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.

A ∼0.5 Myr perturbation of carbon and mercury cycles during the Middle Triassic biotic radiation
Cao Y et al., 17 Jun 2026, In: Science Advances, vol 12, no 25 10.1126/sciadv.aee2291
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
Altaid Plateau forced Late Triassic Earth’s freezing state
Mao Q et al., 1 Apr 2026, In: Communications Earth & Environment, vol 7, no 1 10.1038/s43247-026-03432-z
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
Bataspis crux, a galeaspid (jawless stem gnathostome) from the Lochkovian of Yunnan with a batwing-shaped head adapted for hydrodynamic efficiency
Meng X et al., 6 Jul 2026, In: Palaeontology
Beaks of the Permo-Triassic
Landi D et al., 16 Jun 2026, In: Palaeontology, vol 69, no 3 10.1111/pala.70075
Competing methods of divergence time estimation recover diverse evolutionary timescales
Davies S et al., 30 Jul 2026, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Complex marine ecological response during the Eocene-Oligocene revealed by global foraminiferal record
Lu Z et al., 14 Mar 2026, In: Nature Communications, vol 17, no 1 10.1038/s41467-026-70541-w
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
Darkness and body size shaped end-Cretaceous marine extinction patterns
Ying R et al., 27 May 2026, In: Nature, vol 655, no 8124 10.1038/s41586-026-10541-4
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 biosilicification molecular toolkits in demosponges (Porifera)
Rossi E et al., 13 Jul 2026, In: BMC Genomics
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
Exploring the limits of wing design in pterosaurs
Walters B et al., 23 Jun 2026, In: Paleobiology 10.1017/pab.2026.10103
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
Genomic Contingence Beneath Ecological Convergence
Clarke A et al., 16 Jul 2026, In: Evolution 10.1093/evolut/qpag126
Hummingbird and Hawkmoth Wing Shape
Walters B et al., 25 Jul 2026, In: Integrative and Comparative Biology, vol 66 10.1093/icb/icag088
Hadronomas and the case of the missing fifth digit
Watts G et al., 28 Jan 2026, In: Alcheringa, vol 50, no 1 10.1080/03115518.2025.2607124
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
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