[HTML][HTML] Complex body size trends in the evolution of sloths (Xenarthra: Pilosa)
S Raj Pant, A Goswami, JA Finarelli - BMC evolutionary biology, 2014 - Springer
Background Extant sloths present an evolutionary conundrum in that the two living genera
are superficially similar (small-bodied, folivorous, arboreal) but diverged from one another …
are superficially similar (small-bodied, folivorous, arboreal) but diverged from one another …
Broad phylogenomic sampling improves resolution of the animal tree of life
Long-held ideas regarding the evolutionary relationships among animals have recently
been upended by sometimes controversial hypotheses based largely on insights from …
been upended by sometimes controversial hypotheses based largely on insights from …
Ancient collagen reveals evolutionary history of the endemic South American 'ungulates'
M Buckley - Proceedings of the Royal Society B …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Since the late eighteenth century, fossils of bizarre extinct creatures have been described
from the Americas, revealing a previously unimagined chapter in the history of mammals …
from the Americas, revealing a previously unimagined chapter in the history of mammals …
[HTML][HTML] A Molecular Phylogeny of Plesiorycteropus Reassigns the Extinct Mammalian Order 'Bibymalagasia'
M Buckley - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Madagascar is well known for its diverse fauna and flora, being home to many species not
found anywhere else in the world. However, its biodiversity in the recent past included a …
found anywhere else in the world. However, its biodiversity in the recent past included a …
Dinosaurs on the North Slope, Alaska: high latitude, latest Cretaceous environments
EM Brouwers, WA Clemens, RA Spicer, TA Ager… - Science, 1987 - science.org
Abundant skeletal remains demonstrate that lambeosaurine hadrosaurid, tyrannosaurid,
and troodontid dinosaurs lived on the Alaskan North Slope during late Campanian—early …
and troodontid dinosaurs lived on the Alaskan North Slope during late Campanian—early …
[HTML][HTML] Nuclear gene sequences from a Late Pleistocene sloth coprolite
H Poinar, M Kuch, G McDonald, P Martin, S Pääbo - Current Biology, 2003 - cell.com
The determination of nuclear DNA sequences from ancient remains would open many novel
opportunities such as the resolution of phylogenies, the sexing of hominid and animal …
opportunities such as the resolution of phylogenies, the sexing of hominid and animal …
Early insect diversification: evidence from a Lower Devonian bristletail from Québec
CC Labandeira, BS Beall, FM Hueber - Science, 1988 - science.org
The earliest insect for which there is significant structural data, a bristletail (Archaeognatha)
from the Early Devonian (Emsian Stage) of the Gaspé Peninsula of Québec, Canada, is …
from the Early Devonian (Emsian Stage) of the Gaspé Peninsula of Québec, Canada, is …
The sloths of the West Indies: a systematic and phylogenetic review
JL White, RDE MacPhee - Biogeography of the West Indies, 2001 - taylorfrancis.com
—Megalonychid sloths are well known from the Quaternary of many West Indian islands,
and some isolated remains date back as far as the early Oligocene. Phylogenetic …
and some isolated remains date back as far as the early Oligocene. Phylogenetic …
The oldest gnathostome teeth
Mandibular teeth and dentitions are features of jawed vertebrates that were first acquired by
the Palaeozoic ancestors,–of living chondrichthyans and osteichthyans. The fossil record …
the Palaeozoic ancestors,–of living chondrichthyans and osteichthyans. The fossil record …
A versatile and highly efficient toolkit including 102 nuclear markers for vertebrate phylogenomics, tested by resolving the higher level relationships of the Caudata
XX Shen, D Liang, YJ Feng, MY Chen… - Molecular Biology and …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Resolving difficult nodes for any part of the vertebrate tree of life often requires analyzing a
large number of loci. Developing molecular markers that are workable for the groups of …
large number of loci. Developing molecular markers that are workable for the groups of …