The evolution of hominoid locomotor versatility: Evidence from Moroto, a 21 Ma site in Uganda
Living hominoids are distinguished by upright torsos and versatile locomotion. It is
hypothesized that these features evolved for feeding on fruit from terminal branches in …
hypothesized that these features evolved for feeding on fruit from terminal branches in …
[HTML][HTML] Widespread loss of mammalian lineage and dietary diversity in the early Oligocene of Afro-Arabia
Diverse lines of geological and geochemical evidence indicate that the Eocene-Oligocene
transition (EOT) marked the onset of a global cooling phase, rapid growth of the Antarctic ice …
transition (EOT) marked the onset of a global cooling phase, rapid growth of the Antarctic ice …
A macroevolutionary pathway to megaherbivory
O Sanisidro, MC Mihlbachler, JL Cantalapiedra - Science, 2023 - science.org
Several scenarios have been proposed to explain rapid net size increases in some early
Cenozoic mammalian lineages: sustained and gradual directional change, successive …
Cenozoic mammalian lineages: sustained and gradual directional change, successive …
Evolution of European carnivorous mammal assemblages through the Palaeogene
F Solé, V Fischer, K Le Verger… - Biological Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The rise of Carnivora (Mammalia: Laurasiatheria) is an important evolutionary event
that changed the structure of terrestrial ecosystems, starting at the dawn of the Eocene, 56 …
that changed the structure of terrestrial ecosystems, starting at the dawn of the Eocene, 56 …
Adaptive radiation and speciation in Rhipicephalus ticks: A medley of novel hosts, nested predator-prey food webs, off-host periods and dispersal along temperature …
DK Bakkes, A Ropiquet, L Chitimia-Dobler… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rhipicephalus are a species-diverse genus of ticks, mainly distributed in the Afrotropics with
some species in the Palearctic and Oriental regions. Current taxonomic consensus comprise …
some species in the Palearctic and Oriental regions. Current taxonomic consensus comprise …
Simbakubwa kutokaafrika, gen. et sp. nov. (Hyainailourinae, Hyaenodonta, 'Creodonta,' Mammalia), a gigantic carnivore from the earliest Miocene of Kenya
MR Borths, NJ Stevens - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Hyainailourine hyaenodonts are among the largest terrestrial carnivorous mammals known.
The clade is widely dispersed, found in Eurasia, North America, and Afro-Arabia in the …
The clade is widely dispersed, found in Eurasia, North America, and Afro-Arabia in the …
[HTML][HTML] The first hyaenodont from the late Oligocene Nsungwe Formation of Tanzania: paleoecological insights into the Paleogene-Neogene carnivore transition
MR Borths, NJ Stevens - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Throughout the Paleogene, most terrestrial carnivore niches in Afro-Arabia were occupied
by Hyaenodonta, an extinct lineage of placental mammals. By the end of the Miocene …
by Hyaenodonta, an extinct lineage of placental mammals. By the end of the Miocene …
New adapiform primate fossils from the late Eocene of Egypt
Caenopithecine adapiform primates are currently represented by two genera from the late
Eocene of Egypt (Afradapis and Aframonius) and one from the middle Eocene of …
Eocene of Egypt (Afradapis and Aframonius) and one from the middle Eocene of …
Emergence of hystricognathous rodents: Palaeogene fossil record, phylogeny, dental evolution and historical biogeography
L Marivaux, M Boivin - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Although phylogenetic trees imply Asia as the ancestral homeland of the Hystricognathi
clade (Rodentia: Ctenohystrica), curiously the oldest known fossil occurrences of …
clade (Rodentia: Ctenohystrica), curiously the oldest known fossil occurrences of …
Revision of Oligocene 'Paraphiomys' and an origin for crown Thryonomyoidea (Rodentia: Hystricognathi: Phiomorpha) near the Oligocene–Miocene boundary in …
HM Sallam, ER Seiffert - Zoological Journal of the Linnean …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract 'Paraphiomys' simonsi is a phiomorph rodent from the early Oligocene of Egypt (~
29–30 Mya) that has historically been aligned with much younger (<~ 20 Mya) Miocene …
29–30 Mya) that has historically been aligned with much younger (<~ 20 Mya) Miocene …