Paläontologie – Pfeil Verlag

Revision of small Bunodont Anthracotheres (Artiodactyla, Anthracotheriidae, Microbunodontinae) from Indo-Pakistan, and Reassessment of the Age of the Caribari Deposits, Garo Hills, Bengal

scheungrab@pfeil-verlag.de — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:12:18 +0000

Der Beitrag Revision of small Bunodont Anthracotheres (Artiodactyla, Anthracotheriidae, Microbunodontinae) from Indo-Pakistan, and Reassessment of the Age of the Caribari Deposits, Garo Hills, Bengal erschien zuerst auf Pfeil Verlag.

Seeigel – Stachelige Schönheiten

scheungrab@pfeil-verlag.de — Tue, 20 May 2025 11:33:46 +0000

Seeigel sind mit ihrem runden oder ovalen, meist fünfstrahligen Skelett und den oft sehr langen, bizarr geformten Stacheln wahre Exoten im Tierreich. Seit 460 Millionen Jahren bevölkern sie die Weltmeere, von nur erbsengroßen Arten bis zu Riesenformen. Wie die heute lebenden Seeigel sind auch ihre fossilen Überreste oft spektakulär und üben seit Jahrhunderten eine Faszination auf Sammler und Forscher gleichermaßen aus.

Dieses Buch, das auf der Ausstellung „Seeigel – Stachelige Schönheiten“ des Goldfuß-Museums für Paläontologie in Bonn beruht, lässt den Leser in diese faszinierende Welt der Seeigel, rezent wie fossil, eintauchen.

Der Beitrag Seeigel – Stachelige Schönheiten erschien zuerst auf Pfeil Verlag.

The Snout and Anterior Dentition of Early Miocene Anthracotheres (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from Europe: Implications for Taxonomy, Systematics and Phylogeny

scheungrab@pfeil-verlag.de — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:55:47 +0000

Der Beitrag The Snout and Anterior Dentition of Early Miocene Anthracotheres (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from Europe: Implications for Taxonomy, Systematics and Phylogeny erschien zuerst auf Pfeil Verlag.

Revision of Large Anthracotheres from the Early Miocene of Moghara, Egypt

scheungrab@pfeil-verlag.de — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 14:49:11 +0000

Der Beitrag Revision of Large Anthracotheres from the Early Miocene of Moghara, Egypt erschien zuerst auf Pfeil Verlag.

The Horse – Head, Dentition and Limbs

scheungrab@pfeil-verlag.de — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:41:27 +0000

Nikos Solounias ist deeply involved with horses and their ancient relatives of times long past. For several decades he ventured out into the world to learn everything he can about the history of the equids. His approach of in-depth examination of the modern horse and constant comparison with paleontologic findings afford him rare insights into anatomy and function. In this book the focus is set on three remarkable discoveries in the head, the dentition and the limbs of the modern horse.

In the equine head the the interaction of nasal cavity, the nostrils but especially of the preorbital fossa and the nasal diverticulum are examined in detail. This not only allows new insights into the abilities and functions of the nose but also gives insights into the evolution of the anatomy of the equid face.

In the case of the dentition the interaction between the teeth and the vegetation while chewing provides new insights that explain the structure of the teeth. Additionally new theories about hypsodonty give further insight into the anatomy and evolution of the teeth.

His research on the lower limbs of the horse provide the perhaps most striking results. Investigations of embryos andpaelontologic finds support the novel five-digit scenario of the metacarpals and metatarsals. This reveals misunderstandings and new ideas about monodactyly.

Der Beitrag The Horse – Head, Dentition and Limbs erschien zuerst auf Pfeil Verlag.

The genus Heterodontus in the Early Paleogene of the North Sea Basin and the Landes, France

scheungrab@pfeil-verlag.de — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 11:14:43 +0000

Der Beitrag The genus Heterodontus in the Early Paleogene of the North Sea Basin and the Landes, France erschien zuerst auf Pfeil Verlag.

On the dentition of the extant species Heterodontus mexicanus and Heterodontus quoyi

scheungrab@pfeil-verlag.de — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 09:21:57 +0000

Der Beitrag On the dentition of the extant species Heterodontus mexicanus and Heterodontus quoyi erschien zuerst auf Pfeil Verlag.

A Descriptive Catalogue of Fossils from Wadi Natrun

scheungrab@pfeil-verlag.de — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:53:29 +0000

Fossil vertebrates collected from Wadi Natrun, northeastern Egypt, at various times during the past 120 years are curated at the Cairo Geological Museum and in several museums in Europe, but much of the material in Cairo has never been described. In order to make the latter collection more accessible to colleagues, we present a descriptive catalogue of the fossils, with images, measurements, descriptions and discussions.

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HPI 8A • Actinopterygii I

Markus Pfeil — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 10:27:56 +0000

The Actinopterygii together with the Sarcopterygii are the two sister groups within the Osteichthyes or bony fishes. Today, actinopterygians are the most diverse and speciose vertebrates on the planet and account for the majority (96 %) of living fishes. In earlier time, actinopterygians were divided into three grades: the “Chondrostei”, Holostei, and Teleostei. Historically, the grade “Chondrostei” included all primitive actinopterygians whereas today the taxon Chondrostei is limited to the Acipenseroidei and their relatives corresponding to the characterization by MÜLLER (1845A). In the volume, Eric J. HILTON and Lance GRANDE are responsible for these fishes.

The majority of the historic grade “Chondrostei” comprise the Palaeoniscimorpha LUND et al. 1995 (= Basal Actinopteri ), which are the main focus of this volume. Today, the Holostei and Teleostei are considered monophyletic taxa a result that differs from PATTERSON (1973) who dismissed the holosteans as a grade and placed the Halecomorphi as sister group of the Teleostei. Currently, we recognize three monophyletic taxa; the Chondrostei, Holostei and Teleostei in the sense of MÜLLER (1845A).

The extant polypterids and chondrosteans are included in this volume together with their fossil relatives and the palaeoniscimorphs. In addition, we will deal with basal actinopterygians and basal osteichthyans, where the placement into Actinopterygii, Sarcopterygii or basal Osteichthyes is debated.

This published work and the nomenclatural acts it contains (replacement of preoccupied names) have been registered in ZooBank, the online registration system for the ICZN. The ZooBank LSIDs (Life Science Identifiers) can be resolved and the associated information viewed through any standard web browser by appending the LSID to the prefix http://zoobank.org/. The LSID for this publication is: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0F2C9D33-9584-4739B914-5C4C243E0B1F.

Der Beitrag HPI 8A • Actinopterygii I erschien zuerst auf Pfeil Verlag.

HPI 5 • Acanthodii, Stem Chondrichthyes – Revised and extended version

Markus Pfeil — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 10:11:31 +0000

Der Beitrag HPI 5 • Acanthodii, Stem Chondrichthyes – Revised and extended version erschien zuerst auf Pfeil Verlag.