According to molecular data, hippopotamuses and cetaceans form a clade excluding other
extant cetartiodactyls. Despite a wealth of spectacular specimens documenting cetacean …

Today, the continental ecosystems of Southeast Asia represent a global biodiversity hotspot.
From a deep-time perspective, however, very little is known about the formation of this …

The initiation of Asian monsoon systems is a complex and controversial issue, and the
existence of monsoon systems in the Eocene has not yet been confirmed by commonly …

Since its first erection almost 200 years ago, palaeontologists have assigned to the genus
Anthracotherium many species, some with dubious descriptions. Although it is a key taxon …

The modern environment of southern China is dominated by a humid monsoon climate, and
presents a striking contrast to the widespread deserts found at similar latitudes elsewhere …

Abstract The late middle Eocene Pondaung Formation, Myanmar, has yielded a diversified
assemblage of silicified wood including some of the earliest recorded Dipterocarpaceae …

Two new genera and species of small basal ruminants are described from the middle
Eocene Pondaung Formation in Myanmar. One form, Paukkaungmeryx minutus, gen. et sp …

ABSTRACT A new genus and species of middle size bunodont artiodactyl (Mammalia),
Erlianhyus primitivus, is established based on a partial maxilla with P3–M3 from the lower …

We describe an exceptionally well preserved skull of a small anthracothere from the late
middle Eocene of the Pondaung Formation that can be confidently attributed to …

The anthracothere Siamotherium pondaungensis from the late middle Eocene Pondaung
Formation in Myanmar was known only from its upper dentition. Recent field work in the …