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Plio-Pleistocene Small Mammal-Based Biochronology of Eastern Anatolia and Transcaucasus
QuaternaryThe known Plio-Pleistocene mammalian record, mainly represented by small mammals, and its biotic and geological context in the vast region of Eastern Turkey and Transcaucasus provides a sound base for regional biochronology.
Alexey S. Tesakov +7 more
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Ice sheet model dependency of the simulated Greenland Ice Sheet in the mid-Pliocene [PDF]
Climate of the Past, 2015 The understanding of the nature and behavior of ice sheets in past warm periods is important for constraining the potential impacts of future climate change.
S. J. Koenig +12 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The Pleistocene is a key period for understanding the evolutionary history and palaeobiogeography of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). The species was first documented in southeastern Iberia at the beginning of the Middle Pleistocene and appears to have rapidly spread throughout Southwestern Europe, where it was found in numerous ...
Maxime Pelletier
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Modelling mid-Pliocene climate with COSMOS [PDF]
Geoscientific Model Development, 2012 In this manuscript we describe the experimental procedure employed at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany in the preparation of the simulations for the Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project (PlioMIP).
C. Stepanek, G. Lohmann
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Morphological variation in atlas and axis of Neotropical spiny rats (Rodentia, Echimyidae)
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The unique morphologies of the first two cervical vertebrae, the atlas and axis, represent a significant innovation in mammalian evolution. These structures support the weight of the head and enable intricate movements of the head and neck.
Thomas Furtado da Silva Netto +3 more
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A roe deer from the Pliocene of Hidalgo, central Mexico [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2015 Mexican Pliocene cervids are very poorly known. We report on new fossil material of the roe deer Capreolus constantini recovered from the Pliocene Atotonilco El Grande Formation of Santa María Amajac, Hidalgo (central Mexico).
Eduardo Jiménez-Hidalgo +1 more
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Osteohistology of two phorusrhacids reveals uninterrupted growth strategy
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Phorusrhacidae were apex predators that primarily dominated South America ecosystems for at least 40 million years with their imposing size and predatory lifestyle—yet some aspects of their biology remain poorly understood. Osteohistology is a tool for understanding growth dynamics and biomechanical adaptations.
Lotta Dreyer +2 more
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The HadCM3 contribution to PlioMIP phase 2 [PDF]
Climate of the Past, 2019 We present the UK's input into the Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project phase 2 (PlioMIP2) using the Hadley Centre Climate Model version 3 (HadCM3). The 400 ppm CO2 Pliocene experiment has a mean annual surface air temperature that is 2.9
S. J. Hunter +3 more
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Tracheal chambers as a key innovation for high‐frequency emission in bat echolocation
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Key innovations are pivotal for biodiversity and facilitating evolutionary success, enabling organisms' adaptation to various ecological niches through the diversification of phenotypic traits. In mammals, notable adaptations include evolving hypsodonty for grazing on grasses and, for bats, evolving echolocation and wing acquisition.
Nicolas L. M. Brualla +7 more
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Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study presents a multi‐method non‐invasive investigation of an approximately 4‐ha area associated with the long‐occupied coastal settlement of Rocavecchia (Apulia, southern Italy), situated between the prehistoric fortified peninsula and the Hellenistic‐Messapian walls.
Giuseppe Guarino +3 more
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