Scientific papers by Zbyněk Roček

1. (1968) Příspěvek k faunistice čolka horského (Triturus alpestris) v Čechách. - Živa, 15: 224 /A contribution to the faunistics of the Alpine newt (Triturus alpestris) in Bohemia/

2. (1970) Rozšíření čolka horského, Triturus alpestris (Laurentius, 1768) v severovýchodních Čechách. - Acta musei reginaehradecensis S.A: Scientiae naturales, 11: 63-70 /Distribution of the Alpine newt, Triturus alpestris Laurentius, 1768) in north-east Bohemia; with German summary/

3. (1971) Faunistické materiály z východních Čech - II - Práce a studie - Přír., Pardubice, 3: 197, 199, 200 /Faunistic data from eastern Bohemia/

4. (1972) Rozšíření čolka horského (Triturus alpestris Laur.) v severních Čechách. - Sborn. Severočes. Mus., Ser. Natur., Liberec, 4: 45-52 /Distribution of the Alpine Newt (Triturus alpestris Laur.) in the north Bohemia; with German summary/

5. (1973) Obratlovci severovýchodních Čech. Soupis literatury do roku 1970. - Státní vědecká knihovna v Hradci Králové & Krajské muzeum v Hradci Králové, pp. 1-212 /Vertebrates of the north-east Bohemia. Bibliography until 1970/

6. (1974) Veränderungen der Körperproportionalität während des Wachstums im Populationsmuster des Wasserfrosches Rana esculenta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Amphibia: Ranidae). - Věstník Československé společnosti zoologické, 38: 215-227

7. (1974) Biometrical investigations of central European populations of the Alpine newt - Triturus alpestris alpestris (Laurenti, 1768) (Amphibia: Urodela). - Acta Universitatis Carolinae - Biologica (1972): 295-373

8. (1974) Beitrag zur Erkennung der Neotenie des Alpenmolches Triturus alpestris (Laurenti, 1768). - Věstník Československé společnosti zoologické, 38: 285-294.

9. (1974) Netopýři Orlických hor a Podorlicka. – Orlické hory - Podorlicko, 6: 53-67 /Bats of the Orlické Mountains and their foothills/

10. SMIRINA, E. & Z. ROČEK (1976) On the possibility of using annual bone layers of Alpine newts, Triturus alpestris (Amphibia, Urodela), for their age determination. - Věstník Československé společnosti zoologické, 40: 232-237 (PDF 6.5 MB)

11. (1977) On the form Triturus alpestris lacusnigri (Seliškar and Pehani, 1935). - British Journal of Herpetology, 5: 679-683.

12. (1977) Obojživelníci a plazi. In: Roček, Z. (Ed.) Příroda Orlických hor a Podorlicka. Muzeum Orlických hor ve Státním zemědělském nakladatelství Praha, pp. 607-614 /Amphibians and reptiles of the Orlické Mountains/

13. SKLENÁŘ, J. & Z. ROČEK (1977) Savci. In: Roček, Z. (Ed.) Příroda Orlických hor a Podorlicka. Muzeum Orlických hor ve Státním zemědělském nakladatelství Praha, pp. 635-647. /Mammals of the Orlické Mountains/

14. SKLENÁŘ, J. & Z. ROČEK (1979) Zoogeografie obojživelníků a plazů východních Čech. - Krajské muzeum východních Čech v Hradci Králové, pp. 1-64. /Zoogeography of amphibians and reptiles of eastern Bohemia/

15.. ŠPINAR, Z.V. & Z. ROČEK (1978) New Findings of Tertiary Fauna in Jabal Hasáwnah (Central Libya). - Second Symposium on the Geology of Libya, pp. 59-60.

16. (1980) Intraspecific and ontogenetic variation of the dentition in the Green Lizard Lacerta viridis (Reptilia, Squamata). - Věstník Československé společnost zoologické, 44: 272-277.

17. (1980) A contribution to the systematics of European ranid frogs (Amphibia, Ranidae) on the basis of the incrassatio frontoparietalis. - Věstník Československé společnosti zoologické, 44: 219-229. (PDF 2845 KB)

18. (1980) The dentition of the European Glass Lizard Ophisaurus apodus (Pallas, 1775) (Reptilia, Sauria: Anguidae), with notes on the pattern of tooth replacement. - Amphibia-Reptilia, 1: 19-27.

19. MOODY, S. & Z. ROČEK (1980) Chamaeleo caroliquarti (Chamaeleonidae, Sauria): a new species from the Lower Miocene of central Europe. - Věstník Ústředního ústavu geologického, 55: 85-92.

20. (1981) Cranial anatomy of frogs of the family Pelobatidae Stannius, 1856, with outlines of their phylogeny and systematics. - Acta Universitatis Carolinae - Biologica, (1980): 1-164.

21. JAROŠOVÁ, J. & Z. ROČEK (1982) The incrassatio frontoparietalis in frogs, its origin and phylogenetic significance. - Amphibia-Reptilia, 3: 111-124.

22. BÖHME, W., Z. ROČEK & Z.V. ŠPINAR (1982) On Pelobates decheni Troschel, 1861, and Zaphrissa eurypelis_Cope, 1866 (Amphibia: Salientia: Pelobatidae) from the early Miocene of Rott near Bonn, West Germany. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2: 1-7.

23. RAGE, J.-C. & Z. ROČEK (1983) Dolniceophis lehmani (Serpentes, Colubridae), a new fossil snake from the Lower Miocene of Czechoslovakia. - Časopis pro mineralogii a geologii, 28: 17-21.

24. (1984) Lizards (Reptilia: Sauria) from the Lower Miocene locality Dolnice (Bohemia, Czechoslovakia). - Rozpravy Československé akademie věd, ř. mat. přír., 94, 1: 1-69.

25. (1984) Macropelobates osborni Noble, 1924 - redescription and reassignement. - Acta Universitatis Carolinae - Geologica, Pokorný Vol., (1982): 421-438.

26. ŠPINAR, Z.V. and Z. ROČEK (1984) The discovery of the impression of the ventral side of Eopelobates anthracinus Parker, 1929 holotype. - Amphibia-Reptilia, 5: 87-95.

27. (1985) Tooth replacement in Eusthenopteron and Ichthyostega. - In: Duncker/Fleischer (Eds.), Vertebrate Morphology. Fortschritte der Zoologie, 30: 249-252.

28. MLYNARSKI, M. & Z. ROČEK (1985) Chelonians (Reptilia: Testudines) from the Lower Miocene locality Dolnice (Bohemia, Czechoslovakia). - Časopis pro mineralogii a geologii, 30: 397-407. (PDF 3.1 MB)

29. (1985) Evoluce obratlovců. - Academia, Praha, pp. 1-212. /Evolution of vertebrates/

30. (1986) An “Intracranial Joint” in frogs.- In: Roček, Z. (Ed.) Studies in Herpetology, Prague 1986, pp. 255-258.

31. RAGE, J.C. & Z. ROČEK (1986) Triadobatrachus revisited. - In: Roček, Z. (Ed.) Studies in Herpetology, Prague 1986, pp. 255- 258.

32. (1987) Some features of the skull ontogeny in frogs (Amphibia, Anura) and their importance for recognizing the evolution of this group. In: Pokorný, V. (Ed.) Contribution of Czechoslovak Palaeontology to Evolutionary Science 1945-1985, pp. 89-96. Charles University Press, Prague

33. (1988) List of fossil amphibians of Czechoslovakia. - Acta zoologica cracoviensia, 31: 513-540.

34. FEJFAR, O. & Z. ROČEK (1988) The Lower Miocene vertebrate fauna of Dolnice, Cheb basin (Western Bohemia, Czechoslovakia). - Acta Universitatis Carolinae - Geologica, Špinar Vol., (1986): 233-249.

35. (1988) Origin and evolution of the frontoparietal complex in anurans. - Amphibia-Reptilia, 9: 385-403.

36. RAGE, J.-C. & Z. ROČEK (1989) Redescription of Triadobatrachus massinoti (Piveteau, 1936) an anuran amphibian from the early Triassic. - Palaeontographica, Pal. A, 206: 1-16.

37. ROČEK, Z. & M. VESELÝ (1989) Development of the ethmoidal structures of the endocranium in the anuran Pipa pipa. - Journal of Morphology, 200: 3O1-319.

38. (1989) Developmental patterns of the ethmoidal region of the anuran skull. In: Splechtna/Hilgers (Eds.) Trends in Vertebrate Morphology. - Fortschritte in Zoologie, 35: 412-415.

39. (1990) Ethmoidal endocranial structures in primitive tetrapods: Their bearing on the search for anuran ancestry. - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 99: 389-407.

40. (1991) Ethmoidal endocranium in primitive Triassic amphibians. - Paläontologische Zeitschrift, Stuttgart, 65, 3/4: 351-361.

41. (1992) Triturus alpestris. In: Baruš, V., O. Oliva (eds) Fauna Československa - Amphibia. Academia Praha.

42. (1992) Pelobates fuscus. In: Baruš, V.., O. Oliva (eds) Fauna Československa - Amphibia. Academia Praha.

43. (1993) Palatoquadrate in a Devonian fish Eusthenopteron: Evidence of its dual fish origin. - Zeitschr. Zool. Systematik und Evolutionsforschung, 31: 38-46.

44. ROČEK, Z. & L.A. NESSOV (1993) Cretaceous Anurans from Central Asia. - Palaeontographica Abt.A, 226: 1-54.

45. (1993) Origin and evolution of the anuran postnasal wall and adjacent parts of the palatoquadrate. - Ethology, Ecology & Evolution, Firenze, 5: 247-265

46. (1993) Holocene anurans from Caucasus. - Asiatic Herpetological Research, Berkeley, 5: 31-44.

47. (1994) Taxonomy and distribution of Tertiary discoglossids (Anura) of the genus Latonia v.Meyer, 1843. - Geobios 27, 6: 717-751.

48. ROČEK, Z. and J.-C. RAGE (1994) The presumed amphibian footprint Notopus petri from the Devonian: a probable starfish trace fossil. - Lethaia 27: 241-244.

49. (1994) Review of fossil Caudata of Europe. Abhandlungen und Berichte des Museums für Naturkunde und Vorgeschichte, Magdeburg, 17: 51-56.

50. (1994) Wolterstorff's contribution to study of fossil anurans. Abhandlungen und Berichte des Museums für Naturkunde und Vorgeschichte, Magdeburg, 17: 39-43.

51. ROČEK, Z. and P. LAMAUD (1995) Further data on Thaumastosaurus bottii De Stefano, 1903, an anuran (Leptodactylidae) from the Eocene of Europe. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 15: 506-515

52. (1995) A new specimen of Eopelobates (Anura: Pelobatidae) from the Tertiary near Bonn (Germany) and the problem of E. anthracinus - E. bayeri relations. Paläont. Zeitschr. 69: 281-285.

53. (1996) The salamander Brachycormus noachicus from the Oligocene of Europe, and the role of neoteny in the evolution of salamanders. Palaeontology, London 39, Part 2: 477-495. (15.5 MG)

54. SANCHIZ, B. & Z. ROČEK (1996) An overview of the anuran fossil record. - In: Tinsley, R.C. and H.R. Kobel: The Biology of Xenopus. The symposium of the Zoological Society of London, pp. 317-328.

55. PEK, I., VAŠÍČEK, J., ROČEK, Z., MIKULÁŠ, R. and M. HAJN (1996) Základy zoopaleontologie. Palacký University Olomouc. /Principles of Zoopaleontology/

56. (1996) Heterochrony: response of Amphibia to cooling events. Geolines 3: 55-58.

57. (1996): Skull of the neotenous salamandrid amphibian Triturus alpestris and abbreviated developments in the Tertiary Salamandridae. Journal of Morphology 230: 187-197.

58. (1997) Neoteny and paedomorphosis as evolutionary factors in Tertiary Amphibia. Journal of Morphology 232: 315.

59. ROČEK, Z. (1997) Fossil amphibians and reptiles of the Czech Republic. In: Nečas, P., Modrý, D. a V. Zavadil (eds) Czech Recent and Fossil Amphibians and Reptiles. An Atlas and Field Guide, pp. 15-19. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt a.M.

60. ROČEK, Z. and S. HART (eds) (1997) Herpetology ´97. Abstracts of the Third World Congress of Herpetology, Prague 1997. Pp. 1-252.

61. (1997) The salamandrid amphibian Chelotriton (Amphibia: Salamandridae) and related forms from the Tertiary of Europe. In: Roček, Z. and S. Hart (eds) Herpetology ´97. Abstracts of the Third World Congress of Herpetology, Prague 1997. Pp. 175.

62. (1997) Origin of species: An example, the European salamandrid Triturus. In: Roček, Z. and S. Hart (eds) Herpetology ´97. Abstracts of the Third World Congress of Herpetology, Prague 1997. Pp. 175.

63. (1998) Review of fossil anurans of Asia, with description of a new specimen from the Mesozoic of Mongolia. Abstracts of the Third Asian Herpetological Meeting, Almaty, Kazakhstan, p. 33.

64. (1998) Stammesgeschichte und Evolution. Pp. 20-31. In: Hofrichter, R. (ed.) 1988: Amphibien. Evolution, Anatomie, Physiologie, Ökologie und Verbreitung, Verhalten, Bedrohung und Schutz. 264 Seiten. Natur Buch Verlag, Augsburg.

65. (1999) Review of the fossil discoglossids of Europe and their role in evolution of European anurans. Abstracts of the 10th SHE OGM, Irakleon, Crete, pp. 128-130.

66. KRÁLOVEC, K. and ROČEK, Z. (1999) Development of the frontoparietal bone in the Anura. Abstracts of the 10th SHE OGM, Irakleon, Crete, pp. 212-214.

67. (1999) Developmental story of the anuran skull: does it provide any phylogenetic information? In: Miaud, C. and R. Guyetant (eds) Current Studies in Herpetology: 35-50. SEH 1998, Le Bourget du Lac, France.

68. ROČEK, Z. and J.-C. RAGE (2000) Anatomical transformations in transition from temnospondyl to proanuran stages. Chapter 12 in: HEATWOLE, H. and R. CARROLL (eds) Amphibian Biology, Vol.4 – Paleontology, pp. 1276-1284. Surrey Beatty & Sons.

69. ROČEK, Z. and J.-C. RAGE (2000) Proanuran stages (Triadobatrachus, Czatkobatrachus) Chapter 13 in: Carroll, R.L. and Heatwole, H.(eds) Chapter 13 in: HEATWOLE, H.and R. CARROLL Amphibian Biology, Vol.4 – Paleontology, pp. 1285-1296. Surrey Beatty & Sons.

70. ROČEK, Z. (2000) Mesozoic Anurans. Chapter 14 in: Carroll, R.L. and Heatwole, H. (eds) Amphibian Biology, Vol. 4 – Paleontology, pp. 1297-1333. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton, Australia.

71. ROČEK Z. and RAGE J.-C. (2000). Tertiary Anura of Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and Australia. Chapter 15 in: Carroll, R.L. and Heatwole, H.(eds) Amphibian Biology – Paleontology, 1334-1389. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton, Australia.(6.5 MG)

72. ROČEK, Z. (2000). Phylogeny and Evolution. In: Hofrichter, R. (ed.) Amphibians. The World of Frogs, Toads, Salamanders and Newts, 20-31. Firefly Books, Buffalo, New York.

73. KORDIKOVA, E.G., POLLY, P.D., ALIFANOV, V.A., ROČEK, Z. , GUNNELL, G.F. and A. O. AVERIANOV  (2001). Late Cretaceous and early Tertiary microvertebrates from the North Eastern Aral Sea Region of Kazakhstan.  – Journal of Paleontology, 75: 390-400.

74. ROČEK, Z. (2001). The ethmoidal region of the skull in Amphibia. - J. Morphol. 248: 276.

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75. ROČEK, Z. (2002) Historie obratlovců. Evoluce, fylogeneze, systém. - Academia Publ. House, Prague. 512 pp. (History of Vertebrates: Evolution, Phylogeny, Systematics; in Czech).  

76. ROČEK, Z. (2002) Are palaeobatrachid frogs of Europe actually survivors of Cretaceous Gondwanan pipids? - 8th International Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems 2002, Cape Town, South Africa, p. 14. (1.5 MG)

77. ČIHÁK, R., KRÁLOVEC, K. and ROČEK, Z. (2003) Developmental origin of the frontoparietal bone in Bombina variegata (Anura: Discoglossidae). - Journal of Morphology, 255: 122-129.

78. ROČEK, Z., JOLY, P. and GROSSENBACHER, K. (2003) Triturus alpestris (Laurenti, 1768) - Bergmolch. In: Grossenbacher, K. (ed.) Handbuch der Amphibien und Reptilien Europas. Schwanzlurche IIA, p. 607-656. Aula Verlag, Wiebelsheim.

79. RAGE, J.-C. and ROČEK, Z. (2003) Evolution of anuran assemblages in the Tertiary and Quaternary of Europe, in the context of palaeoclimate and palaeogeography. - Amphibia-Reptilia 24: 133-167. (15.5 MG)

80. ROČEK, Z. (2003) Živočišné tkáně, orgány a orgánové soustavy. In: Rosypal, S. (ed.) Nový přehled biologie, pp. 333-417. – Scientia Publ. House, Prague  /Animal tissues, organs and organ systems; in Czech/.

81. ROČEK, Z. (2003) Larval development in Oligocene palaeobatrachid frogs. - Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 48, 4: 595-607. (3.7 MB)

82. ROČEK, Z. (2003) Larval development and evolutionary origin of the anuran skull. Chapter 7 in: Heatwole, H.(ed) Amphibian Biology – Osteology, pp. 1878-1995. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton, Australia. (Available in PDF from http://home.gli.cas.cz/rocek/PDF/Rocek2003.pdf; 158 MG)

83. BERNOR, R.L., KORDOS, L., ROOK, L., AGUSTÍ, J., ANDREWS, P., ARMOUR-CHELU, M., BEGUN, D.R., CAMERON, D.W., DAMUTH, J., DAXNER-HÖCK, G., DE BONIS, L., FEJFAR, O., FASSAHA, N., FORTELIUS, M., FRANZEN, J., GASPARIK, M., GENTRY, A., HEISSIG, K., HERNYAK, G., KAISER, T., KOUFOS, G.D., KROLOPP, E., JÁNOSSY, D., LLENAS, M., MESZÁROS, L., MÜLLER, P., RENNE, P., ROČEK, Z., SEN, S., SCOTT, R., SZYNDLAR, Z., TOPÁL, G., UNGAR, P.S., UTESCHER, T., VAN DAM, J.A., WERDELIN, L., ZIEGLER, R. (2004) Recent advances on multidisciplinary research at Rudabánya, Late Miocene (MN9), Hungary: a compendium. - Palaeontographia Italica 89 (2002): 3-36. (428 KB)

84. HAVELKOVÁ, P. and ROČEK, Z. (2004): Development of the pectoral girdle in Discoglossus (Anura: Discoglossidae). - Journal of Morphology 260: 297.

85. KRÁLOVEC, K. and ROČEK, Z. (2004): Structure and development of the ethmoidal part of the skull in Anura, and its ancestral pattern in Temnospondyli. – Journal of Morphology 260: 305.

86. MAJOROVÁ, H. and ROČEK, Z. (2004): Transformation of aortic arches during metamorphosis of the Spade-Foot Toad, Pelobates fuscus. – Journal of Morphology 260: 309.

87. ROČEK, Z. (2004): Morphological features in anuran development reflecting the fish-to amphib transition. – Journal of Morphology 260: 322.

88. ROČEK, Z. (2004): Ontogeny in Tertiary frogs. – Journal of Morphology 260: 322-323.

89. VATER, M. and ROČEK, Z. (2004): Development of the skeleton in the Alpine Newt, Triturus alpestris, and its bearing to reconstruction of larval development in early tetrapods. – Journal of Morphology 260: 337.

90. ROČEK, Z. (2005): Late Miocene Amphibia from Rudabánya. - Palaeontographia Italica 90 (2004): 11-29. (790 KB)

91. ROČKOVÁ, H. and ROČEK, Z. (2005): Development of the pelvis and posterior part of the vertebral column in the Anura. Journal of Anatomy 206: 17-35.  (923 KB)
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92. RAGE, J.-C. and ROCEK, Z. (2005): Thaumastosaurus bottii, amphibien anoure des phosphorites. Des anciennes collections aux nouvelles récoltes. Journées Bernard Gèze, Lalbenque & Limogne/en/Quercy, 1-3 Octobre 2005. (1.2 MG)

93. ROČEK, Z. (2005): Lebedkina, N.S. (2004): Evolution of the Amphibian Skull. Pensoft Publ., Sofia (Book review). Amphibia-Reptilia 26: 430. (680 KB)

94. ROČEK, Z. and VAN DIJK, E. (2006): Patterns of larval development in Mesozoic pipid frogs. – Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 51 (1): 111-126. (1.8 MB)

95. HAVELKOVÁ, P. and ROČEK, Z. (2006) Transformation of the pectoral girdle in the evolutionary origin of frogs: insights from the primitive anuran Discoglossus. - Journal of Anatomy  209: 1-11  (339 KB)
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96. ROCEK, Z., BÖTTCHER, R. and WASSERSUG, R. (2006) Gigantism in tadpoles of the Neogene frog Palaeobatrachus. - Paleobiology 32, 4: 666-675.

97. RAGE, J.C. and ROCEK, Z. (2007) A new species of Thaumastosaurus (Amphibia: Anura) from the Eocene of Europe. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27: 329-336.

98. KOLESOVA, H., LAMETSCHWANDTNER, A. and ROCEK, Z. (2007) The evolution of amphibian metamorphosis: insights from the changes in the aortic arches of Pelobates fuscus (Anura). Journal of Anatomy. 210: 379-393.

99. ROCEK, Z. (2008) The Late Cretaceous frog Gobiates from Central Asia: its evolutionary status and possible phylogenetic relationships. Cretaceous Research 29: 577-591 (1.2 MB)

100. ROCEK, Z. and SANDERA, M. (2008) Distribution of Rana arvalis in Europe: a historical perspective. In: Dieter Glandt & Robert Jehle (Hrsg./Eds.): Der Moorfrosch/The Moor Frog Supplement 13 der Zeitschrift für Feldherpetologie. (4.4 MB)

101. DELFINO, M., DOGLIO, S., ROCEK, Z., SEGLIE, D. and KABIRI, L. (2009) Osteological peculiarities of Bufo brongersmai (Anura, Bufonidae) and their possible relation to arid environments. - Zoological Studies 48: 108-119 (550 KB) or available free at http://zoolstud.sinica.edu.tw/Journals/48.1/108.pdf.

102. PRIKRYL, T., AERTS, P. HAVELKOVA, P., HERREL, A. and ROCEK, Z. (2009) Pelvic and thigh musculature in frogs (Anura) and origin of anuran jumping locomotion. - Journal od Anatomy 214: 100-139.

103. ROCEK, Z., EATON, J.G., GARDNER, J. and PRIKRYL, T. (2010) Evolution of anuran assemblages in the Late Cretaceous of Utah, USA. - Palaeobiodiversity & Palaeoenvironments  90: 341–393. (4.2 MB)

104. ROCEK, Z. and WUTTKE, M. (2010) Amphibia of Enspel (Late Oligocene, Germany). - Palaeobiodiversity & Palaeoenvironments 90: 321–340. (2.9 MB)

105. KRÁLOVEC, K., ROCEK, Z., ZÁKOVÁ, P. and MUZAKOVÁ, V. (2010) Development of the ethmoidal structures of the endocranium in Discoglossus pictus (Anura: Discoglossidae). - Journal of Morphology 271:1078–1093. (6.5 MB)

106. GARDNER, J.D., ROCEK, Z., PRIKRYL, T., EATON, J.G., BLOB, R.W., and SANKEY, J.T. (2010) Comparative morphology of the ilium of anurans and urodeles (Lissamphibia) and a re-assessment of the anuran affinities of Nezpercius dodsoni Blob et al., 2001. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30:1684–1696. (4.5 MB)

107. ROČEK, Z., DONG, L., PŘIKRYL, T., SUN, C., TAN, J., WANG, Y. (2011) Fossil frogs (Anura) from Shanwang (Middle Miocene; Shandong Province, China). Geobios 44: 499-518 (available from http://http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016699511000507)

108. WUTTKE, M.,PŘIKRYL, T., RATNIKOV, V.Yu., DVOŘÁK, Z., and ROČEK, Z. (2012) Generic diversity and distributional dynamics of the Palaeobatrachidae (Amphibia: Anura). - Palaeobiodiversity & Palaeoenvironments 92: 367-395 (DOI 10.1007/s12549-012-0071-y)

109.  ROČEK, Z., WANG, Y., and DONG, L. (2012) Post-metamorphic development of Early Cretaceous frogs as a tool for taxonomic
comparisons. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32: 1285-1292. (DOI:10.1080/02724634.2012.700666; available from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2012.700666 or directly from the first author) 

110. ROČEK, Z., GARDNER, J.D., EATON, J.G., and PŘIKRYL, T. (2012) Similarities and differences in the Ilia of Late Cretaceous anurans and urodeles. - Bulletin de la Société géologique de France 183: 529-535 (doi:10.2113/gssgfbull.183.6.529)  (1.7 MB)

111. DONG, L., ROČEK, Z., WANG, Y.,  and JONES M.E.H. (2013) Anurans from the Lower Cretaceous Jehol group of Western Liaoning, China. PLoS ONE 01/2013; 8(7):e69723. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0069723  (13.2 MB)

112. ROČEK, Z., GARDNER, J.D., EATON, J.G., and PŘIKRYL, T. (2013) Anuran Ilia from the Upper Cretaceous of Utah—Diversity and Stratigraphic Patterns. In: Alan, L. Titus, A. L. and. Loewen, M. A. (eds) At the Top of the Grand Staircase: The Late Cretaceous of Southern Utah, pp. 273-294. Indiana Univ. Press (750 KB)

113. ROČEK, Z. (2013) Mesozoic and Tertiary Anura of Laurasia. Palaeobiodiversity & Palaeoenvironments 93:397–439  DOI 10.1007/s12549-013-0131-y.  (2 MB) The publication is available on http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&id=doi:10.1007/s12549-013-0131-y

114. ROČEK, Z., WUTTKE, M., GARDNER, J.D. and SINGH BHULLAR B.-A. (2014) The Euro-American genus Eopelobates, and a re-definition of the family Pelobatidae (Amphibia, Anura). Palaeobio Palaeoenv
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115. ROBOVSKA-HAVELKOVA, P., AERTS, P., ROCEK, Z., PRIKRYL, T., FABRE, A.-C., and HERREL, A. (2014) Do all frogs swim alike? The effect of ecological specialization on swimming kinematics in frogs. J. Exp. Biol. 2017: 3637-3644 (889 KB)

116. ROČEK, Z.,, BOISTEL, R., LENOIR, N., MAZURIER, A., PIERCE, S., RAGE, J.-C., SMIRNOV, V.S., SCHWERMANN, A., VALENTIN, X., VENCZEL, M., WUTTKE, M., ZIKMUND, T. (2015) Frontoparietal Bone in Extinct Palaeobatrachidae (Anura): Its Variation and Taxonomic Value. The Anatomical Record 298: 1848-1863 (854 KB)

117. ROČEK, Z., BALEEVA, N., VAZEILLE, N., BRAVIN, A., VAN DIJK, E., NEMOZ, C., PŘIKRYL, T., SMIRINA, E.M., BOISTEL, R., CLAESSENS, L. (2016)
Contribution to the head anatomy of the basal frog Barbourula busuangensis and the evolution of the Anura. Russian Journal of Herpetology 23(3): 163-194 (3.7 MB)

118.VILLA, A., ROČEK, Z., TSCHOPP, E., VAN DEN HOEK OSTENDE, L. (2016) Palaeobatrachus eurydices, sp. nov. (Amphibia, Anura), the last western European
palaeobatrachid. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1211664, DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2016.1211664.

119. WANG, Y., ROČEK, Z., DONG, L. (2017) A new pelobatoid frog from the lower Eocene of southern China. Palaeobio Palaeoenv.

120. SYROMYATNIKOVA, E., ROČEK, Z. (2018) New Latonia (Amphibia: Alytidae) from the late Miocene of northern Caucasus (Russia). Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments
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121. ROČEK, Z., AUGÉ, M.L., GARDNER, J.D. (2018) In memoriam of Jean-Claude Rage. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments (2018) 98:523–525 (1.3 MB)