The article provides an overview of all known 39 localities the Paleogene turtles Eastern Europe. Numerous remains are described for first time from 19 localities, which six new, and 13 materials were only mentioned previously. Among them Pan-Trionychidae indet., Pan-Cheloniidae Dermochelyidae indet. Pan-Testudines as well pan-cheloniids Argillochelys sp. Ypresian Novoivanovka or Lutetian Gruzi...

The upper Paleocene to lower Eocene Margaret Formation exposed at Stenkul Fiord on southern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, represents a nearly continuous terrestrial succession of microfossil-rich clastic sediments and coal. These strata were deposited time extensive tectonic activity associated with Eurekan deformation. precise chronology the deformation is poorly known. Prior studies prov...

The sedimentary history and facies development of southern Egypt during the Latest Cretaceous Early Paleogene is summarized. G . eugubina Zone reported for first time from middle Egypt, where conglomerate usually marking a disconformity at Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary, absent. Uppermost Maastrichtian strata are attributed to M prinsii Zone, Late index foraminifer Abathomphalus mayaroensis (Boll...

The Phytocreneae (Icacinaceae) are a tribe of scrambling shrubs and lianas presently distributed in tropical Africa, Madagascar, and Indo-Malesia. We describe the oldest known fossils of this tribe and provide the first recognition of this group in the Neotropical fossil record based on distinctive fruit remains. Palaeophytocrene piggae sp. nov., from the late Paleocene of western North America...