The problem of isotopic baseline: reconstructing the diet and trophic position of fossil animals
Stable isotope methods are powerful, frequently used tools which allow diet and trophic
position reconstruction of organisms and the tracking of energy sources through …
position reconstruction of organisms and the tracking of energy sources through …
Late Quaternary Bison diminution on the Great Plains of North America: evaluating the role of human hunting versus climate change
Body size changes of Bison and mortality age structure data document the effects of climate-
driven environmental change and human hunting pressure on large mammals in North …
driven environmental change and human hunting pressure on large mammals in North …
[图书][B] Fossil behavior compendium
AJ Boucot, GO Poinar Jr - 2010 - taylorfrancis.com
In this complete and thorough update of Arthur Boucot's seminal work, Evolutionary
Paleobiology of Behavior and Coevolution, Boucot is joined by George Poinar, who …
Paleobiology of Behavior and Coevolution, Boucot is joined by George Poinar, who …
The maximum rate of mammal evolution
How fast can a mammal evolve from the size of a mouse to the size of an elephant?
Achieving such a large transformation calls for major biological reorganization. Thus, the …
Achieving such a large transformation calls for major biological reorganization. Thus, the …
Identifying aquatic habits of herbivorous mammals through stable isotope analysis
MT Clementz, PA Holroyd, PL Koch - Palaios, 2008 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Large-bodied, semiaquatic herbivorous mammals have been a recurring component of most
continental ecosystems throughout the Cenozoic. Identification of these species in the fossil …
continental ecosystems throughout the Cenozoic. Identification of these species in the fossil …
Los Chinchillidae (Rodentia, Caviomorpha) fósiles de la República Argentina: sistemática, historia evolutiva y biogeográfica, significado bioestratigráfico y …
LL Rasia - 2016 - sedici.unlp.edu.ar
Los roedores conforman el Orden más numeroso de mamíferos vivientes. Dentro de este
grupo, los caviomorfos representan un clado eminentemente sudamericano con una …
grupo, los caviomorfos representan un clado eminentemente sudamericano con una …
Early evolution of sexual dimorphism and polygyny in Pinnipedia
Sexual selection is one of the earliest areas of interest in evolutionary biology. And yet, the
evolutionary history of sexually dimorphic traits remains poorly characterized for most …
evolutionary history of sexually dimorphic traits remains poorly characterized for most …
New early Pliocene Rhinocerotidae findings from Tuscany (Italy) and the Pliocene rhinocerotine record in Italy
An almost complete mandible from the Lower Pliocene deposits of Arcille (Tuscany) is
described and investigated for the first time. The specimen is assigned to Pliorhinus …
described and investigated for the first time. The specimen is assigned to Pliorhinus …
Adaptation to graviportality in Rhinocerotoidea? An investigation through the long bone shape variation in their hindlimb
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 …
However, the complex relations between bone shape, mass, size and body proportions …
New discovery of Iranotherium morgani (Perissodactyla, Rhinocerotidae) from the late Miocene of the Linxia Basin in Gansu, China, and its sexual dimorphism
T Deng - Journal of vertebrate Paleontology, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A large-bodied (skull length 775 mm) elasmothere rhinoceros was discovered
in the early late Miocene (equivalent to the European Vallesian) Liushu Formation of the …
in the early late Miocene (equivalent to the European Vallesian) Liushu Formation of the …