Marsupials and their fossil relatives, which collectively comprise Metatheria, have been of
scientific interest for centuries, with many aspects of their evolution and systematics subject …

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 …

A fundamental challenge in resolving evolutionary relationships across the tree of life is to
account for heterogeneity in the evolutionary signal across loci. Studies of marsupial …

The black rhinoceros is again on the verge of extinction due to unsustainable poaching in its
native range. Despite a wide historic distribution, the black rhinoceros was traditionally …

The study of faunal remains from archaeological sites is often complicated by the presence
of large numbers of highly fragmented, morphologically unidentifiable bones. In Australia …

The evolution of Australia's distinctive marsupial fauna has long been linked to the onset of
continent-wide aridity. However, how this profound climate change event affected the …

Marsupials or metatherians are a group of mammals that are distinct in giving birth to young
at early stages of development and in having a prolonged investment in lactation. The group …

Kangaroos and wallabies of the Macropus complex include the largest extant marsupials
and hopping mammals. They have traditionally been divided among the genus Macropus …

The iconic Australasian kangaroos and wallabies represent a successful marsupial
radiation. However, the evolutionary relationship within the two genera, Macropus and …

Combined “total evidence” analysis of molecular and morphological data offers the
opportunity to objectively merge fossils into the tree of life, and challenges the primacy of …