Mammal madness: is the mammal tree of life not yet resolved?
NM Foley, MS Springer… - … Transactions of the …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Most molecular phylogenetic studies place all placental mammals into four superordinal
groups, Laurasiatheria (eg dogs, bats, whales), Euarchontoglires (eg humans, rodents …
groups, Laurasiatheria (eg dogs, bats, whales), Euarchontoglires (eg humans, rodents …
Resolving the relationships of Paleocene placental mammals
ABSTRACT The 'Age of Mammals' began in the Paleocene epoch, the 10 million year
interval immediately following the Cretaceous–Palaeogene mass extinction. The apparently …
interval immediately following the Cretaceous–Palaeogene mass extinction. The apparently …
The placental mammal ancestor and the post–K-Pg radiation of placentals
To discover interordinal relationships of living and fossil placental mammals and the time of
origin of placentals relative to the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary, we scored 4541 …
origin of placentals relative to the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary, we scored 4541 …
Phylogenomic datasets provide both precision and accuracy in estimating the timescale of placental mammal phylogeny
M dos Reis, J Inoue, M Hasegawa… - … of the Royal …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The fossil record suggests a rapid radiation of placental mammals following the Cretaceous–
Paleogene (K–Pg) mass extinction 65 million years ago (Ma); nevertheless, molecular time …
Paleogene (K–Pg) mass extinction 65 million years ago (Ma); nevertheless, molecular time …
A Jurassic eutherian mammal and divergence of marsupials and placentals
ZX Luo, CX Yuan, QJ Meng, Q Ji - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Placentals are the most abundant mammals that have diversified into every niche for
vertebrates and dominated the world's terrestrial biotas in the Cenozoic. A critical event in …
vertebrates and dominated the world's terrestrial biotas in the Cenozoic. A critical event in …
[HTML][HTML] Constraints on the timescale of animal evolutionary history
Dating the tree of life is a core endeavor in evolutionary biology. Rates of evolution are
fundamental to nearly every evolutionary model and process. Rates need dates. There is …
fundamental to nearly every evolutionary model and process. Rates need dates. There is …
Brawn before brains in placental mammals after the end-Cretaceous extinction
Mammals are the most encephalized vertebrates, with the largest brains relative to body
size. Placental mammals have particularly enlarged brains, with expanded neocortices for …
size. Placental mammals have particularly enlarged brains, with expanded neocortices for …
[HTML][HTML] Craniodental morphology and phylogeny of marsupials
The current literature on marsupial phylogenetics includes numerous studies based on
analyses of morphological data with limited sampling of Recent and fossil taxa, and many …
analyses of morphological data with limited sampling of Recent and fossil taxa, and many …
Ancient dates or accelerated rates? Morphological clocks and the antiquity of placental mammals
Analyses of a comprehensive morphological character matrix of mammals using
'relaxed'clock models (which simultaneously estimate topology, divergence dates and …
'relaxed'clock models (which simultaneously estimate topology, divergence dates and …
Therian mammals experience an ecomorphological radiation during the Late Cretaceous and selective extinction at the K–Pg boundary
DM Grossnickle, E Newham - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
It is often postulated that mammalian diversity was suppressed during the Mesozoic Era and
increased rapidly after the Cretaceous–Palaeogene (K–Pg) extinction event. We test this …
increased rapidly after the Cretaceous–Palaeogene (K–Pg) extinction event. We test this …