Locomotion in extinct giant kangaroos: were sthenurines hop-less monsters? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Sthenurine kangaroos (Marsupialia, Diprotodontia, Macropodoidea) were an extinct subfamily within the family Macropodidae (kangaroos and rat-kangaroos).
Christine M Janis +2 more
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Anaerobic gut fungal communities in marsupial hosts [PDF]
mBioThe anaerobic gut fungi (AGF) inhabit the alimentary tracts of herbivores. In contrast to placental mammals, information regarding the identity, diversity, and community structure of AGF in marsupials is extremely sparse.
Adrienne L. Jones +6 more
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New craniodental remains of Wakaleo alcootaensis (Diprotodontia: Thylacoleonidae) a carnivorous marsupial from the late Miocene Alcoota Local Fauna of the Northern Territory, Australia [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 New jaws and teeth referable to the rare thylacoleonid marsupial Wakaleo alcootaensis are figured and described. The species is the geologically youngest known member of the genus and is only known from the late Miocene Alcoota Local Fauna of the ...
Adam M. Yates
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Gymnobelideus leadbeateri (Mammalia: Petauridae)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 The Gymnobelideus leadbeateri (Leadbeater’s Possum) is listed as Critical Endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. We assembled the complete mitochondrial genome for the G.
Tao Wu +2 more
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A Systematic Review (1990–2021) of Wild Animals Infected with Zoonotic Leishmania
Microorganisms, 2021 Leishmaniasis are neglected diseases caused by several species of Leishmania that affect humans and many domestic and wild animals with a worldwide distribution.
Iris Azami-Conesa +2 more
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Mammals from ‘down under’: a multi-gene species-level phylogeny of marsupial mammals (Mammalia, Metatheria) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 Marsupials or metatherians are a group of mammals that are distinct in giving birth to young at early stages of development and in having a prolonged investment in lactation.
Laura J. May-Collado +2 more
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Three dimensional digital reconstruction of the jaw adductor musculature of the extinct marsupial giant Diprotodon optatum [PDF]
PeerJ, 2014 The morphology and arrangement of the jaw adductor muscles in vertebrates reflects masticatory style and feeding processes, diet and ecology. However, gross muscle anatomy is rarely preserved in fossils and is, therefore, heavily dependent on ...
Alana C. Sharp
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Ecomorphological determinations in the absence of living analogs:The predatory behavior of the marsupial lion (Thylacoleo carnifex) as revealed by elbow joint morphology [PDF]
, 2016 Thylacoleo carnifex, or the “pouched lion” (Mammalia: Marsupialia: Diprotodontia: Thylacoleonidae), was a carnivorous marsupial that inhabited Australia during the Pleistocene.
Alberto Martín-Serra +32 more
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Threat diversity will erode mammalian phylogenetic diversity in the near future. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 To reduce the accelerating rate of phylogenetic diversity loss, many studies have searched for mechanisms that could explain why certain species are at risk, whereas others are not.
Clémentine M A Jono, Sandrine Pavoine
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Expansion of CORE-SINEs in the genome of the Tasmanian devil [PDF]
, 2012 Background: The genome of the carnivorous marsupial, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii, Order: Dasyuromorphia), was sequenced in the hopes of finding a cure for or gaining a better understanding of the contagious devil facial tumor disease that ...
Hallström, Björn M. +4 more
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