Untangling the multiple ecological radiations of early mammals

DM Grossnickle, SM Smith, GP Wilson - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2019 - cell.com
The ecological diversification of early mammals is one of the most globally transformative
events in Earth's history and the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution (KTR) and end …

Skeleton of a Cretaceous mammal from Madagascar reflects long-term insularity

DW Krause, S Hoffmann, Y Hu, JR Wible, GW Rougier… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The fossil record of mammaliaforms (mammals and their closest relatives) of the Mesozoic
era from the southern supercontinent Gondwana is far less extensive than that from its …

Repeated evolution of herbivorous crocodyliforms during the age of dinosaurs

KM Melstrom, RB Irmis - Current Biology, 2019 - cell.com
Extinct crocodyliforms from the age of dinosaurs (Mesozoic Era) display an impressive range
of skeletal morphologies, suggesting a diversity of ecological roles not found in living …

[图书][B] Mesozoic mammals from South America and their forerunners

GW Rougier, AG Martinelli, AM Forasiepi - 2021 - Springer
As evolutionary biologists, we live in exciting and promising times. The material basis of our
science is growing at an unprecedented rate; fossils preserving structures we thought …

Cretaceous insular India-Consequences for biological evolution and faunal interchanges

GVR Prasad, VR PaRmaR - Journal of the Palaeontological …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
India underwent a significant length of northward journey after its break-up from the
contiguous landmasses of Gondwana and remained for a large part of the time, particularly …

New gondwanatherian (Mammaliaformes) remains from the Chorrillo formation (Upper Cretaceous) of southern Patagonia, Argentina

NR Chimento, FL Agnolín, T Tsuihiji, M Manabe… - Cretaceous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The fossil record of gondwanatherian mammaliaforms from Patagonia is represented by
several species known on the basis of isolated teeth, with the single exception of a partial …

New record of a Mesozoic gondwanatherian mammaliaform from Southern Patagonia

NR Chimento, FL Agnolin, T Tsuihiji, M Manabe… - The Science of …, 2020 - Springer
Gondwanatheria is an enigmatic mammaliaform clade distributed in the Cretaceous and
Paleogene of South America, Africa, Madagascar, India and Antarctica. The Mesozoic …

Eomakhaira molossus, a new saber-toothed sparassodont (Metatheria: Thylacosmilinae) from the early Oligocene (? Tinguirirican) Cachapoal locality, Andean Main …

RK Engelman, JJ Flynn, AR Wyss, DA Croft - American Museum Novitates, 2020 - BioOne
Thylacosmiline sparassodonts (previously recognized as thylacosmilids) are among the
most iconic groups of endemic South American Cenozoic mammals due to their distinctive …

Phylogenetic placement of Adalatherium hui (Mammalia, Gondwanatheria) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar: implications for allotherian relationships

S Hoffmann, RMD Beck, JR Wible… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The phylogenetic position of Gondwanatheria within Mammaliaformes has historically been
controversial. The well-preserved skeleton of Adalatherium hui from the Late Cretaceous of …

Paleoclimate and paleoenvironment reconstruction of paleosols spanning the Lower to Upper Cretaceous from the Rukwa Rift Basin, Tanzania

TJ Orr, EM Roberts, CM Wurster, C Mtelela… - Palaeogeography …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Cretaceous Period is considered the archetypical greenhouse interval, yet
there is mounting evidence for intermittent cooler climatic phases throughout this geologic …