science Advances, vol 12, no 2 10.1126/sciadv.adx1754
Morphological disparity in elateriform beetles
Li Y et al., 2 Mar 2026, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Multiple resampled genomic matrices provide mixed support for arachnid monophyly
Domenech Andreu M et al., 13 Apr 2026, In: Biology Letters
Southern hemisphere ceratosaurs evolved feeding mechanics paralleling those of Northern hemisphere tyrannosaurids
Rowe A et al., 21 Jan 2026, In: Scientific Reports, vol 16, no 1 10.1038/s41598-025-32686-4
The dermal skeleton of stem-actinopterygian Moythomasia durgaringa and its implications for the nature of the ancestral osteichthyan
Shan X et al., 19 Mar 2026, In: Journal of Morphology, vol 287, no 3 10.1002/jmor.70120
Theoretical morphospace reveals mixed optimisation of the avian wing planform for flight style
Walters B et al., 31 Mar 2026, In: Nature Communications 10.1038/s41467-026-70692-w
Adverse Climate
Maharaj S et al., 17 Sep 2025, In: PLOS ONE 10.31223/X5WN01
A fossilized ventral ganglion reveals a chaetognathaffinity for Cambrian nectocaridids
Vinther J et al., 23 Jul 2025, In: Science Advances, vol 11, no 30 10.1126/sciadv.adu6990
A geological timescale for bacterial evolution and oxygen adaptation
Davín A et al., 4 Apr 2025, In: Science, vol 388, no 6742 10.1126/science.adp1853
A new ‘acanthothoracid’ placoderm from the Arctic Canada (Early Devonian) and its bearing on the evolution of jaws and teeth
Olive S et al., 3 Sep 2025, In: Royal Society Open Science, vol 12, no 9 10.1098/rsos.250837
A rapid method for measuring ancient coccolith size
Barrett R et al., 1 Dec 2025, In: Marine Micropaleontology, vol 201 10.1016/j.marmicro.2025.102504
A timescale for the evolutionary history of sea spiders (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida)
Nava M et al., 26 Jan 2025, In: Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society 10.1093/evolinnean/kzaf001
A timetree of Fungi dated with fossils and horizontal gene transfers
Szánthó L et al., 1 Oct 2025, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution, vol 9, no 11 10.1038/s41559-025-02851-z
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