Abstract The Late Cretaceous was a time of tremendous global change, as the final stages
of the Age of Dinosaurs were shaped by climate and sea level fluctuations and witness to …

The Waipounamu Erosion Surface is a time-transgressive, nearly planar, wave-cut surface. It
is not a peneplain. Formation of the Waipounamu Erosion Surface began in Late …

Cretaceous polar dinosaur faunas were taxonomically diverse, which suggests varied
strategies for coping with the climatic stress of high latitudes. Some polar dinosaurs …

Islands are fascinating natural laboratories of evolution. One much debated theme among
evolutionary ecologists is whether there is an 'island rule', the observation that large animals …

It has often been assumed that Australasian Cretaceous dinosaur faunas were for the most
part endemic, but with some Laurasian affinities. In this regard, some Australasian dinosaurs …

The fossil record of squamates in New Zealand is scant, and this chapter represents the first
systematic review of the available information for this reptile group in New Zealand. The …

Since the 1980s, morphological and molecular research has resulted in significant
advances in understanding the relationships and origins of the recent terrestrial vertebrate …

The end Cretaceous mass extinction was marked by a dramatic change in biodiversity, and
the extinction of all non-avian dinosaurs. To understand the diversity of dinosaur clades prior …

Biogeography and Evolution in New Zealand provides the first in-depth treatment of the
biogeography of New Zealand, a region that has been a place of long-enduring interest to …

We evaluated habitat selection by European beaver Castor fiber L. across a spatial gradient
from local (within the family territory) to a broad, ecoregional scale. Based on aerial …