Fossils of mammals and their extinct relatives among cynodonts give evidence of correlated
transformations affecting olfaction as well as mastication, head movement, and ventilation …

Primates communicate with each other using a wide range of signals: olfactory signals to
mark territories, screams to recruit help while fighting, gestures to request food and facial …

Humans and most of our closest extant relatives, the anthropoids, are notable for their
reduced “snout.” The striking reduction in facial projection is only a superficial similarity. All …

The external and internal surfaces of the skull of the Hispaniolan solenodon, Solenodon
paradoxus, are described and illustrated in detail based on five museum specimens (one …

South America currently possesses a high diversity of canids, comprising mainly small to
medium‐sized omnivorous species, but in the Pleistocene there were large …

Multiple corrugated cartilaginous structures are formed within the mammalian nasal capsule,
eventually developing into turbinals. Due to its complex and derived morphology, the …

Skull anatomy other than the ear region of the pen-tailed treeshrew, Ptilocercus lowii Gray,
1848 (Ptilocercidae), is described and illustrated in detail based on 11 specimens from the …

The surface area of the maxilloturbinals and fronto-ethmoturbinals is commonly used as an
osteological proxy for the respiratory and the olfactory epithelium, respectively. However …

Dimensions of the external midface in mammals are sometimes related to olfactory abilities
(eg,“olfactory snouts” of strepsirrhine primates). This association hinges on the largely …

Objectives The nasal turbinates directly influence the overall size, shape, and surface area
of the nasal passages, and thus contribute to intranasal heat and moisture exchange …