Caenophidian snakes include the file snake genus Acrochordus and advanced
colubroidean snakes that radiated mainly during the Neogene. Although caenophidian …

The extant snake fauna has its roots in faunal upheaval occurring across the Paleogene-
Neogene transition. On northern continents, this turnover is well established by the late early …

Rhipicephalus are a species-diverse genus of ticks, mainly distributed in the Afrotropics with
some species in the Palearctic and Oriental regions. Current taxonomic consensus comprise …

Abstract The Spanish late Miocene locality of Batallones-1 yielded a rich sample of large
carnivorans, including saber-toothed felids, amphicyonids, and ailurids, but also of smaller …

Extant snake faunas have their origins in the mid-Cenozoic, when colubroids replaced booid-
grade snakes as the dominant species. The timing of this faunal changeover in North …

ABSTRACT The Paleogene–Neogene boundary is an important transitional time for the
evolution of African fauna. Many taxa that evolved endemically in the Paleogene begin to …

This study uses magnetostratigraphy to help constrain the age of the paleontologically
important Galula Formation (Rukwa Rift Basin, southwestern Tanzania). The formation …

Among medium-to large-sized terrestrial 'ungulates,'there is often a relationship between
increasing body size, correlated changes in diet, and increased complexity of the enamel …

The fossil record of macroscelidean mammals is notoriously patchy, with a significant spatial
and temporal gap separating faunas from the early Oligocene localities of northern Africa …

We report the discovery of a new early Oligocene vertebrate fauna from the vicinity of Zallah
Oasis in the Sirt Basin of central Libya. The Zallah Incision local fauna has been recovered …