THE EVOLUTIONARY TRENDS AND GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF THE TETHYAN MARKER PALEOCENE BENTHIC FORAMINIFERAL SPECIES OF ANAN by Haidar Salim Anan

“…Twenty-four diagnostic Paleocene benthic foraminiferal species of Anan, which related to eighteen genera were erected from five widely separated countries in the Southern and Northern Tethys, its proposed evolutionary trends of them, and the taxonomic revision of these taxa, which will greatly aid paleontologists and biostratigraphers to helpfully understanding. …”
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Introducing ‘trident’: a graphical interface for discriminating groups using dental microwear texture analysis by Thiery, Ghislain, Francisco, Arthur, Louail, Margot, Berlioz, Emilie, Blondel, Cécile, Brunetière, Noël, Ramdarshan, Anusha, Walker, Axelle EC, Merceron, Gildas

“…We then present these features in three case studies, showing how trident helps answer questions commonly investigated by paleontologists and archaeologists. In the first case study, we separate four groups of domestic pigs based on their dietary composition. …”
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Causes of global extinctions in the history of life: facts and hypotheses by T. M. Khlebodarova, V. A. Likhoshvai

“…Paleontologists define global extinctions on Earth as a loss of about three-quarters of plant and animal species over a relatively short period of time. …”
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