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Brinkmann, Winand

doi: 10.1007/BF02986067pmid: N/A

The Tremp basin, North-Spain, is a classical area of paleontological research. From the Upper Cretaceous of this region we know up to now two Sauropods (Hypselosaurus, Titanosaurus) and aniguanodontid Dinosaur (Rhabdodon). Both ischia described in this paper are derived from a Hadrosaur skeleton. This is the first record of the group south of the Pyrenees. It remains uncertain, whether the ischia belong to the only hadrosaurian known from Europe,Orthomerus transsylvanicus, or if they give evidence of an hitherto unknown taxon.

Willmann, Rainer

doi: 10.1007/BF02986062pmid: N/A

Eoses triassica Tindale, by many authors regarded as the oldest representative of the Lepidoptera, is a member of the order Mecoptera.Orthophlebia reticulata (Handlirsch 1906), andO. latipennis (Handlirsch 1906) from the Upper Lias of Mecklenburg (Germany) are synonyms ofO. Limnophila (Handlirsch 1906).O. elegans (Handlirsch 1939) is a synonym ofO. vicina (Handlirsch 1939). TheOrthophlebioides-problem is discussed in the light of Handlirsch’s argumentation. Contrary to Handlirsch’s opinion this genus represents the hind wings ofOrthophlebia as previous authors suggested. Reasons are offered for the synonymy ofSynorthophlebia withOrthophlebia andMesopanorpa, respectively.Limfiordia from the Mo-clay of the Limfjord area (Denmark) is not a scorpion-fly but a member of the Fulgoriformes (Auchenorrhyncha).Parachorista Lin 1976 (nom. praeocc, nonParachorista Tillyard 1926) from the Jurassic of China does not belong to the Orthophlebiidae (Mecoptera) but to the Trichoptera.

Neuchatel, Jurgen

doi: 10.1007/BF02986058pmid: N/A

My criticism of the »organism-centered concept of evolution« as exposed once again by Bonik et al. (this vol.) refers to its phylogenetic application but not to the underlying basic assumption. The misunderstanding is due to the fact that Bonik et al. do not distinguish between evolutionary theory (which is concerned with general problems) and phylogenetic research. Nobody would deny that organisms are energy converting systems. Variants with increased energetic efficiency will of course be favoured by natural selection. But this premise alone does not allow to reconstitute phylogenetic lineages. Evolutionary success of a given variant is determined by many other factors as, for instance, the presence or absence of certain predators. Therefore phylogenetic research depends largely on circumstantial evidence from compared anatomy. Finally it should be stressed that the elimination of »abnormal ontogenetic stages« does not contribute to phylogenetic transformation. Bonik et al. are wrong when they believe that this kind of internal selection constitutes a new, hitherto neglected element which necessitates a fundamental revision of evolutionary theory.

Mohr, B.; Gregor, H.

doi: 10.1007/BF02986059pmid: N/A

From flowers of miocene Dysodil-Browncoal (paper-coal) of the »Randecker Maar« belonging to Gleditsia knorrii (HEER) GREGOR 1980, pollen could be isolated. It succeeded to assign this pollen-type to the disperse species Tricolporopollenites wackersdorfensis THIELE-PFEIFFER 1980.

Hölder, H.

doi: 10.1007/BF02986055pmid: N/A

Bonik, Klaus; Grasshoff, Manfred; Gutmann, Wolfgang; Peters, Dieter

doi: 10.1007/BF02986057pmid: N/A

The criticism ofJ. Remane concerning the organism-centred conception of evolution is refuted. By referring to some strategic quotations most of the criticism can be shown to be based on an inadequate understanding of the criticized theory.

Martin, Michel

doi: 10.1007/BF02986065pmid: N/A

Zwei Arten von Ceratodontiformes werden in die GattungProtopterus Owen (Lepidosirenidae) eingeordnet.Protopterus humei (Priem) (Unterkreide bis Paleozän) undProtopterus protopteroides (Tabaste) (Unterkreide bis Oberkreide) sind nur aus Afrika bekannt. Die Unterscheidung zwischenP. humei undP. protopteroides ist manchmal sehr schwierig. Daraus ist zu schließen, daß diese zwei Arten Schwestergruppen sind. Einige Zahnplatten vonNeoceratodus africanus (Haug) sind jenen vonP. humei sehr ähnlich. Diese Arten dürfen phylogenetisch also sehr nahe verwandt sein.P. humei undP. protopteroides waren wahrscheinlich Süßwasserbewohner. Das spricht dafür, daß die Lepidosireniden vor der Trennung der beiden Kontinente (Unterkreide) von Afrika nach Südamerika gewandert sind.

Sauer, Kurt

doi: 10.1007/BF02986056pmid: N/A

Kinzelbach, Ragnar; Lutz, Herbert

doi: 10.1007/BF02986063pmid: N/A

Description of a new species of fossil mayflies:Misthodotes stapfi n. sp. (Permoplectoptera: Misthodotidae) from the Upper Jeckenbach layers, Lower Permian, near Jeckenbach (Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany). Comparison with the 5 species of this genus known from North America and the 2 species from Europe and West Siberia.

Mehl, Johannes

doi: 10.1007/BF02986061pmid: N/A

New finds of michelinoceratid cephalopods from the Kirusillas-Shale (Ludlow/Silurian) of Ushpa-Ushpa in the Eastern Cordillera of the Bolivian Andes reveal parts of the radula and imprints of arms owing to extremely good preservation conditions. The imprints of soft parts point that the orthoce-rates had 10 arms, two of them shaped to long tentacles as recent coleoids have.