Paleoenvironment and paleoecology associated with the early phases of the Great American Biotic Interchange based on stable isotope analysis of fossil mammals …

D Sanz-Pérez, CI Montalvo, AE Mehl… - Palaeogeography …, 2023 - Elsevier
The analysis of stable isotopes in fossil mammals is useful for reconstructing
paleoenvironmental and paleoecological conditions, but has been rarely applied to the …

Brawn before brains in placental mammals after the end-Cretaceous extinction

OC Bertrand, SL Shelley, TE Williamson, JR Wible… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Mammals are the most encephalized vertebrates, with the largest brains relative to body
size. Placental mammals have particularly enlarged brains, with expanded neocortices for …

Evolving between land and water: key questions on the emergence and history of the Hippopotamidae (Hippopotamoidea, Cetancodonta, Cetartiodactyla)

JR Boisserie, RE Fisher, F Lihoreau… - Biological …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The fossil record of the Hippopotamidae can shed light on three major issues in mammalian
evolution. First, as the Hippopotamidae are the extant sister group of Cetacea, gaining a …

Early Homo erectus lived at high altitudes and produced both Oldowan and Acheulean tools

M Mussi, MM Skinner, RT Melis, J Panera… - Science, 2023 - science.org
In Africa, the scarcity of hominin remains found in direct association with stone tools has
hindered attempts to link Homo habilis and Homo erectus with particular lithic industries …

Evolution of mammalian diving capacity traced by myoglobin net surface charge

S Mirceta, AV Signore, JM Burns, AR Cossins… - Science, 2013 - science.org
Introduction Evolution of extended breath-hold endurance enables the exploitation of the
aquatic niche by numerous mammalian lineages and is accomplished by elevated body …

Evolution of the earliest horses driven by climate change in the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum

R Secord, JI Bloch, SGB Chester, DM Boyer, AR Wood… - Science, 2012 - science.org
Body size plays a critical role in mammalian ecology and physiology. Previous research has
shown that many mammals became smaller during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal …

Revisiting old bones: coupled carbon isotope analysis of bioapatite and collagen as an ecological and palaeoecological tool

MT Clementz, K Fox‐Dobbs, PV Wheatley… - Geological …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Isotopic studies of palaeoecological and ecological questions often use bone collagen or
bioapatite as substrates, but rarely both. Substantial new information can be gained from the …

Oxygen isotope evidence for semi-aquatic habits among spinosaurid theropods

R Amiot, E Buffetaut, C Lécuyer, X Wang… - …, 2010 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Spinosaurs were large theropod dinosaurs showing peculiar specializations, including
somewhat crocodile-like elongate jaws and conical teeth. Their biology has been much …

[图书][B] The teeth of mammalian vertebrates

B Berkovitz, P Shellis - 2018 - books.google.com
" The Teeth of Mammalian Vertebrates is an important reference for researchers in dentistry,
comparative morphology, anthropology, and vertebrate palaeontology, and those with an …

Paleohydrologic response to continental warming during the Paleocene–Eocene thermal maximum, Bighorn Basin, Wyoming

MJ Kraus, FA McInerney, SL Wing, R Secord… - Palaeogeography …, 2013 - Elsevier
Geologically rapid global warming occurred during the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal
Maximum (PETM)~ 56Ma. Several studies have argued that important changes occurred in …