The vast mammal diversity of the Neotropics is the result of a long evolutionary history.
During most of the Cenozoic, South America was an island continent with an endemic …

The history of the southern central Andes, including the world's second largest plateau and
adjacent intermontane basins and ranges of the Eastern Cordillera and the northern Sierras …

The biotic and geologic dynamics of the Great American Biotic Interchange are reviewed
and revised. Information on the Marine Isotope Stage chronology, sea level changes as well …

The rich fossil record of the family Equidae (Mammalia: Perissodactyla) over the past 55 MY
has made it an icon for the patterns and processes of macroevolution. Despite this, many …

The Pliocene Epoch, 5.33–2.58 million years ago (Ma), was a generally warmer and wetter
interval with atmospheric CO2-concentrations at or slightly above modern levels. This paper …

We present the most comprehensive study to date of species groups in Ctenomys (tuco-
tucos), a species-rich genus of Neotropical rodents. To explore phylogenetic relationships …

Abstract The genus Ctenomys Blainville, 1826 is, with 64 living species, one of the most
species-rich genera of Mammalia. In this chapter, structured in two main sections, we …

The discovery of a rich fauna from the late Miocene Cerro Azul Formation in Caleufú, central
Argentina, is reported. This fauna includes vertebrate Holarctic immigrants, among which …

Abstract Studies on South American Gomphotheriidae started around 210 years ago and,
150 years later, the classic study “The mastodonts of Brazil” by Simpson and Paula Couto …

The biostratigraphy and biogeography of late Miocene mammals throughout Northwest
(NW) Argentina is reviewed and discussed. FADs (first appearance data) of the earliest …