Abstract The Miocene epoch (23.03–5.33 Ma) was a time interval of global warmth, relative
to today. Continental configurations and mountain topography transitioned toward modern …

Over the last two decades, new tools in the analysis of molecular phylogenies have enabled
study of the diversification dynamics of living clades in the absence of information about …

Big, time-scaled phylogenies are fundamental to connecting evolutionary processes to
modern biodiversity patterns. Yet inferring reliable phylogenetic trees for thousands of …

Historical patterns of species diversity inferred from phylogenies typically contradict the
direct evidence found in the fossil record. According to the fossil record, species frequently …

A new, fully dated total-evidence phylogeny of baleen whales (Mysticeti) shows that
evolutionary phases correlate strongly with Caenozoic modernization of the oceans and …

The end of the Pliocene marked the beginning of a period of great climatic variability and
sea-level oscillations. Here, based on a new analysis of the fossil record, we identify a …

The fossil record of crocodylians and their relatives (pseudosuchians) reveals a rich
evolutionary history, prompting questions about causes of long-term decline to their present …

The discovery of the Fezouata biota in the latest Tremadocian of southeastern Morocco has
significantly changed our understanding of the early Phanerozoic radiation. The shelly fossil …

Trophic position is a fundamental characteristic of animals, yet it is unknown in many extinct
species. In this study, we ground-truth the 15N/14N ratio of enameloid-bound organic matter …

Background Cetacea (dolphins, porpoises, and whales) is a clade of aquatic species that
includes the most massive, deepest diving, and largest brained mammals. Understanding …