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FIGURE 5 in The use of aerial and close-range photogrammetry in the study of dinosaur tracksites: Lower Cretaceous (upper Aptian/lower Albian) Molfetta ichnosite (Apulia, southern Italy)

FIGURE 5. Comparison of the products generated for one of the most trampled sector. 1, orthophoto raster map; 2, hillshade raster map; 3, slope raster map; 4, contour lines vector map.

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FIGURE 1 in The use of aerial and close-range photogrammetry in the study of dinosaur tracksites: Lower Cretaceous (upper Aptian/lower Albian) Molfetta ichnosite (Apulia, southern Italy)

FIGURE 1. Locality map showing the San Leonardo quarry tracksite, Apulia, southern Italy. Image obtained using Google Earth Pro.

Fig. 5 in The oldest birotule-bearing freshwater sponges from the Upper Cretaceous-lower Paleocene Deccan volcanic-associated sediments of India

Fig. 5. Spicular complement of skeleton and gemmules of palaeospongillid sponge Longibirotula antiqua gen. et sp. nov. from Upper Cretaceous–lower Paleocene of Naskal GSI Quarry (India) (slides PGNU/NSKQ/ST-1, 2). A, B. Acanthoxeas short with dense spines. C, D. Oxeas fusiform, long and with acute tips. E, F. Birotules with long shaft. Diagenetic processes affect all spicules to various degree. Scale bars 20 µm.

Fig. 3 in The oldest birotule-bearing freshwater sponges from the Upper Cretaceous-lower Paleocene Deccan volcanic-associated sediments of India

Fig. 3. Megascleres of palaeospongillid sponge Longibirotula antiqua gen. et sp. nov. from Upper Cretaceous–lower of Paleocene of Naskal GSI Quarry India). A–H. Acanthoxeas (slides PGNU/NSKQ/SL-1–13) with large spines. Diagenetic processes affect all spicules to various degree. Scale bars 20 µm.

Fig. 1 in The oldest birotule-bearing freshwater sponges from the Upper Cretaceous-lower Paleocene Deccan volcanic-associated sediments of India

Fig. 1. Map of India showing Deccan volcanic province (green area). A. Location of Naskal intertrappean, Naskal B (white star) and Naskal GSI Quarry sections (red star); map modified after Ahluwalia (1990) and Wilson Mantilla et al. (2022). B. Sponge spicule and diatom bearing horizon in Naskal GSI Quarry section. C. Palynomorph bearing Naskal B section (modified after Wilson Mantilla et al. 2022).

Fig. 4 in The oldest birotule-bearing freshwater sponges from the Upper Cretaceous-lower Paleocene Deccan volcanic-associated sediments of India

Fig. 4. Gemmuloscleres of palaeospongillid sponge Longibirotula antiqua gen. et sp. non. from Upper Cretaceous–lower Paleocene of Naskal GSI Quarry (India). A–O. Birotules (slides PGNU/NSKQ/SL-1–13) slender, spiny, with long shaft. Diagenetic processes affect all spicules to various degree. Scale bars 20 µm.

Fig. 2 in The oldest birotule-bearing freshwater sponges from the Upper Cretaceous-lower Paleocene Deccan volcanic-associated sediments of India

Fig. 2. Megascleres of palaeospongillid sponge Longibirotula antiqua gen. et sp. nov. from Upper Cretaceous–lower Paleocene of Naskal GSI Quarry (India). A–I. Oxeas (slides PGNU/NSKQ/SL-1–13) slim to stout with variably pointed tips. Diagenetic processes affect all spicules to various degree. Scale bars 20 µm. { fig. will be greyscale in printed version}

Fig. 7 in Skull of a dromaeosaurid dinosaur Shri devi from the Upper Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert suggests convergence to the North American forms

Fig. 7. Comparison of silhouettes of the velociraptorine skulls from different sites of the Upper Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert. A. Shri devi Turner, Montanari, and Norell, 2021, ZPAL MgD-I/97. B, D, E. Velociraptor mongoliensis Osborn, 1924. B. AMNH FARB 6515. D. MPC-D 100/25. E. MPC-D 100/54. C. Velociraptor sp. MPC-D 100/982. F. "Velociraptor" osmolskae Godefroit, Currie, Li, Shang, and Dong, 2008, IMM 99NM-BYM-3/3. G. Linheraptor exquisitus Xu, Choinere, Pittman, Tan, Xiao, Li, Tan, Clark, Norell, Hone, and Sullivan, 2010, IVPP V16923. H. Tsaagan mangas Norell, Clark, Turner, Makovicky, Barsbold, and Rowe, 2006, MPC-D 100/1015. Known elements from any side of the specimen are in grey. Lines present some of the features distinguishing S. devi from other velociraptorines: the maximum height of the antorbital fenestra and its perpendicular projection showing elongation of the fenestra (red lines), the position of the last maxillary alveoli (blue), the anteriormost projection of the quadratojugal (green), and the position of the ventral margin of the external mandibular fenestra (purple).

Fig. 6 in Skull of a dromaeosaurid dinosaur Shri devi from the Upper Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert suggests convergence to the North American forms

Fig. 6. Phylogenetic relationships of Shri devi Turner, Montanari, and Norell, 2021, among the dromaeosaurid dinosaurs. Values of the antorbital fenestra elongation (measured as the ratio of the posterior margin height to the longitudinal length) and elongation of the maxilla (measured as the ratio of the maxilla length to its height; data after Powers et al. 2022) are mapped on the 50% majority rule consensus trees generated from the modified data matrices of Powers et al. 2022 (A), and Napoli et al. 2021 (B). White rectangles represent the missing data.

Fig. 9 in Skull of a dromaeosaurid dinosaur Shri devi from the Upper Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert suggests convergence to the North American forms

Fig. 9. Artistic post-mortem reconstruction of the Shri devi Turner, Montanari, and Norell, 2021, individual represented by a specimen ZPAL MgD-I/97 before its final burial. Artwork by Jakub Zalewski (CC BY-NC-ND-3.0).

Fig. 5 in Skull of a dromaeosaurid dinosaur Shri devi from the Upper Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert suggests convergence to the North American forms

Fig. 5. Results of the PCA for the linear measurements of maxilla (A) and pes (B) for the velociraptorines from the Upper Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert. Blue dots represent specimens from the Djadokhta strata, orange from the Baruungoyot strata, green from Ukhaa Tolgod, and black and grey from Bayan Mandahu.

Fig. 3 in Skull of a dromaeosaurid dinosaur Shri devi from the Upper Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert suggests convergence to the North American forms

Fig. 3. Dromaeosaurid dinosaur Shri devi Turner, Montanari, and Norell, 2021 (ZPAL MgD-I/97) from the Upper Cretaceous, Khulsan, Ömnögovi, Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Photographs (A1, A2, A4, A5) and 3D model (A3, A6, A7) obtained from the CT scan of the left side of the skull in dorsal (A1), medial (A2, A3), anterior (A6), and lateral (A7) views. Elements of the left palate in dorsal (A4) and ventral (A5) views. Right maxilla in the lateral (A8, A9) and anterior (A10) views, with the margin of the antorbital fenestra indicated by dashed lines, and the close up of the fifth (A11) and the second (A12) preserved tooth in labial views showing very weakly developed denticles on the mesial carina. Right mandible in the lateral (A13, A14) and medial (A15, A16) views. B. Explanatory drawings of the skull in left (B1) and right (B2) lateral views with the preserved bones (in grey).

Fig. 4 in Skull of a dromaeosaurid dinosaur Shri devi from the Upper Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert suggests convergence to the North American forms

Fig. 4. Dromaeosaurid dinosaur Shri devi Turner, Montanari, and Norell, 2021 (ZPAL MgD-I/97) from the Upper Cretaceous, Khulsan, Ömnögovi, Gobi Desert, Mongolia. A. Left metatarsus in anterior (A1, A2) and posterior (A3, A4) views, and phalanges of digit IV (A5), digit III (A6), digit II (A7), and digit I (A8) in medial views, metatarsal I in anterior view (A8). Ungual III-4 is presented as a 3D model obtained from the CT scan. B. Plot presenting the elongation of II-3 in relation to the length of metatarsal II in dromaeosaurid dinosaurs. Blue dots represent specimens from the Djadokhta strata, orange from the Baruungoyot strata, black from Bayan Mandahu, and white from North America.

Fig. 8 in Skull of a dromaeosaurid dinosaur Shri devi from the Upper Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert suggests convergence to the North American forms

Fig. 8. Reconstruction of the dromaeosaurid dinosaur Shri devi Turner, Montanari, and Norell, 2021, based on ZPAL MgD-I/97 and MPC-D 100/980. A. Skull; missing elements reconstructed on the base of Velociraptor mongoliensis Osborn, 1924 (MPC-D 100/25 and MPC-D 100/54). B. Whole body silhouette with known remains of the holotype and referred material. Silhouette based on V. mongoliensis drawn by J.A. Headden (Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-3.0).

Fig. 2 in Skull of a dromaeosaurid dinosaur Shri devi from the Upper Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert suggests convergence to the North American forms

Fig. 2. Dromaeosaurid dinosaur Shri devi Turner, Montanari, and Norell, 2021 (ZPAL MgD-I/97) from the Upper Cretaceous, Khulsan, Ömnögovi, Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Specimen prior to the preparation work (A1), and the 3D model of the skeleton, based on the CT and surface scanner data, with elements arranged as originally found (A2).

Fig. 8 in Dimorphism in tetragonitid ammonoid Tetragonites minimus from the Upper Cretaceous in Hokkaido, Northern Japan

Fig. 8. Two categories of the preservation pattern of the body chamber of tetragonitid ammonoid Tetragonites minimus Shigeta, 1989, from the Santonian, Yezo Group in the Haboro, Kotanbetsu, and Tappu areas, Hokkaido, Japan. A. MCM-W1549, complete or almost intact specimen, note the interiors of the body chamber filled with sparry calcite. B. MCM-W1555, incomplete specimen. In lateral (A1, B1) and median section (A2, B2) views. Arrowheads indicate the last septum. Scale bars 5 mm.

Fig. 7 in Dimorphism in tetragonitid ammonoid Tetragonites minimus from the Upper Cretaceous in Hokkaido, Northern Japan

Fig. 7. Scatter diagrams of four parameters versus shell diameter (D) of tetragonitid ammonoid Tetragonites minimus Shigeta, 1989, from the Santonian, Yezo Group in Hokkaido, Japan. A. H1/D (whorl height ratio). B. H2/D (ventral whorl height ratio). C. U/D (umbilical width ratio). D. B/D (whorl breadth ratio). Abbreviations: H1, whorl height; H2, ventral whorl height; U, umbilical width; B, whorl breadth.

Fig. 6 in Dimorphism in tetragonitid ammonoid Tetragonites minimus from the Upper Cretaceous in Hokkaido, Northern Japan

Fig. 6. The size distribution in a single horizon: outcrop HR109 (Santonian) in the Horotatesawa Creek of the Kotanbetsu area, Hokkaido, Japan.

Fig. 5 in Dimorphism in tetragonitid ammonoid Tetragonites minimus from the Upper Cretaceous in Hokkaido, Northern Japan

Fig. 5. Characteristics of ratio of numbers and size of dimorphism in tetragonitid ammonoid Tetragonites minimus Shigeta, 1989, from the Yezo Group in Hokkaido, Japan. The specimens treated here were collected from various stratigraphic levels in the Santonian in the Kotanbetsu, Tappu, and Haboro areas. A. The ratio of numbers of dimorphic pairs. B. Compilation of the size distribution in phragmocone diameter (PD). C. Comparative representation of the size of dimorphic pairs with indication of the phragmocone and body chamber.

Fig. 4 in Dimorphism in tetragonitid ammonoid Tetragonites minimus from the Upper Cretaceous in Hokkaido, Northern Japan

Fig. 4. Mature modifications recognised in tetragonitid ammonoid Tetragonites minimus Shigeta, 1989, from the Yezo Group in the Haboro, Kotanbetsu, Tappu, Nakagawa, Soya, and Yubari areas, Hokkaido, Japan. A, B. Changes in the shape of the body chamber: modification appeared at venter (A, MCM-W1591) and umbilicus (B, MCM-W1556). C. Shell thickening in the aperture, MCM-W1560. D. Septal crowding and increase in septal thickness, MCM-W1565; arrowhead indicates the last septum. Scale bars 2 mm.