there are two species of ghost shrimps namely, neocallichirus jousseaumei, n. calmani of which the latter is the first record for the persian gulf (littoral and subtidal zones). while, n. jousseaumei is first record for littoral zones along coastal waters of the persian gulf. the material of present study was collected from ouli village along the coast of bushehr province. here, notes on habita...

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during a survey on stigmaeid mites in northwestern iran (2004-2006), several specimens of the family stigmaeidae were collected on olive trees in moghan (ardebil province) in july 2006. these mites were later identified as agistemus collyerae gonzalez-rodriguez. this is the first record of this species from iran. the specimens were collected along with the specimens of the family eriophyidae on...

The terrestrial progression of pterosaurs, the flying reptiles of the Mesozoic Era, has been debated for over two centuries. The recent discovery of quadrupedal pterodactyloid pterosaur tracks from Late Jurassic sediments near Crayssac, France, shows that the hindlimbs moved parasagittally, as in mammals, birds and other dinosaurs, and the hypertrophied forelimbs could make tracks both close to...