Perleididae is a group of stem neopterygian fishes known only from the Triassic.Here,we report the discovery of a new perleidid,Teffichthys wui sp.nov.,based on six well-preserved specimens from the late Smithian(Olen...
Within the dicynodont genus Turfanodon,there are two recognized species,T.bogdaensis and T.jiufengensis.Both species are known by relatively complete cranial materials,but the mandibles and most postcranial bones have...
supported by West Light Foundation of The Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.2021XBZG_XBQNXZ_A_006);National Natural Sciences Foundation of China(Grant Nos.:32270498 and 32070426);China Biodiversity Observation Networks(Sino BON-Amphibian and Reptile).
The Asian leaf litter toad genus Leptobrachella contains more than 100 species widely distributed in southwestern Asia.However,the systematic profiles of this group remain unresolved.Osteological morphology is importa...
The taxonomic identification of Quaternary remains requires a comparison of fossil bones with the skeletons of existing taxa based on the morphological criteria. However, the osteology of most modern snake species has...
This study was supported by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund(Western Ghats);DBT-IISc Partnership Programme and Ministry of Environment,Forests,and Climate Change(MoEFCC);Singinawa Conservation Foundation,and Rufford Small Grant。
The highly speciose gekkonid genus Cnemaspis Strauch,1887 is polyphyletic,with three distantly related and geographically isolated clades from Africa,South Asia(SA),and Southeast Asia.At present,there are 85 known spe...
This paper is a critical review of the newly published second edition of “Developmental Juvenile Osteology” by C. Cunningham, L. Scheuer and S. Black. It is extensively illustrated by Angela Christie portraying the ...
provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) to Xiaohong CHEN (Grant Nos.30870277,31372164,31572245);the key discipline of ecology of Henan Province, and the innovation team of science and technology of Henan Province (C20140032)
The objectives of this study are to present a detailed and comprehensive description of the osteology of Quasipaa robertingeri (Anura: Dicroglossidae), to provide osteological evidence for taxonomy, and to explore ...
supported by Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province~~
‘Paying equal attention to sinew and bone' is an important principle in China osteosynthesis (CO). Traditional bone-setting manipulations not only pay high attention to fracture reduction, but also to sinew-regula...
provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41120124002 and 41172037);the Graduate School of China University of Geosciences at Beijing (201225-B3001120058);the China Scholarship Council (20133009-201306400032);the Zhucheng City Government
The close affinity between Edmontosaurus and Shantungosaurus is corroborated on the basis of the following shared features:an occipital condyle deflected strongly posteroventrally; a posterodorsally reflected, lip-sh...
Two genera of fangless homalopsid snakes Brachyorrhos and Calamophis from eastern Indonesia have been described as basal members of the clade. A third genus belonging to this group from Sumatra, Indonesia is described...