Background Body mass estimation is of paramount importance for paleobiological studies,
as body size influences numerous other biological parameters. In mammals, body mass has …

The foot has played a prominent role in evaluating early hominin locomotion. The
calcaneus, in particular, plays an important role in weight-bearing. Although the calcanei of …

The fossil record of early primates is largely comprised of dentitions. While teeth can indicate
phylogenetic relationships and dietary preferences, they say little about hypotheses …

The talus is one of the most commonly preserved post-cranial elements in the platyrrhine
fossil record. Talar morphology can provide information about postural adaptations because …

Body mass is a key biometric that is useful in interpreting many aspects of an animal's life
history. For many species, including dogs and wolves, methods for estimating body mass …

Well-preserved crania of notharctine adapiforms from the Eocene of North America provide
the best direct evidence available for inferring neuroanatomy and encephalization in early …

Paleogene microsyopid plesiadapiforms are among the oldest euarchontans known from
relatively complete crania. While cranial endocasts are known for larger-bodied Eocene …

Anagalids are an extinct group of primitive mammals from the Asian Palaeogene thought to
be possible basal members of Glires. Anagalid material is rare, with only a handful of crania …

The field of vertebrate functional morphology grew out of traditional comparative vertebrate
morphology. By the 17th century, scientists were modeling the actions of muscles on the …

Abstract The middle Eocene species Caenopithecus lemuroides, known solely from the
Egerkingen fissure fillings in Switzerland, was the first Paleogene fossil primate to be …