Rodent systematics in an age of discovery: recent advances and prospects
Abstract With almost 2,600 species, Rodentia is the most diverse order of mammals. Here,
we provide an overview of changes in our understanding of the systematics of living rodents …
we provide an overview of changes in our understanding of the systematics of living rodents …
Middle Eocene rodents from Peruvian Amazonia reveal the pattern and timing of caviomorph origins and biogeography
The long-term isolation of South America during most of the Cenozoic produced a highly
peculiar terrestrial vertebrate biota, with a wide array of mammal groups, among which …
peculiar terrestrial vertebrate biota, with a wide array of mammal groups, among which …
Arrival and diversification of caviomorph rodents and platyrrhine primates in South America
Platyrrhine primates and caviomorph rodents are clades of mammals that colonized South
America during its period of isolation from the other continents, between 100 and 3 million …
America during its period of isolation from the other continents, between 100 and 3 million …
High-level phylogeny of early Tertiary rodents: dental evidence
L Marivaux, M Vianey-Liaud… - Zoological Journal of the …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Major crown-groups of rodents were well established in the early Tertiary, and fossils
provide an invaluable window into their evolutionary history. The main focus of this project …
provide an invaluable window into their evolutionary history. The main focus of this project …
Out of Asia: anthropoid origins and the colonization of Africa
KC Beard - Annual Review of Anthropology, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Anthropoid primates other than humans show a conspicuously disjunct geographic
distribution today, inhabiting mostly tropical and subtropical parts of Asia, Africa, and Central …
distribution today, inhabiting mostly tropical and subtropical parts of Asia, Africa, and Central …
Fossils know it best: using a new set of fossil calibrations to improve the temporal phylogenetic framework of murid rodents (Rodentia: Muridae)
Abstract Murid rodents (Rodentia: Muridae) represent the most diverse and abundant
mammalian family. In this study, we provide a refined set of fossil calibrations which is used …
mammalian family. In this study, we provide a refined set of fossil calibrations which is used …
Patterns of covariation in the masticatory apparatus of hystricognathous rodents: implications for evolution and diversification
The mammalian masticatory apparatus is a highly plastic region of the skull. In this study, a
quantification of shape variation, the separation of phylogeny from ecology in the genesis of …
quantification of shape variation, the separation of phylogeny from ecology in the genesis of …
Laonastes and the "Lazarus Effect" in Recent Mammals
MR Dawson, L Marivaux, C Li, KC Beard, G Métais - Science, 2006 - science.org
The living Laotian rodent Laonastes aenigmamus, first described in early 2005, has been
interpreted as the sole member of the new family Laonastidae on the basis of its distinctive …
interpreted as the sole member of the new family Laonastidae on the basis of its distinctive …
African endemics span the tree of songbirds (Passeri): molecular systematics of several evolutionary 'enigmas'
P Beresford, FK Barker, PG Ryan… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The deep divergence between the African endemic passerines Picathartidae (rockfowl
Picathartes and rockjumpers Chaetops, four species) and the Passerida (ca. 3500 species) …
Picathartes and rockjumpers Chaetops, four species) and the Passerida (ca. 3500 species) …
Paleogeography of the South Atlantic: a route for primates and rodents into the New World?
The history of primates and rodents in South America started in the Oligocene, around 30
million years ago (Ma)(Hoffstetter 1969; Simpson 1980; Wyss et al. 1993; Takai et al. 2000) …
million years ago (Ma)(Hoffstetter 1969; Simpson 1980; Wyss et al. 1993; Takai et al. 2000) …