The Lauer Foundation was involved in each of the following items as either a co-author, lead author, presenter, or Foundation specimens are referenced and included in the publication and can be found on our Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/BruceLauer/research or https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rene-Lauer/research. To get copies of any papers on this list to which you do not have access, email Bruce Lauer for a copy: Bruce@LauerFoundationpse.org

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• Bicknell, R.D.C., Dunlop, Jason, Young, Andrew, Lauer, Bruce, Lauer, René, McCoy, Victoria E. 2025. Unique, dimple-like exoskeleton structure suggest syn-vivo infestations in Late Carboniferous horseshoe crabs. Biology Letters, 21:20250565. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2025.0565
   

• Klug, Christian, Schweigert, Günter, Lauer, René, Lauer, Bruce, Fuchs, Dirk, Terakado, Kan, Tajika, Amane. 2025. Reproductive biology and anatomy of ammonites. Scientific Reports, (2025) 15:39621. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-23299-y
   

• Hone, David W.E., Lauer, René, Lauer, Bruce, and Spindler, Frederik. 2025. A new non-pterodactyloid monofenestratan pterosaur from the Mörnsheim Formation of southern Germany. Palaeontologia Electronica, 28(3):a42.  https://doi.org/10.26879/1543 palaeo-electronica.org/content/2025/5661-a-new-german-monofenestratan-pterosaur
   

• Bicknell, R.D.C., Kimmig, Julien, Young, Andrew, Lauer, Bruce, Lauer, René, McCoy, Victoria E. 2025. Mazon Creek Bromalites evidence a specialized Xiphosurid-rich diet for Pennsylvanian predators. PALAIOS, 2025, v. 40, 215-221.  https://doi.org/10.2110/palo.2025.013
   

• Hone, D., Lauer, R. and Lauer, B. 2025. Soft tissue anatomy of pterosaur hands and feet–new information from Solnhofen region pterodactyloid specimens. Lethaia, 58, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.18261/let.58.3.1
   

• Bicknell, R.D.C., Klompmaker, A.A., Edgecombe, G.D., McCoy, V.E, Young, A., Lauer, B., Lauer, R. and Cuomo, C. D. 2025. Gregarious behaviour in Carbonifereous cyclidan crustaceans. Biology Letters, 21:20240734. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2024.0734
   

• Duffin, C.J., Lauer, B. and Lauer, R. 2025. Chimaeropsis paradoxa Zittel, 1887 (Myriacanthoidei, Holocephali) from the Late Jurassic of Solnhofen. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie-Abhandlungen, 313, 245-272. https://doi.org/10.1127/njgpa/2025/1233
   

• Duffin, C.J., Lauer, B. and Lauer, R. 2025. New Janassid Petalodontiform (Chondrichthyes) teeth from the Late Carboniferous of Kansas, USA. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie-Abhandlungen, 313, 215-232. https://doi.org/10.1127/njgpa/2025/1231
   

• Ebert, Martin, Lopez-Arbarello,Adriana. 2025. A new species of the genus Caturus (Caturidae, Amiiformes) from the Upper Jurassic of the Solnhofen Archipelago (Germany). Swiss Journal of Palaeontology,(2025) 144-50. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-025-00383-4
   

• Hone, D.W.E., Fitch, A., Selzer, S., Lauer, R. and Lauer, B. 2024. A new and large monofenestratan reveals the evolutionary transition to the pterodactyloid pterosaurs. Current Biology, 34, 5607-5614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.10.023
   

• Gale, A.S. and Ward, D.J. 2024. A new sun star (Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Solasteridae) from the mid-Miocene of Lacoste, France. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 135, 685-694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2024.10.001
   

• Rose, E., Heckert, A., Lauer, B., and Lauer, R. 2024. Description of a new Upper Triassic fossil lungfish (Sarcopterygii: Dipnoi) locality from the Garita Creek Formation, East-Central New Mexico, with a reevaluation of Late Triassic lungfish diversity in the American Southwest. Lithodendron, 1, 145-170.  https://doi.org/10.69575/HDWG3456
   

• Capasso, L., Ebert,M. & Witzmann, F. 2024a. Dental paleopathologies in †Pycnodontiformes (Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 311(3): 299–341. https://doi.org/10.1127/njgpa/2024/1193. Mentioned: LF 1980
   

• Capasso, L., Ebert, M. & Witzmann, F. 2024b. Skeletal and integumental paleopathologies of †Pycnodontomorpha (Osteichthyes: Actinopterygii). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 313 (1). https://doi.org/10.1127/njgpa/2024/1218. Mentioned: LF 2143, LF 1183; Figured a fin of LF 2143
   

• Ebert, M. (2024): The fish fauna of Ettling in the late Jurassic Solnhofen Archipelago (Bavaria, Germany). Dissertation, LMU München: Fakultät für Geowissenschaften. 415 pp. https://doi.org/10.5282/edoc.34018 Mentioned: LF 2321, 2194, 3047, 3298
   

• Ebert, M. and López-Arbarello, A., 2024. The problematic genus Liodesmus Wagner and a new genus of Caturoidea (Halecomorphi, Neopterygii) from the Upper Jurassic Solnhofen-Archipelago. Diversity, 16, p.568.  https://doi.org/10.3390/d16090568
   

• Türtscher, J., Jambura, P.L., Villalobos‐Segura, E., López‐Romero, F.A., Underwood, C.J., Thies, D., Lauer, B., Lauer, R. and Kriwet, J. 2024. Rostral and body shape analyses reveal cryptic diversity of Late Jurassic batomorphs (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from Europe. Papers in palaeontology, 10, p.e1552.  https://doi.org/10.1002/spp2.1552
   

• Pugh, I., Nesbitt, S.J., Heckert, A.B., Lauer, R. and Lauer, B. 2023. A new drepanosauromorph (Diapsida) from East–Central New Mexico and diversity of drepanosaur morphology and ecology at the Upper Triassic Homestead Site at Garita Creek (Triassic: mid-Norian). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 43, p.e2363202. https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2024.2363202
   

• Hone, D.W., Lauer, R., Lauer, B. and Spindler, F. 2023. Petrodactyle wellnhoferi gen. et sp. nov.: A new and large ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of Germany. Palaeontologica Electronica, 26, 1-28. https://doi.org/10.26879/1251
   

• McCoy, V.E., Wittry, J., Sadabadi, H. and Mayer, P. 2023. A reappraisal of Nemavermes mackeei from the Mazon Creek fossil site expands Carbonifereous cyclostome diversity. Journal of Paleontology, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2023.72
   

• Ebert, M., Kolbl-Ebert, M. and Capasso, L. 2023. † Pycnodontiformes (Actinopterygii) as prey: Their ecological niche and role in the food web. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie-Abhandlungen, 308, pp.189-208. https://dx.doi.org/10.1127/njgpa/2023/1137.  Figured: LF 579; mentioned in Supplementary: LF 326, 579, 709, 1854, 2202, 3261. 2138. 3991 and figured LF 709
   

• Duffin, C.J. and Ward, D.J. 2024. Coprolites of the ichnogenus Alococopros from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 135, 89-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2023.11.005
   

• Duffin, C.J. and Ward, D.J. 2023. First record of the coprolite ichnogenus Struocopros from the late Cretaceous of Morocco. Fossil Record 9, 94, 11-16.
   

• Duffin, C.J., Lauer, B. and Lauer, R. 2023. Hybodus hauffianus Fraas, 1895 from the Toarcian (Early Jurassic) of Dormettingen, SW Germany. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie-Abhandlungen, 307, 141-154. https://doi.org/10.1127/njgpa/2023/1120
   

• Duffin, C.J., Lauer, B. and Lauer, R. 2022. Chimaeroid egg cases from the Late Jurassic of the Solnhofen area (S Germany). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie-Abhandlungen, 306, 161-175. https://doi.org/10.1127/njgpa/2022/1101 
   

• Spindler, F., Lauer, R., Tischlinger, H., Mäuser, M. and Bayerns, S.N.S. 2021. The integument of pelagic crocodylomorphs (Thalattosuchia: Metriorhynchidae). Palaeontologica Electronica, 24, 1-41. https://doi.org/10.26879/1099
   

• Feldmann, R.M., Schweitzer, C.E., Schweigert, G., Robins, C., Karasawa, H. and Luque, J. 2016. Additions to the morphology of Munidopsidae (Decapoda: Anomura) and Goniodromitidae (Decapoda: Brachyura) from the Jurassic Solnhofen-type lagerstätten, Germany. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie-Abhandlungen, 279, 43-56. https://doi.org/10.1127/njgpa/2016/0539

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Conference Abstracts:​
 

• Lauer, Bruce H., Lauer, René, Duffin, Christopher, Ward, David J., Ward, Alison.  2025, Enigmatic siderite coprolites from Madagascar. (SVP Poster and Abstract)
   

• Duffin, Christopher, Ward, David J., Lauer, Bruce H., Lauer, René. 2025, New holomorphic specimen of Hybodus fraasi Brown,1900-a very rare hybodont shark from the Late Jurassic of the Solnhofen Archipelago. (SVP Poster and Abstract)
   

• Theda, Denis, Hone, David W.E., Lauer, René, Lauer, Bruce. 2025, A remarkable new cranium of the Ctenochasmatid Gnathosaurus reveals new anatomical details of the genus. (SVP Poster and abstract)
   

• Duffin, C.J., Ward, D.J., Lauer, B. and Lauer, R., 2024, Vertebrate coprolites from the Maastrichtian phosphates (Late Cretaceous) of Morocco. (SVP Poster and Abstract 2024),
   

• Duffin, C.J., Lauer, R. and Lauer, B., 2023, Chimaeropsis paradoxa, a poorly known holocephalian from the Late Jurassic of Germany Conference Paper
   

•  Fischer, J., Duffin, C.J., Spindler, F., Resch, U., Lauer, B., Lauer R., 2023, A review of the Late Jurassic chondrichthyan egg capsules from the Plattenkalk area of Southern Germany Conference Paper
   

• Lauer, R., Lauer, B., Ward, D.J., Ward, A.E.M., 2022, “Thinking Outside the Box” - a Novel Solution to Site Access: A unique collaboration provides new educational, research and publication opportunities (IPC 6 Poster and Abstract)
   

• Duffin, C.J., Lauer, B., Lauer, R., Popov, E.V. and Ward, D.J., 2021, Chimaeroid egg capsules from the Late Jurassic lithographic limestones of southern Germany (SVP Poster and Abstract)
   

• Lauer, R., Lauer, B., Ward, D.J., Ward, A.E.M. and Duffin, C.J. 2020, Ultraviolet Induced Fluorescence Digital Photography as a diagnostic tool for discovery, digital documentation, analysis and curation of paleontological specimens (SVP Poster and Abstract)
   

• Duffin, C.J., Ward, D.J., Lauer, B. and Lauer, R., 2019, The Holocephalian faunas of the Late Jurassic lithographic limestones of SW Germany (SVP Poster and Abstract)
   

• Duffin, C.J., Lauer, B., Lauer R., Popov, E. V. and Ward, D.J., 2019, Chimaeroid egg capsules from the Late Jurassic lithographic limestones of southern Germany (SVP Poster and Abstract)
   

• Lauer, R. and Lauer, B., 2019, Beyond the Visible Spectrum: The use and application of Ultraviolet (UV) Photography as a diagnostic tool for discovery, digital documentation and analysis of paleontological specimens. (SPNCH Conference Presentation)
   

• Lauer, B. and Lauer, R., 2019, A Collaborative Path to Science (SPNCH Conference Presentation)
   

• Duffin, C.J., Ward, D.J., Lauer, B. and Lauer, R., 2018, An associated dentition of Agassizodus (Eugeneodontiformes, Chondrichthyes) from the Late Carboniferous of Missouri (SVP Poster and Abstract)
   

• Lauer, R., Lauer, B., Bernard, E.L., Ward, D.J. and Ward A.E.M., 2018, A Comparison between the Educational Outreach Programs developed by the Lauer Foundation, Chicago, USA and the Fossil Fish Section of the Natural History Museum, London, UK (SVP Poster and Abstract)
   

• Lauer, B., Lauer, R., Bernard, E. L., Duffin C. J., Popov E. V., and Ward D. J. 2018, Observations on the Mesozoic Chimaeroid, Elasmodectes Newton 1878 (SVP Poster and Abstract)
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• Lauer, B., Popov E. V., Duffin C. J., Ward, D. J. and Lauer, R. 2017, A new holomorphic specimen of the rare holocephalian fish, Chimaeropsis paradoxa, from the Late Jurassic Plattenkalk of Germany (SVP Poster and Abstract)​