Maastrichtian-Cenozoic erosional history of the northern Peruvian Amazonian Andes implications for the Eastern Cordillera evolution (Huallaga Basin, northern Peru)

MA Custódio, M Roddaz, RV Santos, EL Dantas… - Global and Planetary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Late Cretaceous-Cenozoic Andean mountain building may have experienced
various phases of orogenesis in response to variations the dip angle of the subducting slab …

First Eocene–Miocene anuran fossils from Peruvian Amazonia: insights into Neotropical frog evolution and diversity

O Jansen, RO Gómez, A Fouquet… - Papers in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Anurans are one of the most diverse vertebrate groups, particularly in Amazonia, where
species richness exceeds that of anywhere else. Amazonian frogs belong to three main …

Diversity and phylogeny of marsupials and their stem relatives (Metatheria)

RMD Beck - American and Australasian Marsupials: An …, 2023 - Springer
The diversity and phylogeny of marsupials and their stem relatives (collectively, Metatheria)
are reviewed, from their divergence from their sister taxon (Eutheria) and the earliest fossil …

The flora, fauna, and paleoenvironment of the late Middle Miocene Quebrada Honda Basin, Bolivia (Eastern Cordillera, Central Andes)

CAE Strömberg, BZ Saylor, RK Engelman… - Palaeogeography …, 2024 - Elsevier
Miocene ecosystem change in the Central Andes is not well understood because of a dearth
of well-dated fossil sites from the region. The late Middle Miocene (∼ 13–12 Ma) Quebrada …

Southernmost record of Megadolodus (Litopterna, Proterotheriidae, Megadolodinae) from the late Middle Miocene of Fitzcarrald, Peruvian Amazonia, and mesowear …

OE Wilson, JD Carrillo, R Salas-Gismondi… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Megadolodinae is a clade of tropical bunodont litopterns that includes three previously
recognized species from Miocene fossil sites from northern South America. Here, we report …

Molar crown morphometrics in Paucituberculata (Mammalia: Marsupialia)

J Scarlino, N Toledo, MA Abello - Historical Biology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The Paucituberculata are a group of marsupials endemic to South America, recorded from
the Early Eocene to the present. In terms of taxonomy and qualitative morphology …

New metatherians from Collon Cura Formation at Cerro Zeballos (Middle Miocene), Chubut province, Argentina

GM Martin, NM Novo, LR González Ruiz… - Historical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
High latitude metatherians from the Middle Miocene of Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) are
only known from medium-sized Sparassodonta, and undescribed taxa collected in several …

Redefining the Huayquerian Stage (Upper Miocene to Lower Pliocene) of the South American chronostratigraphic scale based on biostratigraphical analyses and …

CO Romano, AC Garrido, DL Barbeau Jr… - Papers in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Huayquerian Stage of the South American chronostratigraphic scheme (named
for the Huayquerías del Este, Argentina) was originally based on a poorly known mammal …

The Miocene La Venta Biome (Colombia): A century of research and future perspectives

JD Carrillo, C Jaramillo, F Abadía, O Aguilera… - Geodiversitas, 2023 - BioOne
ABSTRACT The La Venta deposits (Colombia) record one of the most fossil-rich regions in
tropical South America and offers an exceptional opportunity to study the effect of the …

New records of marsupials from the Miocene of Western Amazonia, Acre, Brazil

NS Stutz, P Halder, FR Negri, L Marivaux… - Acta …, 2023 - hal.umontpellier.fr
The Amazonian region covers a significant part of the South American continent and harbors
outstanding biodiversity. However, much of its history is still unknown. This situation has …