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Data from: A method for deducing neck mobility in plesiosaurs, using the exceptionally preserved Nichollssaura borealis
The elongate-necked aquatic plesiosaurs existed for 135 million years during the Mesozoic. The function of this elongate neck is a point of debate. Using computed tomography (CT) and 3-dimensional (3D) modelling, the range of motion (ROM) of the plesiosaur *Nichollssaura borealis* neck was assessed. To quantify the ROM, the intervertebral mobility was measured along the cervical vertebral column. This was done by manipulating the 3D models in the lateral and dorso-ventral directions during two trials. The first assessed the mean intervertebral ROM between pairs of cervical vertebrae along the entire column, and the second assessed ROM with reduced intervertebral spaces. The results suggest that there may be preference for lateral neck movements in *N. borealis*, which could correspond to an ecological function related to prey capture. This study demonstrates that 3D modelling is an effective tool for assessing function morphology for structures where no good modern analogue exists.
Data from: Were bivalves ecologically dominant over brachiopods in the late Paleozoic? A test using exceptionally preserved fossil assemblages
Interpreting changes in ecosystem structure from the fossil record can be challenging. In a prominent example, the traditional view that brachiopods were ecologically dominant over bivalves in the Paleozoic has been disputed on both taphonomic and metabolic grounds. Aragonitic bivalves may be underrepresented in many fossil assemblages due to preferential dissolution. Abundance counts may further understate the ecological importance of bivalves because they tend to have more biomass and higher metabolic rates than brachiopods. We evaluate the relative importance of the two clades in exceptionally preserved, bulk-sampled fossil assemblages from the Pennsylvanian Breathitt Formation of Kentucky, where aragonitic bivalves are preserved as shells, not molds. At the regional scale, brachiopods were twice as abundant as bivalves and were collectively equivalent in biomass and energy use. Analyses of samples from the Paleobiology Database that contain abundance counts are consistent with these results and show no clear trend in the relative ecological importance of bivalves during the middle and late Paleozoic. Bivalves were probably more important in Paleozoic ecosystems than is apparent in many fossil assemblages, but they were not clearly dominant over brachiopods until after the Permian-Triassic extinction, which caused the shelly benthos to shift from bivalve and brachiopod dominated to merely bivalve dominated.
Fig. 1 in An exceptionally preserved Sphenodon-like sphenodontian reveals deep time conservation of the tuatara skeleton and ontogeny
Fig. 1 Holotype of Navajosphenodon sani (MNA.V.12442). a As preserved in the sedimentary matrix in ventral view. b Micro CT-scanned and segmented whole skeleton in ventral view; c Micro CT-scanned and segmented whole skeleton in dorsal view (embedded within the sedimentary matrix). Ca.V. caudal vertebrae, Ce.V. cervical vertebrae, Do.V. dorsal vertebrae, Do.R. dorsal ribs, Fe femur, Fi fibula, H humerus, Ma manus, Pe.G. pectoral girdle, Pel.G. pelvic girdle, Ra radius, Ti tibia, Ul ulna. (l) left side and (r) right side. Note: this specimen was previously cataloged as MCZ VP 9016. Scale bar = 10 mm.
Data from: Does exceptional preservation distort our view of disparity in the fossil record?
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Data from: An exceptionally preserved association of complete dinosaur skeletons reveals the oldest long-necked sauropodomorphs
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Data from: A method for deducing neck mobility in plesiosaurs, using the exceptionally preserved Nichollssaura borealis
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Data from: Were bivalves ecologically dominant over brachiopods in the late Paleozoic? A test using exceptionally preserved fossil assemblages
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