Ninumbeehan, new amphibian from Late Triassic of Wyoming (free pdf)
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Ben Creisler
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A new paper:
Ninumbeehan dookoodukah gen. et sp. nov.
Calvin So, Aaron M. Kufner, Jason D. Pardo, Caian L. Edwards, Brandon R. Price, Joseph J. Bevitt, Amanda LeClair-Diaz, Lynette St. Clair, Josh Mann, Reba Teran and David M. Lovelace (2024)
Fossil amphibian offers insights into the interplay between monsoons and amphibian evolution in palaeoequatorial Late Triassic systems
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 291(2033): 20241041
doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.1041
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2024.1041
The severe greenhouse climate and seasonality of the early to mid-Late Triassic are thought to have limited terrestrial diversity at lower latitudes, but direct adaptations to these harsh conditions remain limited in vertebrates at the palaeoequator. Here, we present Ninumbeehan dookoodukah gen. et sp. nov., an early amphibian with specialized adaptations for seasonal estivation from the upper Jelm Formation of the Late Triassic of Wyoming, USA. Ninumbeehan are found in an association of vertebrate estivation burrows across a locally dense horizon, offering insights into the evolution and ecology of vertebrates amid the challenging conditions of low-latitude Late Triassic ecosystems. Estivation chambers were excavated within point bar deposits of an ephemeral river system, recording the cyclical signature of Triassic megamonsoons and documenting a vertebrate response to annual climate extremes across tens to hundreds of seasons. Phylogenetic analysis recovers Ninumbeehan within a group of temnospondyls characterized by fossorial adaptation, underscoring the widespread adoption of burrowing and estivation in total group Lissamphibia. Ninumbeehan hints at the pivotal role seasonal dynamics played in shaping amphibian evolution.
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Free pdf:
Ninumbeehan dookoodukah gen. et sp. nov.
Calvin So, Aaron M. Kufner, Jason D. Pardo, Caian L. Edwards, Brandon R. Price, Joseph J. Bevitt, Amanda LeClair-Diaz, Lynette St. Clair, Josh Mann, Reba Teran and David M. Lovelace (2024)
Fossil amphibian offers insights into the interplay between monsoons and amphibian evolution in palaeoequatorial Late Triassic systems
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 291(2033): 20241041
doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.1041
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2024.1041
The severe greenhouse climate and seasonality of the early to mid-Late Triassic are thought to have limited terrestrial diversity at lower latitudes, but direct adaptations to these harsh conditions remain limited in vertebrates at the palaeoequator. Here, we present Ninumbeehan dookoodukah gen. et sp. nov., an early amphibian with specialized adaptations for seasonal estivation from the upper Jelm Formation of the Late Triassic of Wyoming, USA. Ninumbeehan are found in an association of vertebrate estivation burrows across a locally dense horizon, offering insights into the evolution and ecology of vertebrates amid the challenging conditions of low-latitude Late Triassic ecosystems. Estivation chambers were excavated within point bar deposits of an ephemeral river system, recording the cyclical signature of Triassic megamonsoons and documenting a vertebrate response to annual climate extremes across tens to hundreds of seasons. Phylogenetic analysis recovers Ninumbeehan within a group of temnospondyls characterized by fossorial adaptation, underscoring the widespread adoption of burrowing and estivation in total group Lissamphibia. Ninumbeehan hints at the pivotal role seasonal dynamics played in shaping amphibian evolution.
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