Paleoamerican exploitation of extinct megafauna revealed through immunological blood residue and microwear analysis, North and South Carolina, USA [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Previous immunological studies in the eastern USA have failed to establish a direct connection between Paleoamericans and extinct megafauna species.
Christopher R. Moore +9 more
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Haplotype-resolved chromosome-scale genomes of the Asian and African Savannah Elephants [PDF]
Scientific DataThe Proboscidea, which includes modern elephants, were once the largest terrestrial animals among extant species. They suffered mass extinction during the Ice Age. As a unique branch on the evolutionary tree, the Proboscidea are of great significance for
Minhui Shi +10 more
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A new estimate of afrotherian phylogeny based on simultaneous analysis of genomic, morphological, and fossil evidence [PDF]
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2007 Background The placental mammalian clade Afrotheria is now supported by diverse forms of genomic data, but interordinal relationships within, and morphological support for, the group remains elusive.
Seiffert Erik R
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A glimpse into a vanished ecosystem: reconstructing diet and palaeoenvironment of Palaeoloxodon from the Pleistocene of Taiwan [PDF]
Royal Society Open SciencePalaeoloxodon is the largest known terrestrial mammal in the history of Taiwan. However, little is known about the palaeoecology and palaeoenvironment of these extinct proboscideans.
Deep Shubhra Biswas +4 more
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Megafauna do Quaternário tardio de Baixa Grande, Bahia, Brasil. [PDF]
Anuário do Instituto de Geociências, 2009 It is presented the first occurrence of the late Pleistocene - Holocene mammals fossils in a gnamma-like deposit in the Baixa Grande municipality, Bahia State.
Ricardo da Costa Ribeiro +1 more
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In Vitro Assay Using Proboscidea parviflora W. and Phaseolus lunatus L. Plant Extracts to Control Pythium amazonianum [PDF]
MicroorganismsAvocado tree wilt is a disease caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands. Recently, this disease has been associated to Pythium amazonianum, another causal agent. Avocado tree wilt is being currently controlled with synthetic fungicides that kill beneficial
Yisa María Ochoa Fuentes +3 more
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Deep-time preservation of amino acids in mammalian fossil tooth enamel [PDF]
Communications BiologyTooth enamel, primarily composed of bioapatite, is a promising archive of endogenous organic matter for studying ancient fauna. Despite its low organic content (~1%), protein residues have been identified in teeth up to 24 million years old.
Lucrezia Gatti +7 more
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Campamento Vespucio, una nueva localidad con mamíferos pleistocenos en la provincia de Salta, Argentina [PDF]
Estudios Geologicos, 2012 En la presente contribución damos a conocer una nueva localidad con mamíferos fósiles pleistocenos, provenientes de una región poco explorada. Los materiales fueron hallados en la Quebrada del Aguay, en Campamento Vespucio, localidad de General Mosconi ...
G. G. Zacarías +3 more
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Foot pressure distributions during walking in African elephants (Loxodonta africana) [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2016 Elephants, the largest living land mammals, have evolved a specialized foot morphology to help reduce locomotor pressures while supporting their large body mass.
Olga Panagiotopoulou +6 more
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Ecología Austral, 2023 El vertido de efluentes domésticos e industriales a los océanos es una de las principales formas de contaminación marina. El impacto de estos efluentes sobre el medio marino se puede estudiar a través de las respuestas a distintos niveles de ...
Manuela Ortells Privitera +2 more
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