Beyond extinction: Uncovering morphological aspects of the last typotherid population (Mesotherium cristatum) and the unexpected body mass decrease
M Fernández-Monescillo, AA Tauber - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
We present a detailed analysis of the craniomandibular and dental remains of Mesotherium
cristatum, the quaternary mesotheriid typotherid notoungulate, from Corralito, Santa María …
cristatum, the quaternary mesotheriid typotherid notoungulate, from Corralito, Santa María …
[HTML][HTML] Low predator competition indicates occupation of macro-predatory niches by giant Miocene reptiles at La Venta, Colombia
Abstract The La Venta fauna of Colombia (∼ 13.5–11.5 Ma) represents the most diverse
Tertiary locality in the neotropics, with 75 mammal species and a highly non-analogue …
Tertiary locality in the neotropics, with 75 mammal species and a highly non-analogue …
The rise and fall of notoungulates: how andean uplift, available land area, competition, and depredation driven its diversification dynamics
A Solórzano, M Núñez-Flores… - Gondwana Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Unraveling the biotic and abiotic drivers likely influencing clades' diversification dynamics
(differential speciation and extinction rates) is crucial for understanding life on Earth. Here …
(differential speciation and extinction rates) is crucial for understanding life on Earth. Here …
Cautionary tales on the use of proxies to estimate body size and form of extinct animals
JH Gayford, RK Engelman, PC Sternes… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Body size is of fundamental importance to our understanding of extinct organisms.
Physiology, ecology and life history are all strongly influenced by body size and shape …
Physiology, ecology and life history are all strongly influenced by body size and shape …
The flora, fauna, and paleoenvironment of the late Middle Miocene Quebrada Honda Basin, Bolivia (Eastern Cordillera, Central Andes)
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 …
of well-dated fossil sites from the region. The late Middle Miocene (~ 13–12 Ma) Quebrada …
Body mass estimation of the extinct South American native ungulate Neolicaphrium recens Frenguelli, 1921 (Litopterna, Proterotheriidae): testing classical predictive …
A Corona, A Rinderknecht, W Jones, AC Badín… - Historical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Neolicaphrium recens (Mammalia, Litopterna) was a slender South American
Native Ungulate (SANU). The assessment of its body size is a big challenge because there …
Native Ungulate (SANU). The assessment of its body size is a big challenge because there …
Early Miocene Sloth (Folivora) Remains from Pampa Castillo, Southern Chile, Including a Natural Cranial Endocast
The Pampa Castillo site in southern Chile has yielded a wide variety of Early Miocene
(Burdigalian; Santacrucian SALMA;∼ 18-million-year-old) mammal remains including …
(Burdigalian; Santacrucian SALMA;∼ 18-million-year-old) mammal remains including …
Body mass estimations in extinct caviomorphs (Ctenohystrica, Hystricognathi) from cheek tooth measures: importance of predictor, reference sample and method
Caviomorph rodents present an astonishing variation in sizes both nowadays and in the
past. The objective of this work was to estimate the body mass of 32 extinct caviomorphs …
past. The objective of this work was to estimate the body mass of 32 extinct caviomorphs …