Retroposon analysis and recent geological data suggest near-simultaneous divergence of the three superorders of mammals
H Nishihara, S Maruyama… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
As a consequence of recent developments in molecular phylogenomics, all extant orders of
placental mammals have been grouped into 3 lineages: Afrotheria, Xenarthra, and …
placental mammals have been grouped into 3 lineages: Afrotheria, Xenarthra, and …
Physical drivers of mosasaur evolution
Mosasaurs are marine squamates with a 32.5 million-year history from their appearance at
98 Ma to their extinction at the K–Pg boundary (65.5 Ma). Using a database of 43 generic …
98 Ma to their extinction at the K–Pg boundary (65.5 Ma). Using a database of 43 generic …
Comparable ages for the independent origins of electrogenesis in African and South American weakly electric fishes
One of the most remarkable examples of convergent evolution among vertebrates is
illustrated by the independent origins of an active electric sense in South American and …
illustrated by the independent origins of an active electric sense in South American and …
Late Cenomanian–Early Turonian ammonites of the southern Tethys margin from Morocco to Oman: biostratigraphy, paleobiogeography and morphology
C Meister, A Piuz - Cretaceous Research, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract The Cenomanian–Turonian ammonite biostratigraphical framework for the southern
Tethys margin (North Africa, Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula) is becoming better …
Tethys margin (North Africa, Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula) is becoming better …
Marine tetrapod macroevolution: physical and biological drivers on 250 Ma of invasions and evolution in ocean ecosystems
The dominant consumers in today's ocean ecosystems are marine mammals, including
cetaceans, sirenians, and pinnipeds, and other marine carnivorans. The ecological …
cetaceans, sirenians, and pinnipeds, and other marine carnivorans. The ecological …
The Atlantic jigsaw puzzle and the geoheritage of Angola
LL Jacobs, S Schröder, N de Sousa… - Geological Society …, 2024 - lyellcollection.org
The jigsaw-puzzle fit of South America and Africa is an icon of plate tectonics and
continental drift. Fieldwork in Angola since 2002 allows the correlation of onshore outcrops …
continental drift. Fieldwork in Angola since 2002 allows the correlation of onshore outcrops …
Paleoceanographic changes during the Albian–Cenomanian in the Tethys and North Atlantic and the onset of the Cretaceous chalk
During the mid-Cretaceous the Earth was characterized by peculiar climatic and
oceanographic features, such as very high temperatures, smooth thermal meridional …
oceanographic features, such as very high temperatures, smooth thermal meridional …
[HTML][HTML] Angolatitan adamastor, a new sauropod dinosaur and the first record from Angola
A forelimb of a new sauropod dinosaur (Angolatitan adamastor n. gen. et sp.) from the Late
Turonian of Iembe (Bengo Province) represents the first dinosaur discovery in Angola, and is …
Turonian of Iembe (Bengo Province) represents the first dinosaur discovery in Angola, and is …
Paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic reconstruction of Lower to Upper Cretaceous sequences of the Bauru Basin based on paleosol geochemistry and …
The Cretaceous climate was characterized by arid and semiarid conditions in different parts
of the world. Climatic changes for the Early to Late Cretaceous had been reported by many …
of the world. Climatic changes for the Early to Late Cretaceous had been reported by many …
Landlubbers to leviathans: evolution of swimming in mosasaurine mosasaurs
J Lindgren, MJ Polcyn, BA Young - Paleobiology, 2011 - cambridge.org
Incremental stages of major evolutionary transitions within a single animal lineage are rarely
observed in the fossil record. However, the extraordinarily complete sequence of well …
observed in the fossil record. However, the extraordinarily complete sequence of well …