"Fossils" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Remains, impressions, or traces of animals or plants of past geological times which have been preserved in the earth's crust.
Descriptor ID |
D005580
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MeSH Number(s) |
I01.076.368.584.311
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1998 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
1999 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2001 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
2002 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2003 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
2004 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2005 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2006 | 18 | 3 | 21 |
2007 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
2008 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
2009 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
2010 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
2011 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
2012 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
2013 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
2014 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
2015 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
2016 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
2017 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
2018 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
2019 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
2020 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
2021 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
2022 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
2023 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fossils" by people in Profiles.
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Origins of mammalian vertebral function revealed through digital bending experiments. Proc Biol Sci. 2024 Jul; 291(2026):20240820.
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Earliest evidence of avian primary feather moult. Biol Lett. 2024 Jun; 20(7):20240106.
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Charting the course of pinniped evolution: insights from molecular phylogeny and fossil record integration. Evolution. 2024 Jul 01; 78(7):1212-1226.
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The axial skeleton of Tiktaalik roseae. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Apr 09; 121(15):e2316106121.
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Functional constraints on the number and shape of flight feathers. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Feb 20; 121(8):e2306639121.
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Mongolitria: A new Early Cretaceous three-valved seed from Northeast Asia. Am J Bot. 2024 02; 111(2):e16268.
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Ecological structure of diversity-dependent diversification in Phanerozoic marine bivalves. Biol Lett. 2024 Jan; 20(1):20230475.
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Derived faunivores are the forerunners of major synapsid radiations. Nat Ecol Evol. 2023 Nov; 7(11):1903-1913.
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Comparative cranial biomechanics reveal that Late Cretaceous tyrannosaurids exerted relatively greater bite force than in early-diverging tyrannosauroids. Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2024 May; 307(5):1897-1917.
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Rules of teeth development align microevolution with macroevolution in extant and extinct primates. Nat Ecol Evol. 2023 Oct; 7(10):1729-1739.