25/04/2026
EDITORS' CHOICE
Today, on Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska's (1925-2015) birthday we publish a redescription of Gobiconodon zofiae, a gobicodontid mammal named in her honour. Her contribution to mammalian research cannot be overestimated. She is sorely missed!
We provide a detailed description of the dental morphology of Gobiconodon zofiae based on the holotype and clarify its diagnostic features in comparison with other species in the genus. We also report a new species, Gobiconodon gongzhulingensis sp. nov., from the lower Upper Cretaceous Quantou Forma...