Kolosov, P. N.
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Paleontological Journal
A new genus, Soktokuta (Rhodophyta), and new species S. sporifera, Talakania diversa, Torgia munientis, and T. ellipsoidea are described. The diagnosis of the genus Torgia Grigorieva et Kolosov is emended. The genus Torgia is classified within the Chlorophyta. The Late Riphean (Neoproterozoic) beds of the South Urals and Siberia contain ellipsoidal...
Nazarkin, M. V.
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Paleontological Journal
The first fossil viperfish from Russia is recorded. It comes from the Neogene of Sakhalin Island and is assigned to a new species, Chauliodus testa (Pisces: Stomiidae). The new species is most similar to living Ch. macouni and differs from it in the completely ossifying cervical centra, the fewer cervical vertebrae, and the short predorsal distance...
Baranov, V. V.
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Paleontological Journal
New spiriferids (Brachiopoda) are described from the Lower and Middle Devonian of northeastern Russia: Tatjanaspirifer iskrensis sp. nov. and T. magnificus sp. nov. (family Reticulariidae); Cyrtina inveterata Baranov, sp. nov. and Blodgettospirifer gen. nov. with type species B. lezhoevi sp. nov. (family Cyrtinidae).
Averianov, A. O. Popov, E. V.
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Paleontological Journal
A dorsal vertebra referred to as Azhdarchidae indet. from the Rybushka Formation (Upper Cretaceous, Lower Campanian) of the Beloe Ozero locality in the Saratov Region is described. Its vertebral centrum has a hypapophysis and, at the base of the neural arch, there is a large pneumatic foramen. The vertebra possibly belongs to Volgadraco bogolubovi ...
Kotchetova, N. N. Zainakaeva, G. F.
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Paleontological Journal
A new ostracode species, Cribroconcha magna sp. nov., is described from the Serpukhovian cephalopod facies, Lower Carboniferous, of the Southern Urals. The ostracodes particularly frequently co-occurring with the index species are shown in the plate. The localities of the new species are described.
Berezovsky, A. A.
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Paleontological Journal
New bivalve species of the genus Acar from the Upper Eocene of Dnepropetrovsk (Ukraine) are described. The differences in ontogenetic development of these species from the close genus Barbatia are discussed.
Kononova, L. I. Nazarova, V. M.
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Paleontological Journal
A detailed study of new materials of Pseudobipennatus ziegleri Kononova et Kim, 2005 has shown that an area on the upper surface of conodont elements that was previously described as a platform is a middle worn site of the denticle row of a blade element formed as a result of normal functioning of this element as a tooth rather than a structural el...
Koromyslova, A. V.
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Paleontological Journal
The results of the investigations into the morphology of two bryozoan species Onychocella rowei (Brydone, 1906) and O. mimosa Brydone, 1930 (Cheilostomata: Onychocellidae Jullien, 1881) the specimens of which were discovered in an erratic block of Campanian age located in the vicinity of the town of Grodno (Belarus) are presented. The intra- and in...
Khramov, A. V.
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Paleontological Journal
Three new genera and five new species of osmylid lacewings are described from the locality Karatau (Kazakhstan, Upper Jurassic): Jurosmylus parvulus sp. nov. (Protosmylinae), Ensiosmylus acutus gen. et sp. nov. (Spilosmylinae), Kolbasinella elongata gen. et sp. nov. (Gumillinae), Arbusella bella gen. et sp. nov. and Jurakempynus arcanus sp. nov. (K...
Shpinev, E. S.
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Paleontological Journal
Eurypterid finds are described from the Carboniferous (Kasimovian) localities Lomuvatka (Luhansk Region, Ukraine) and Kakichev (Rostov Region, Russia). These eurypterids are supposedly juveniles of Adelophthalmus carbonarius Chernyshev, 1933, the only eurypterid previously described from the Donets Basin.
