The Paleogene is the first period after the Mesozoic Mass Extinction. Mammals become the
dominant group in the terrestrial ecosystem with a rapid radiation, and Asia has been …

The Cenozoic biochronology framework for northern China has been based on few
vertebrate fossil localities with unverified age constraints. The Linxia Basin, located on the …

The transition from Eocene to Oligocene and its implications in the terrestrial realm has been
a focal target for Cenozoic climate and environment research as it is widely considered the …

Abstract The Valley of Lakes is approximately a 500-km elongate depression in Central
Mongolia, where Eocene to Miocene continental sediments are long known for their …

Spermophilus is the most diverse and abundant genus of Eurasian sciurids. Even though
many species have been described, the early evolution of the group is poorly understood …

Renewed fieldwork in 2003 produced a rich micromammal assemblage from the basal part
of the Jiaozigou Formation in the Yagou area of Linxia Basin. 17 genera distributed among …

Lizard material from the early Oligocene and early and late Miocene of the Valley of Lakes,
Central Mongolia is described. Besides the Oligocene fossorial squamate published …

Abstract The Taatsiin Gol Basin in Mongolia is a key area for understanding the evolution
and dispersal of Central Asian mammal faunas during the Oligocene and early Miocene …

For a hundred years the Saint Jacques area has been known to produce rich Oligocene
vertebrate fossils, yet only a handful of previous studies have focused on this area. Since …

The Valley of Lakes basin (Mongolia) contains a unique continental sedimentary archive,
suitable for constraining the influence of tectonics and climate change on the aridification of …