Stable isotope analysis of middle Miocene mammals from the Siwalik sub-Group of Pakistan [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2021 Stable isotope analysis is pivotal for investigating the paleodiet and paleoecology of past mammals. In this paper, we analyzed thirty fossil enamel samples belonging to the families Suidae, Rhinocerotidae, and Deinotheriidae for δ13Cenamel and ...
Muhammad Tahir Waseem +6 more
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 1879 The only indigenous mammal consists of a species of frugivorous Bat, described below, which appears to have hitherto escaped the notice of zoologists. Bones of the rabbit, rat ( Mus decumanus ), mouse, and pig (introduced by the settlers), were brought home by the collectors, but they possess no special interest.
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Révision systématique des Hipparion sensu lato (Perissodactyla, Equidae) de l’Ancien Monde
Estudios Geologicos, 2005 La sistemática de Hipparion sensu lato del Antiguo Mundo se caracteriza por una multiplicación excesiva de especies relacionadas con este grupo y una marcada controversia sobre el status supraespecífico que trae consigo una confusión general de su ...
S. Zouhri, A. Bensalmia
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Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2020 La importancia de abordar diferentes Listas Rojas en los estudios de conservación: un análisis que compara el estado de conservación de los mamíferos brasileños Las Listas Rojas son importantes herramientas de conservación porque intentan estimar el ...
M. C. Drago, D. Vrcibradic
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2018 The present study was conducted at Panchet Hill (Garh Panchkot), Purulia, West Bengal between June 2013 and May 2015. Multiple methods were used for making a consolidated checklist and comments on the relative abundance of vertebrate diversity ...
Sanjib Chattopadhyay +2 more
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A new Megatheriinae skull (Xenarthra, Tardigrada) from the pliocene of northern venezuela – Implications for a giant sloth dispersal to central and North America [PDF]
, 2018 A skull of a ground sloth from the Pliocene San Gregorio Formation documents a northern neotropical occurrence of a megatheriine that addresses issues on intraspecific variation and biogeography. The new specimen is broadly similar in size and morphology
Brandoni, Diego +3 more
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A critical revision of the fossil record, stratigraphy and diversity of the Neogene seal genus Monotherium (Carnivora, Phocidae) [PDF]
, 2018 Historically, Monotherium had been one of the few genera of extinct Phocidae (true seals) that served as a wastebin taxon. Consequently, it did neither aid in understanding phylogenetic relationships of extinct Phocidae, nor in understanding seal ...
Dewaele, Leonard +2 more
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Estudios Geologicos, 1996 Se describen nuevos restos de sigmodontinos provenientes de la localidad Bajo San José (sudoeste de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina), de Edad Ensenadense (Pleistoceno temprano-medio).
U. F. J. Pardiñas, C. Deschamps
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Salishicetus meadi, a new aetiocetid from the late Oligocene of Washington State and implications for feeding transitions in early mysticete evolution [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Living baleen whales, or Mysticeti, lack teeth and instead feed using keratinous baleen plates to sieve prey-laden water. This feeding strategy is profoundly different from that of their toothed ancestors, which processed prey using the differentiated ...
Carlos Mauricio Peredo +1 more
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A New Species of Neoglyptatelus (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) from the Late Miocene of Uruguay Provides New Insights on the Evolution of the Dorsal Armor in Cingulates [PDF]
, 2018 The genus Neoglyptatelus Carlini, Vizcaíno and Scillato-Yané has been considered a member of Glyptatelinae, a group encompassing the purportedly basal-most glyptodonts.
Fernicola, Juan Carlos +4 more
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