An emerging consensus in the evolution, phylogeny, and systematics of marsupials and their fossil relatives (Metatheria)
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 …
scientific interest for centuries, with many aspects of their evolution and systematics subject …
[HTML][HTML] Craniodental morphology and phylogeny of marsupials
The current literature on marsupial phylogenetics includes numerous studies based on
analyses of morphological data with limited sampling of Recent and fossil taxa, and many …
analyses of morphological data with limited sampling of Recent and fossil taxa, and many …
[HTML][HTML] Comparative anatomy of the bony labyrinth (inner ear) of placental mammals
EG Ekdale - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Variation is a naturally occurring phenomenon that is observable at all levels of
morphology, from anatomical variations of DNA molecules to gross variations between …
morphology, from anatomical variations of DNA molecules to gross variations between …
Fossil evidence on evolution of inner ear cochlea in Jurassic mammals
The coiled cochlea is a key evolutionary innovation of modern therian mammals. We report
that the Late Jurassic mammal Dryolestes, a relative to modern therians, has derived bony …
that the Late Jurassic mammal Dryolestes, a relative to modern therians, has derived bony …
The Miocene mammal Necrolestes demonstrates the survival of a Mesozoic nontherian lineage into the late Cenozoic of South America
The early Miocene mammal Necrolestes patagonensis from Patagonia, Argentina, was
described in 1891 as the only known extinct placental “insectivore” from South America (SA) …
described in 1891 as the only known extinct placental “insectivore” from South America (SA) …
Allqokirus australis (Sparassodonta, Metatheria) from the early Palaeocene of Tiupampa (Bolivia) and the rise of the metatherian carnivorous radiation in South …
C De Muizon, S Ladevèze, C Selva, R Vignaud… - Geodiversitas, 2018 - BioOne
The present paper describes a disarticulated skull of Allqokirus australis, a basal
sparassodont (Metatheria, Mammalia) from the early Palaeocene (c. 65 Ma.) of Tiupampa …
sparassodont (Metatheria, Mammalia) from the early Palaeocene (c. 65 Ma.) of Tiupampa …
Petrosal anatomy of the nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Dasypodidae)
JR Wible - Annals of Carnegie Museum, 2010 - BioOne
Although isolated mammalian petrosals often are encountered in the fossil record, few
detailed descriptions of these bones exist for extant taxa. As a contribution to that void …
detailed descriptions of these bones exist for extant taxa. As a contribution to that void …
Petrosal anatomy and inner ear structures of the Late Jurassic Henkelotherium (Mammalia, Cladotheria, Dryolestoidea): insight into the early evolution of the ear …
The petrosal anatomy and inner ear structure of Jurassic cladotherian mammals represent
the ancestral morphological conditions (groundplan) from which modern therian mammals …
the ancestral morphological conditions (groundplan) from which modern therian mammals …
A Nearly Complete Juvenile Skull of the Marsupial Sparassocynus derivatus from the Pliocene of Argentina, the Affinities of “Sparassocynids”, and the Diversification …
RMD Beck, ML Taglioretti - Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 2020 - Springer
Abstract “Sparassocynids” are small, carnivorously-adapted marsupials known from the late
Miocene and Pliocene of South America, thought to be relatives of living didelphid …
Miocene and Pliocene of South America, thought to be relatives of living didelphid …
The petrosal and inner ear of the Late Jurassic cladotherian mammal Dryolestes leiriensis and implications for ear evolution in therian mammals
Dryolestes leiriensis is a Late Jurassic fossil mammal of the dryolestoid superfamily in the
cladotherian clade that includes the extant marsupials and placentals. We used high …
cladotherian clade that includes the extant marsupials and placentals. We used high …