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This press release was originally published on the Official PLOS blog. Because of possible interest in the Paleontology community, we at PLOS Paleo are sharing it with you! The original post can be found here. Preprints
The word “Mesozoic” makes most people think of dinosaurs, and that’s not a bad thought. But, the first chunk of the Mesozoic, the Triassic (252 to 201 million years ago), offered a whole bunch of other
We listened to your feedback from last year’s Top 10 OA Fossil Vertebrates contest, and we agreed. Non-vertebrates needed representation, too! So of the 45 nominees we included in the contest this year, 1/3rd represented various plants,
We’re continuing with our countdown of the Top 10 Open Access Fossil Taxa of 2017…here in the Number Nine Slot, we’ve got the dinosaur Isaberrysaura! This taxon was covered back in March by our own Jon
Our readers have spoken, and the Top 10 Open Access Fossil Taxa of 2017 have been selected. To celebrate each individual taxon and study, the editors of PLOS Paleo will highlight each in its own individual blog post, counting
The big moment is finally here! With 669 votes cast from around the world, we have our Top 10 Open Access Fossil Taxa of 2017. Our honorees were chosen from a field of 45 discoveries announced between December 1,
From PLOS ONE to Palaeontologia Electronica, research on new fossil species is more accessible than ever before. This is a big step forward for our field, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can learn about and build upon the history of
It’s Peer Review Week! This year’s theme addresses “Transparency in Review.” Transparency can mean a lot of things–for some, it entails a fully opened review process with signed reviews made available after publication; for others it
Today my colleague George Phillips and I published a paper on the first known ceratopsid horned dinosaur from eastern North America. The fossil is “only” a tooth, but it’s more than enough to show that
Last night at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, brought many of us together to celebrate open access in our field, and PLOS in particular. A special highlight: the announcement of
