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
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 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 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., 24 Apr 2026, In: Paleobiology
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
Integrated analysis of fossils and molecular divergence time estimation infers a latest Jurassic origin of angiosperms
Wu R et al., 29 Apr 2026, In: Nature Plants
Morphological disparity in elateriform beetles
Li Y et al., 22 Apr 2026, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol 293, no 2069 10.1098/rspb.2025.3101
Multiple resampled genomic matrices provide mixed support for arachnid monophyly
Domenech Andreu M et al., 1 May 2026, In: Biology Letters, vol 22, no 5 10.1098/rsbl.2025.0734
Range of motion and myology support a digging function for the forelimbs of alvarezsauroid dinosaurs
Leedham S et al., 13 May 2026, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol 293, no 2070 10.1098/rspb.2026.0565
Rapid riparian ecosystem recovery in low-latitudinal North China following the end-Permian mass extinction
Guo W et al., 18 May 2026, In: eLife, vol 14 10.7554/elife.104205
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., 29 Apr 2026, In: Nature Communications, vol 17, no 1 10.1038/s41467-026-70692-w
Trophic ecology outweighed intrinsic constraints in shaping skull evolution of carnivorous Permian synapsids
Warshaw E et al., 12 Mar 2026, In: Communications Biology, vol 9, no 1 10.1038/s42003-026-09824-3
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