Paleogene land mammal faunas of South America; a response to global climatic changes and indigenous floral diversity
An appraisal of Paleogene floral and land mammal faunal dynamics in South America
suggests that both biotic elements responded at rate and extent generally comparable to …
suggests that both biotic elements responded at rate and extent generally comparable to …
Final Gondwana breakup: the Paleogene South American native ungulates and the demise of the South America–Antarctica land connection
The biogeographic hypothesis more accepted today is that Antarctica (West Antarctica) and
southern South America (Magellan region, Patagonia) were connected by a long and …
southern South America (Magellan region, Patagonia) were connected by a long and …
Beyond extinction: Uncovering morphological aspects of the last typotherid population (Mesotherium cristatum) and the unexpected body mass decrease
M Fernández-Monescillo, AA Tauber - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
We present a detailed analysis of the craniomandibular and dental remains of Mesotherium
cristatum, the quaternary mesotheriid typotherid notoungulate, from Corralito, Santa María …
cristatum, the quaternary mesotheriid typotherid notoungulate, from Corralito, Santa María …
How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades
Body mass (BM) is a fundamental variable for many paleobiological investigations that is
challenging to accurately infer for species that lack living representatives and/or close …
challenging to accurately infer for species that lack living representatives and/or close …
Systematic Revision of Interatherium and Icochilus (Interatheriidae, Notoungulata) from the Santa Cruz Formation (Early To Middle Miocene), Santa Cruz Province …
M Fernández, JC Fernicola, E Cerdeño - Ameghiniana, 2023 - BioOne
Interatheriidae (late Paleocene–Late Miocene) is one of the most morphologically derived
families within Order Notoungulata and the most taxonomic diverse and abundant clade of …
families within Order Notoungulata and the most taxonomic diverse and abundant clade of …
Diverse evidence for grasslands since the Eocene in Patagonia
Timing and ecological steps of the rise and expansion of grasslands differ not only
geographically but also according to the type of available information. Patagonia (Argentina) …
geographically but also according to the type of available information. Patagonia (Argentina) …
Taxonomic history and intraspecific analysis of Mesotherium cristatum (Mammalia, Notoungulata, Mesotheriidae) from the Early-Middle Pleistocene of Buenos Aires …
We report systematic conclusions based on critical analyses of previous taxon diagnoses
and systematic revisions of the Early-Middle Pleistocene mesotheriine notoungulate …
and systematic revisions of the Early-Middle Pleistocene mesotheriine notoungulate …
Comparative endocranial anatomy, encephalization, and phylogeny of Notoungulata (Placentalia, Mammalia)
Cranial endocasts are one of the most direct tools available to obtain information about the
endocranial cavity of fossil mammals, but few anatomical comparisons have analyzed …
endocranial cavity of fossil mammals, but few anatomical comparisons have analyzed …
Systematic revision of Hegetotherium and Pachyrukhos (Hegetotheriidae, Notoungulata) and a new phylogenetic analysis of Hegetotheriidae
FD Seoane, E Cerdeño - Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Hegetotheriidae is one of the most derived families of South American notoungulates, which
are known from the late Oligocene to Pliocene. Several genera of hegetotheriids have been …
are known from the late Oligocene to Pliocene. Several genera of hegetotheriids have been …
Phylogenetic revision of the South American notopithecines (Mammalia: Notoungulata)
B Vera - Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
A phylogenetic analysis of all Eocene taxa assigned to Notopithecinae has been conducted,
evaluating relationships amongst notopithecines, basal interatheriids and Interatheriinae …
evaluating relationships amongst notopithecines, basal interatheriids and Interatheriinae …