Dental microwear textures: reconstructing diets of fossil mammals
LRG DeSantis - Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Dietary information of fossil mammals can be revealed via the analysis of tooth morphology,
tooth wear, tooth geochemistry, and the microscopic wear patterns on tooth surfaces …
tooth wear, tooth geochemistry, and the microscopic wear patterns on tooth surfaces …
Resolving the relationships of Paleocene placental mammals
ABSTRACT The 'Age of Mammals' began in the Paleocene epoch, the 10 million year
interval immediately following the Cretaceous–Palaeogene mass extinction. The apparently …
interval immediately following the Cretaceous–Palaeogene mass extinction. The apparently …
[PDF][PDF] Ancient mitogenomes reveal the evolutionary history and biogeography of sloths
Living sloths represent two distinct lineages of small-sized mammals that independently
evolved arboreality from terrestrial ancestors. The six extant species are the survivors of an …
evolved arboreality from terrestrial ancestors. The six extant species are the survivors of an …
Facing the facts: adaptive trade‐offs along body size ranges determine mammalian craniofacial scaling
The mammalian cranium (skull without lower jaw) is representative of mammalian diversity
and is thus of particular interest to mammalian biologists across disciplines. One widely …
and is thus of particular interest to mammalian biologists across disciplines. One widely …
Reassessing the phylogeny and divergence times of sloths (Mammalia: Pilosa: Folivora), exploring alternative morphological partitioning and dating models
DM Casali, A Boscaini, TJ Gaudin… - Zoological Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Phylogenetic relationships among sloths (Folivora) have been extensively studied in the
past few decades using maximum parsimony approaches. Recently, Bayesian phylogenetic …
past few decades using maximum parsimony approaches. Recently, Bayesian phylogenetic …
Inactivation of thermogenic UCP1 as a historical contingency in multiple placental mammal clades
Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) is essential for nonshivering thermogenesis in
brown adipose tissue and is widely accepted to have played a key thermoregulatory role in …
brown adipose tissue and is widely accepted to have played a key thermoregulatory role in …
[PDF][PDF] A timescale for placental mammal diversification based on Bayesian modeling of the fossil record
The timing of the placental mammal radiation has been the focus of debate over the efficacy
of competing methods for establishing evolutionary timescales. Molecular clock analyses …
of competing methods for establishing evolutionary timescales. Molecular clock analyses …
Pump the brakes! The hindlimbs of three-toed sloths decelerate and support suspensory locomotion
AJ McKamy, MW Young, AM Mossor… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Modern tree sloths are one of few mammalian taxa for which quadrupedal suspension is
obligatory. Sloth limb musculature is specialized for slow velocity, large force contractions …
obligatory. Sloth limb musculature is specialized for slow velocity, large force contractions …
Morphological disparity and evolutionary rates of cranial and postcranial characters in sloths (Mammalia, Pilosa, Folivora)
Sloth morphological evolution has been widely studied qualitatively, with comparative
anatomy and morpho‐functional approaches, or through quantitative assessments of …
anatomy and morpho‐functional approaches, or through quantitative assessments of …
Rapid morphological evolution in placental mammals post-dates the origin of the crown group
TJD Halliday, M Dos Reis… - … of the Royal …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Resolving the timing and pattern of early placental mammal evolution has been confounded
by conflict among divergence date estimates from interpretation of the fossil record and from …
by conflict among divergence date estimates from interpretation of the fossil record and from …