Only five species of the once-diverse Rhinocerotidae remain, making the reconstruction of
their evolutionary history a challenge to biologists since Darwin. We sequenced genomes …

Like other members of the odd-toed ungulates (the perissodactyls), equids once had a
higher species diversity in the fossil record than they have today. This is generally explained …

Weight support is a strong functional constraint modelling limb bones in heavy quadrupeds.
However, the complex relations between bone shape, mass, size and body proportions …

In quadrupeds, limb bones are strongly affected by functional constraints linked to weight
support, but few studies have addressed the complementary effects of mass, size and body …

Amynodontidae Scott and Osborn, 1883 are an extinct family of Rhinocerotoidea Owen,
1845 known from the middle Eocene to the latest Oligocene of Asia, North America, and …

In mammals, the patella is the biggest sesamoid bone of the skeleton and is of crucial
importance in posture and locomotion, ensuring the role of a pulley for leg extensors while …

A new ellimmichthyiform, Guiclupea superstes, gen. et sp. nov., from the Oligocene
Ningming Formation of Ningming Basin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, South China …

ABSTRACT The Jiaozigou Formation, the lowest fossiliferous stratum in the Linxia Basin,
produces the most abundant mammalian fossils in East Asia. Although the Jiaozigou Fauna …

As the largest land mammal that ever lived on the earth, giant rhinos have received much
attention from researchers around the world. Here, we use linear models based on limb …

We described a new pair of incomplete mandibles from the Qingshuiying locality, Northwest
China, and referred it to Eggysodon, E. lingwuensis sp. nov. The new species has a typical …