2026

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Han, C., Cheng, X., Han, Z., Dai, S., Chen, Q., Nie, W., Han, Y., Zhu, H., Gao, X., Zhao, Y., Liu, F., Tucker, M.E., and Meng. R.R. 2026. Effective bioremoval of Cu (II) and sulfate from acid mine drainage via biomineralization with an extreme acidophile bacterium V. pantothenticus WL. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 277, 104822. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2025.104822

Huang, Y., Naafs, B.D.A., Tian, L., Grasby, S.E., Bond, D.P., Wignall, P.B., Benton, M.J. and Pancost, R.D. 2026. Algal reorganization in post-crisis early Triassic oceans revealed by biomarker evidence. Global and Planetary Change 257, 105208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2025.105208

Meng, R., Han, Z., Nie, W., Han, C., Han, Y. and Tucker, M.E. 2025. Mineralization of bacterial cells during proto-dolomite precipitation mediated by the halophilic bacteria Bacillus licheniformisChemical Geology 701, 123205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2025.123205

Molina-Solís, A., Cleal, C.J., Santos, A.A., McLoughlin, S., Diez, J.B. and Cascales-Miñana, B., 2025. Resource partitioning and modernization of arthropod feeding strategies on Pennsylvanian medullosalean foliage from the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Coalfield, France. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 685, 113517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2025.113517

Schwab, J.A., Figueirido, B. and Jones, K.E., 2026. Ecological inference from isolated vertebrae: Evaluating functional signal across the carnivoran spine. Journal of Morphology 287, pe70109. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.70109

Šimůnek, Z. and Cleal, C.J. 2026. New data on medullosalean foliage Odontopteris schlotheimii from the uppermost Carboniferous–lowermost Permian of central and eastern Europe. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 344, 105450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2025.105450

Stewart, J.A., Robinson, L.F., Chen, S., Wang, M., Chen, T. and Li, T. 2026. Colonial cold-water coral Li/Mg palaeothermometry: Influence of growth rate and skeletal heterogeneity. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 674, 119743. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2025.119743


Research contributions: online first [XX]

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Benton, M.J. 2026. Response by Michael J. Benton for the presentation of the 2025 Paleontological Society Medal. Journal of Paleontology XXX. https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2025.10207

Cockx, P., Benton, M.J. and Keating, J.N. 2026. Estimating ancestral states of complex characters: A case study on the evolution of feathers. Systematic Biology XXX, syaf063. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syaf063

Griffin, B.W., Keating, J.N., Carmona, P.S.M., Johanson, Z., Dearden, R.P., Donoghue, P.C. and Rayfield, E.J. 2025. Evolution of chondrichthyan jaw morphology, from ecological generalists to specialists. Paleobiology, pp.1-14. https://doi.org/10.1017/pab.2025.10077

Kay, C.J., Spang, A., Szöllősi, G.J., Pisani, D., Williams, T.A. and Donoghue, P.C. 2025. Dated gene duplications elucidate the evolutionary assembly of eukaryotes. Nature, pp.1-12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09808-z

Molina-Solís, A., Cascales-Miñana, B., Monnet, C. and Cleal, C.J. 2025. About the diversification and heyday of Palaeophytic flora: new data and perspectives. Historical Biology, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2025.2571750

Wei, J., Pisani, D., Donoghue, P.C., Álvarez-Presas, M. and Paps, J. 2025. Convergent genome evolution shaped the emergence of terrestrial animals. Nature, pp.1-9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09722-4


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