The present aridity of Africa contrasts with the lush environments that existed over most of
the continent in the early Cenozoic. The extinction of large terrestrial herbivores at the end of …

The Jebel Qatrani Formation of northern Egypt has produced Afro-Arabia's primary record of
Paleogene mammalian evolution, including the world's most complete remains of early …

The African palm fossil record is limited but the data provide an outline of palm evolution
from the Late Cretaceous through the Neogene. Pollen attributed to palms is reported from …

We report on a late Oligocene proboscidean species from Eritrea, dated to 26.8±1.5 Mya.
This “missing link” between early elephantiformes and Elephantimorpha is the oldest known …

The northwestern Plateau of Ethiopia is almost entirely covered with extensive Tertiary
continental flood basalts that mask the underlying formations. Mesozoic and Tertiary …

Molecular and morphological data were used to derive a phylogenetic hypothesis for the
Eurylaimides, an Old World bird group now known to be distributed pantropically, and to …

We report five Oligocene–early Miocene pollen assemblages from the Loperot-1 exploration
well drilled in the semi-desert Lokichar Basin (latitude 02° 21′ 46.15 ″N, longitude 35° …

We reconstructed the phylogeny of the subfamily Viverrinae (Mammalia, Carnivora,
Viverridae) using a∼ 3kb data set in order to reassess timing and patterns of faunal …

The continuity of phylogenetic descent requires that sister taxa originate in the same place
and at the same time. Resolving phylogenetic relationships can therefore aid in …

Morphological convergence between members of clades isolated on different landmasses
can mislead phylogenetic analyses, and can imply intercontinental dispersals that are …