Publications 2026 eng 2026-05-12T17:25:58+00:00

Publications 2026

22 – Koutalis, S., Röding, C., Merceron, G. et al. Virtual reconstruction and analysis of the face of DFN3-150 Paradolichopithecus aff. arvernensis specimen from Dafnero, Greece. Sci Rep 16, 14703 (2026) – https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-51595-8

21 – Plastiras, C. A., Kostopoulos, D. S., Guy, F., Thiery, G., Lazzari, V., Lyras, G. A., … & Merceron, G. New Insights on the Dietary Ecology of Paradolichopithecus (Cercopithecidae, Mammalia) from Dafnero-3 (Greece) – https://doi.org/10.48738/2026.iss1.4029

20 – Al Riaydh, M. H., Merceron, G., & Lehmann, T. (2026). Decoding As-Sahabi’s bovid postcranial fossils: A machine learning approach to palaeoecology and taxonomy. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, 1-38 – DOI: 10.1007/s12549-026-00704-6

19 – Habinger, S. G., Merceron, G., van Heteren, A. H., Cuyutupa, V. R., Bocherens, H., & Chavasseau, O. (2026). Dental Microwear Texture Analysis of the Bornean Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) From the Selenka Collection. American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 190(1), e70266 – DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.70266

18 – Robinet, C., Boivin, M., Merceron, G., Candela, A. M., Salas-Gismondi, R., Antoine, P. O., & Marivaux, L. (2026). Palaeodiet reconstruction of Palaeogene rodents from the Shapaja Section (Tarapoto, Peru) with dental microwear textures. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 113767 – DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2026.113767 – Doi: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2026.113767

17 – Waqas, M., Weppe, R., Lazzari, V., Blondel, C., Marivaux, L., Charruault, A. L., … & Orliac, M. (2026). A basal representative of Cetacea from the Eocene of India. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1-9 – https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-026-03055-9

16 – Harripershad, M., Theye, C. E., Ridel, A. F., Stull, K. E., & Liebenberg, L. (2026). Population variation and macromorphoscopic traits in a sample of South African subadults. Forensic Science International, 112971 – DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2026.112971

15 – Galland, A., Clemente-Conte, I., Boisserie, J. R., & Delagnes, A. (2026). How depositional environments impact the preservation of micro-wear of quartz artifacts: insights from the Oldowan of the Shungura Formation (Ethiopia). Comptes Rendus. Palevol, 25 – Doi: 10.5852/cr-palevol2026v25a6

14 – Clarke, R. J., Kuman, K., Pickering, T. R., Heaton, J., Caruana, M. V., Beaudet, A., … & Stratford, D. (2026). Tribute to Abel Molepolle and the central role of the Sterkfontein Caves technicians in international palaeoanthropological research. South African Journal of Science, 122(3-4), 1-5 – https://sajs.co.za/index.php/sajs/fr/article/view/25052

13 – Jaeger, J. J., Chaimanee, Y., Benammi, M., Marivaux, L., Chavasseau, O., Beard, K. C., … & Brunet, M. (2026). New late middle Eocene anthropoids from Dur At-Talah, Libya: Implications for early primate dispersal into Afro-Arabia. Journal of Human Evolution, 215, 103843 – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2026.103843

12 – Scribano, L., Lihoreau, F., Houssaye, A., Djetounako, C. N., & Boisserie, J. R. (2026). Postcranial anatomy of the Miocene hippopotamoids of Toros‐Menalla, Chad. Journal of Anatomy – DOI: 10.1111/joa.70135

11 – Caron E., Mayrinck D., Cespedes R., Otero O. 2026 – Early Paleocene siluroid catfish from Bolivia and its evolutionary and paleogeographic importance – Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 71 (1): 109–118 – http://doi.org/10.4202/app.01300.2025

10 – Manuel Dominguez-Rodrigo M., Enrique Baquedano E., Abel Moclan A., David Uribelarrea D., Jose Angel Corre-Cano J. A., Fernando Diez-Martin F., Alejandro Velazquez-tello A., Elia Organista E., Eduardo Mendez-Quintas E., Marina Vegara-Riquelme M., Agness Gidna A., Audax Mabulla A. 2026 – Earliest evidence of elephant butchery at Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania) reveals the evolutionary impact of early human megafaunal exploitation – eLife 14:RP108298 – https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.108298.5

9 – Beaudet A., Dupont E., Guy F., Dumoncel J., Atwood R., Fernandez V., Vo N. T., Clarke R., Heaton J. L., Pickering T. R., Carlson K. J., Subsol G. & Stratford D. 2026 – Virtual reconstruction and comparative study of the face of StW 573 (“Little Foot”), in Hublin J.-J., Mounier A. & Teyssandier N. (eds), Lucy’s Heirs -Tribute to Yves Coppens – Comptes Rendus Palevol 25 (3): 43-56 – https://doi.org/10.5852/cr-palevol2026v25a3

8 – Parker, A. K., Boisserie, J. R., Müller, J., Brochu, C. A., & Head, J. J. (2025). Body size histories of Shungura Formation reptiles in biotic and abiotic environmental context. Peer Community In Paleontology – https://doi.org/10.5852/cr-palevol2026v25a2

7 – Aramandi J., De Jager E. 2026 – Modern anatomy meets ancient bones: How virtual anatomy is transforming palaeoanthropological research – Journal of Anatomy. 00:1–12 – DOI: 10.1111/joa.70119

6 – Blasi-Toccacceli A., Daver G., Brusse T., Jashashvili T., Voisin J.L., Pallas L., Domalain M., Surault J., Redae B.E., and Boisserie J.R. 2026 – New associated postcranial remains from the Shungura Formation (Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia) provide insights on behaviors and ecology of early Homo – PaleorXiv r3jcy, ver. 6 peer-reviewed by PCI Paleo. – DOI:10.31233/osf.io/r3jcy_v6

5 – Jansen O., Garcia G., Otero O., Augé M., Gomez B., Valentin X. 2026 – Freshwater amphibians and squamates from Villeveyrac (lower Campanian, Hérault, France): palaeodiversity, palaeoenvironment and implications for the Late Cretaceous palaeobiogeography of European herpetofauna – Palaeontology: 12, 1, e70055 – DOI: 10.1002/spp2.70055

4 – Lockwood V. A., Druelle F., Blasi-Toccacceli A., Guéry J.-P., Daver G. 2026 – A New Experimental Protocol for Assessing Hominoid Assisted Arboreal Bipedalism – American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 189:e70189 – Doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.70189

3 – Louail M., Geraads D., Daujeard C., Gallotti R., Lefèvre D., Mohib A., Raynal J.-P., Gildas Merceron G. 2026 – A close-up at the paleoecology of the most western gelada relatives: Insights from dental microwear texture analysis – Journal of Human Evolution: 210, 103784 – Doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2025.103784

2 – Pappalardo, N., Pallas, L., Karoui‐Canedo, J., Guy, F., & Daver, G. (2025). Does ulnar curvature covary with locomotion and substrate use in cercopithecids?. Journal of Anatomy – https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.70091

1 – Villaescusa L., Baquedano E., Martín-Perea D.M., Márquez B., Galindo-Pellicena M.Á., Cobo-Sánchez L., Ortega A.I., Huguet R., Laplana, C., Ortega M.C., Gómez-Soler S., Moclán A., García N., Álvarez-Lao D.J., García-González R., Rodríguez L., Pérez-González A., Arsuaga J.L. 2026 – Towards a formation model of the Neanderthal symbolic accumulation of herbivore crania: Spatial patterns shaped by rockfall dynamics in Level 3 of Des-Cubierta Cave (Lozoya valley, Madrid, Spain) – Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 18, 16 – https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-025-02382-5

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