Abstract The Juraheterophlebiidae, new family of the "heterophlebioid" lineage, Henrotayiidae, "anisopteroid" Prostenophlebiidae and Liassostenophlebiidae, families Stenophlebioptera, three genera species Stenophlebiidae are described from Mesozoic Germany, Spain, England, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. phylogenetic positions Erichschmidiidae Gondvanogomphidae discussed. A tentative analysis Anisopteromorpha is proposed. This significantly extends our knowledge on palaeogeographical distribution...

ABSTRACT The oldest fossil Ceratopogonidae, Archiaustroconops besti sp. n., dated at 142 million years old, is described from the Purbeck Limestone Group of Dorset, southern England, United Kingdom. Represented by a single wing, it belongs to lineage within family, indicating that subfamily Lebanoculicoidinae, earliest lineage, may be expected in even earlier deposits. like those all early Ceratopogonidae small, less than 1 mm length.

Abstract Procolophonids were diverse small reptiles through the late Permian and Triassic. Relatively complete specimens of various taxa are known from Early Late Triassic, but 10 or so Middle Triassic taxa, South Africa, Russia, China UK , mostly incomplete, being only skulls partial poorly preserved isolated elements. Because their size, it has often been difficult to establish details anatomy using physical preparation methods, application scanning technology can massively improve...

Abstract Rhynchosaurs were key herbivores over much of the world in Middle and Late Triassic, often dominating their faunas ecologically, success may relate to dentition. They show unique ankylothecodont mode tooth implantation, with deep roots embedded bone jaw low crowns that rapidly worn down use. During growth, main area oral food processing, located middle posterior portions occlusal surfaces jaws, moved posteriorly relative anterior tips which curved up. As maxilla dentary grew by...

The Jurassic strata running through the county of Buckinghamshire, English south midlands, culminate in marine to non‐marine Upper Tithonian (formerly Portlandian) Portland and Purbeck formations. Despite poor exposure, this richly fossiliferous strongly regressive carbonate‐clastic succession allows reconstruction shallow marine, coastal lagoonal ultimately lacustrine environments, against backdrop a hot, greenhouse climate.

A new diagnosis and systematic clarification of the genus Architipula Handlirsch, 1906 (Diptera, Limoniidae) are presented.Architipula seebachiana A. seebachi (Geinitz, 1884) synonymised.Liassotipula Tillyard, 1933 from Lower Jurassic (Toarcian

Nannotanyderus oliviae sp. nov. from the Lower Jurassic (Sinemurian) of England, oldest representative family Tanyderidae, is described and illustrated.

The family Eomeropidae is a peculiar relict of Mecoptera with single extant species and, until now, eight known fossil ranging in age from Middle Jurassic to Palaeogene. oldest representative the family, Jurachorista bashkuevi gen. et sp. nov., was collected coastal outcrop Dorset, southern England, and described herein. It extends record back Sinemurian (Early Jurassic; c. 196 Ma) sheds new light on phylogenetic relationships past distribution family. Analysis wing venation all indicates...

Abstract Based on known fossil evidence the extinct subfamily Architipulinae is considered to be oldest evolutionary group of Limoniidae, largest family within infraorder Tipulomorpha. The morphology this subfamily, which includes 11 genera, has so far been based mainly wing venation. New well-preserved representatives genus Cretolimonia Kalugina, 1986 were recovered from Jurassic/Cretaceous boundary Shevia and Daya, Transbaikalia, as well mid-Cretaceous amber Kachin, Myanmar. This new...

AbstractThree chirothere footprint sites are documented from the Middle Triassic (Anisian) fluvial Otter Sandstone Formation of Sidmouth, Devon, UK. One site, on foreshore below Peak Hill, has revealed numerous tracks, including a probable manus imprint, which recorded here. Another also beneath produced single track higher horizon. The third Salcombe Hill Cliff, yielded small number pes tracks similar to those Hill. footprints at all interpreted as belonging large Chirotherium ichnospecies,...