African land mammal ages

JA Van Couvering, E Delson - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
We define 17 African land mammal ages, or AFLMAs, covering the Cenozoic record of the
Afro-arabian continent, the planet's second largest land mass. While fossiliferous deposits …

Convergence of Afrotherian and Laurasiatherian ungulate-like mammals: First morphological evidence from the Paleocene of Morocco

E Gheerbrant, A Filippo, A Schmitt - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Molecular-based analyses showed that extant “ungulate” mammals are polyphyletic and
belong to the two main clades Afrotheria (Paenungulata) and Laurasiatheria (Euungulata …

Out of Africa: a new Afrotheria lineage rises from extinct South American mammals

LS Avilla, D Mothé - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The South American native ungulates (SANUs) are usually overlooked in Eutherian
phylogenetic studies. In the rare studies where they were included, the diversity of SANUs …

Earliest Embrithopod Mammals (Afrotheria, Tethytheria) from the Early Eocene of Morocco: anatomy, systematics and phylogenetic significance

E Gheerbrant, F Khaldoune, A Schmitt… - Journal of Mammalian …, 2021 - Springer
We provide detailed morphological description, including enamel microstructure, of the
earliest known embrithopod mammals (Afrotheria, Paenungulata), Stylolophus minor and S …

New material of Palaeoamasia kansui (Embrithopoda, Mammalia) from the Eocene of Turkey and a phylogenetic analysis of Embrithopoda at the species level

O Erdal, PO Antoine, S Sen - Palaeontology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Since the discovery of the megaherbivore A rsinoitherium zitteli B eadnell (early O ligocene
of E gypt), the extinct order E mbrithopoda has remained an enigmatic group, with disputed …

Tooth enamel microstructure of living and extinct hyracoids reveals unique enamel types among mammals

R Tabuce, ER Seiffert, E Gheerbrant… - Journal of Mammalian …, 2017 - Springer
Among medium-to large-sized terrestrial 'ungulates,'there is often a relationship between
increasing body size, correlated changes in diet, and increased complexity of the enamel …

An enigmatic new ungulate‐like mammal from the early Eocene of India

SP Zack, KD Rose, LT Holbrook, K Kumar… - Papers in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We report a new genus and species of herbivorous mammal, Pahelia mysteriosa, from the
early Eocene Cambay Shale Formation, Tadkeshwar Lignite Mine, Gujarat, India. The new …

[PDF][PDF] New fossils of Hyaenodonta (Mammalia) from the Eocene localities of Chambi (Tunisia) and Bir el Ater (Algeria), and the evolution of the earliest African …

F Solé, E El Mabrouk, W Marzougui… - Palaeontologia …, 2016 - hal.umontpellier.fr
We present and describe new fossils from the Eocene North African localities of Chambi
(Tunisia; late Ypresian or early Lutetian) and Bir el Ater (Algeria; latest Bartonian or earliest …

Découverte de charophytes et ostracodes de l'Yprésien inférieur dans les Monts des Ksour (Algérie): biostratigraphie et paléoécologie

A Mennad, M Adaci, R Tabuce, C Martín-Closas… - Annales de …, 2021 - Elsevier
Résumé Dans la partie sud-est des Monts des Ksour (Algérie), une étude stratigraphique,
paléontologique et sédimentologique a été effectuée sur les couches rouges qui affleurent …

Paleoneurology of the Proboscidea (Mammalia, Afrotheria): Insights from Their Brain Endocast and Labyrinth

J Benoit, GA Lyras, A Schmitt, M Nxumalo… - … of Amniotes: New …, 2022 - Springer
The elephant brain is famous for its higher than average encephalization quotient, memory
capacities, large cerebellum, large facial and trigeminal nerves, and the extensive repertoire …