The long neck of the giraffe has been held as a classic example of adaptive evolution since
Darwin's time. Here we report on an unusual fossil giraffoid, Discokeryx xiezhi, from the early …

The cranial appendage (headgear) is an iconic structure of modern ruminants, and four of
the five extant pecoran families display morphological and physiological specialties. They …

The aim of this review is, first of all, to summarize our knowledge on Miocene Moschidae
and provide a helpful tool for the determination of moschids in Miocene faunas. Secondly, it …

An incomplete postcranial skeleton of a snake from the middle Miocene of the Swiss
Molasse in Käpfnach mine, near Zurich, Switzerland, is described in this paper. The skeleton …

Here we present the first description of the postcranial skeleton of Amphimoschus, an
enigmatic hornless ruminant known from the late Early to the late Middle Miocene of Eurasia …

中国新近纪大型植食性哺乳动物包括长鼻目, 蹄兔目, 奇蹄目, 偶蹄目4 个目至少32 科, 超过300
种. 它们在全球的演化和迁徙受到新近纪全球气候改变的驱动以及海陆分布的影响 …

Here we provide complete 3D reconstructions of the petrosal bone and bony labyrinth of four
kinds of small‐sized deer (Elaphodus cephalophus, Muntiacus reevesi, Muntiacus muntjak …

Advances in gene sequencing technology have made it easier to generate large molecular
datasets with novel DNA sequences for phylogenetic analysis. Because morphological data …

Le site paléontologique de Mauvières (Indre-et-Loire, France) se situe dans le Sud-Ouest du
Bassin parisien, à 55 kilomètres au Nord-Ouest de la ville de Tours. Ce site est une carrière …

Following the break-up of West Gondwana in the middle Cretaceous, both Africa and South
America existed in “splendid isolation”, devoid of any terrestrial connections to other …