The Elbingerode reef complex is a Devonian reef system in the Harz Mountains and well known for its thick and fossil-rich limestones that formed an oceanic barrier reef system in the Rhenohercynian Basin. The initial reef building of this barrier reef system, exposed in the form of small outcrops at the tops of underlying marginal and central volcanic highs is less well known and reflected in the occurrence of biogenic packsto...

Rodentia is the most diverse and species-rich group of mammals, inhabiting almost all regions and ecosystems on earth. One of the most specialised subgroups is the Eusciurida, composed of Sciuridae, Gliridae, and Aplodontia rufa , and characterised by arboreal, fossorial and gliding taxa. Locomotion type not only influences postcranial morphology, but it is also known to be reflected in the shape of the vestibular system of th...