The first edition of this book was written at a time when comprehensive analyses of
molecular sequence data just began to provide a robust framework for the interrelationships …

An analysis of the Eurasian Cenozoic (late Eocene-Neogene) fossil record of anatids
(Anatidae sl; including Romainvilliinae and Dendrocygninae) is presented. The evolutionary …

Many species have mitochondrial DNA lineages that are phylogenetically intermixed with
other species, but studies have rarely tested the cause of such paraphyly. In this study, we …

Abstract The Tertiary anatid fossils (Aves: Anatidae) from Oligocene and Miocene deposits
in Australia are described. Most fossils derive from the Late Oligocene–Early Miocene (26 …

The recently described St Bathans Fauna, from the Manuherikia Group, Early–Middle
Miocene, 19–16 Ma, New Zealand, includes six anatid taxa. Here we present detailed …

Fossil bird data (community composition and taphonomic profiles) are used here to infer the
environmental context of the Oldowan-Acheulean transitional period at Olduvai Gorge …

We analyzed phytolith and diatom remains preserved at 45 Miocene and Pliocene localities
dated between 8 and 1 Ma in northern Chad (16–17° N). Some of these localities yielded …

The locality of Ahl al Oughlam, situated at the southeastern limit of the city of Casablanca
(Morocco) at about 34 north, is dated by the biochronology of its rich mammalian fauna to …

In the present paper we report the most complete fossil avifauna from the southern cone of
South America. The specimens here described were collected in the Paso Otero locality, at …

During the latest Miocene and the early Pliocene, tetraconodontine suids were the most
predominant large omnivorous mammals in Africa. Yet, new species were often identified on …