About 3 million years ago (Ma), the I sthmus of P anama joined the A mericas, forming a land
bridge over which inhabitants of each A merica invaded the other—the G reat A merican B …

Marsupials and their fossil relatives, which collectively comprise Metatheria, have been of
scientific interest for centuries, with many aspects of their evolution and systematics subject …

The Great American Biotic Interchange (GABI) between North and South America is one of
the most important events in the history of land mammals. The first authors that considered …

An appraisal of Paleogene floral and land mammal faunal dynamics in South America
suggests that both biotic elements responded at rate and extent generally comparable to …

This book summarizes the evolution of carnivorous mammals in the Cenozoic of South
America. It presents paleontological information on the two main mammalian carnivorous …

The interchange between the previously disconnected faunas of North and South America
was a massive experiment in biological invasion. A major gap in our understanding of this …

This study aims at assessing resource and habitat use, niche occupation and trophic
interactions from a stable isotope perspective on fossil mammals from the Argentine Pampas …

The rise of the Isthmus of Panama was the product of small‐scale geological processes that,
nonetheless, had worldwide repercussions. The building of the Panamanian landscape can …

The evolution of mammalian vision is difficult to study because the actual receptor organs—
the eyes—are not preserved in the fossil record. Orbital orientation and size are the …

The vast mammal diversity of the Neotropics is the result of a long evolutionary history.
During most of the Cenozoic, South America was an island continent with an endemic …