Quantifying integration and modularity of evolutionary changes in morphometric traits is
crucial for understanding how organismal shapes evolve. For this purpose, comparative …

Morphological integration and modularity have become central concepts in evolutionary
biology and geometric morphometrics. This review summarizes the most frequently used …

Three orders of South American extinct native ungulates are recorded from the Santa Cruz
Formation along the Atlantic coast of Patagonia: Notoungulata (Adinotherium Ameghino …

The relationship between primate mandibular form and diet has been previously analysed
by applying a wide array of techniques and approaches. Nonetheless, most of these studies …

In recent years, there has been controversy whether multidimensional data such as
geometric morphometric data or information on gene expression can be used for estimating …

The evolutionary assembly of the vertebrate bodyplan has been characterized as a long-
term ecological trend toward increasingly active and predatory lifestyles, culminating in …

The key role of the skull in food intake and processing implicates its morphology should be
to some extent adapted to the functional demands present in different diets, while also …

Finite element analyses (FEA) were applied to assess the lower jaw biomechanics of
cingulate xenarthrans: 14 species of armadillos as well as one Pleistocene pampathere (11 …

Background In this paper, we propose a new method, named the intervals' method, to
analyse data from finite element models in a comparative multivariate framework. As a case …

New remains of fossil vertebrates recovered from two localities in Entre Ríos Province,
Argentina, are studied. The specimens were found at Toma Vieja and Arroyo Chapetón …