The evolution of cetaceans, from their early transition to an aquatic lifestyle to their
subsequent diversification, has been the subject of numerous studies. However, although …

Though narwhal have survived multiple ice ages, including 2.5 Ma and the last interglacial
period with warming temperatures, Arctic climate change during the Anthropocene …

INTRODUCTION The iterative evolution of secondarily marine tetrapods since the Paleozoic
offers the promise of better understanding how the anatomy and ecology of animals change …

The East Pisco Basin is one of the forearc basins that formed during the Cenozoic along the
coast of Peru due to the subduction of the Farrallon-Nazca plate beneath the South …

Several dolphin lineages have independently invaded freshwater systems. Among these,
the evolution of the South Asian river dolphin Platanista and its relatives (Platanistidae) …

Although combined molecular and morphological analyses point to a late middle Eocene
(38–39 million years ago) origin for the clade Neoceti (Odontoceti, echolocating toothed …

Fossil information is essential for estimating species divergence times, and can be
integrated into Bayesian phylogenetic inference using the fossilized birth–death (FBD) …

The placental skull has evolved into myriad forms, from longirostrine whales to globular
primates, and with a diverse array of appendages from antlers to tusks. This disparity has …

The Messinian salinity crisis and its precursor events have been the greatest environmental
perturbation of the Mediterranean Sea to date, offering an opportunity to study the response …

Adaptive landscapes are central to evolutionary theory, forming a conceptual bridge
between micro-and macroevolution. 1, 2, 3, 4 Evolution by natural selection across an …