Nurturing Italian Geo-palaeontological Heritage with Virtual Palaeontology: Preliminary Report of Its Application in Two Natural History Museums

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Deploying augmented reality to help engage the public with palaeontological applications

Matthew R. Bennett et al.

Summary: This paper discusses the experience and lessons learned in developing augmented reality applications, aiming to assist other scholars, event coordinators, or museum curators in utilizing digital technology to enhance user experience and convey educational messages. Eight key issues to consider when commissioning and deploying science communication tools are identified.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEOLOGISTS ASSOCIATION (2022)

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Article Biology

The carnivorans from Cava Monticino (Faenza, Italy; Messinian) revisited

Saverio Bartolini-Lucenti et al.

Summary: Carnivorans, including felids, hyaenids, canids, and mustelids, were the most abundant vertebrates found at Cava Monticino. The remains of different species represent early and late records in Western Europe, and some of them are the last known species of their genus in the fossil record.

HISTORICAL BIOLOGY (2022)

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The early hunting dog from Dmanisi with comments on the social behaviour in Canidae and hominins

Saverio Bartolini-Lucenti et al.

Summary: The paper reports on the discovery of early carnivorous canid fossils at the Dmanisi site, showing highly cooperative pack-hunting features and social care towards group members. This evolved hypercarnivorous canid from East Asia has one of its earliest records in the Caucasus at Dmanisi, dispersing towards Europe and Africa in a parallel route to hominins. The altruistic behavior towards group members by early Pleistocene hominins and hunting dogs is a topic discussed in evolutionary biology for over a century.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2021)

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