Rapid phenotypic evolution is observed in response to rapid environmental changes. These
phenotypic variations can occur at different scales, from the population to the community. We …

In the late twentieth century, a shift in morphological analyses emerged. Rather than
focusing on linear measurements and qualitative descriptions of shape, it became possible …

Long-term morphological changes were investigated in the conodont genus Palmatolepis,
using a Fourier analysis of the outline of platform elements. Three time-slices and four Late …

The long lasting debate over the issue of" population continuity" versus" population
replacement" as a clue to understanding the origin, or the origins, of modern humans, have …

The passive transportation of the house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) to Cyprus: a new
indirect evidence of intensive Neolithic navigation in Eastern Mediterranean Skip to main content …

Abstract Changes in body size have been the subject of numerous palaeontological and
neontological studies, but despite several general postulated “rules”, the underlying …

Newly discovered mandibles and lower dentition of the middle Eocene rodent Thisbemys
brevicrista from the Green River Basin, Wyoming, are the basis for a species re-diagnosis …

Serial appendages are similar organs found at different places in the body, such as
fore/hindlimbs or different teeth. They are bound to develop with the same pleiotropic genes …

The study of the microvertebrates from Oued Sarrat site, located in the north-west of Tunisia,
allowed us to identify 24 species composed by 9 rodents (Mus aff. spretus, M. cf. hamidae …

Recent extensive field prospecting conducted in the Upper Miocene of Lebanon resulted in
the discovery of several new fossiliferous localities. One of these, situated in the Zahleh area …