Molecular resolution to a morphological controversy: The case of North American fossil muskoxen Bootherium and Symbos

P Bover, B Llamas, VA Thomson, J Pons… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2018 - Elsevier
The musk ox (Ovibos moschatus) is the only surviving member of a group of Pleistocene
North American musk ox genera (Praeovibos, Ovibos, Bootherium, Euceratherium, and …

Skull shape and the demands of feeding: a biomechanical study of peccaries (Mammalia, Cetartiodactyla)

CD Hendges, BD Patterson, NC Cáceres… - Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
A primary requirement of the mammalian skull is to exert forces on different foods and to
resist the forces imposed on it during feeding. Skull shape patterns within and among …

Synthesis and assessment of the flat-headed peccary record in North America

KM Wilson, MG Hill - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Flat-headed peccary (Platygonus compressus) were a common member of late Pleistocene
faunal communities in the eastern United States, particularly in areas characterized by …

Identification of Pleistocene fauna from McFaddin Beach, Texas

MD Flores - 2022 - search.proquest.com
McFaddin Beach (MB) is an archeological (41JF50) and paleontological locality extending
32 kilometers along the beach of Jefferson County, Texas. The fossils wash up on the beach …

Selenogonus narinoensis Stirton, 1947 (Tayassuidae, Cetartiodactyla, Mammalia): taxonomic status and paleobiogeographic implications

GM Gasparini, OF Moreno-Mancilla, JL Cómbita - Fossil Record, 2021 - fr.copernicus.org
The species Selenogonus narinoensis was described by Stirton (1947) based on a single
specimen which comes from sediments cropping out in the Cocha Verde locality, Nariño …

North American Tayassuidae Ecological Niche Modeling and Correlations with Early Humans

WB Frazier - 2024 - search.proquest.com
The long-nosed peccary (Mylohyus nasutus) and flat-headed peccary (Platygonus
compressus) are two of the most recently extinct members of Family Tayassuidae from North …

North American megafauna extinction: Climate or overhunting?

G Haynes - Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, 2020 - Springer
Nabta Playa is an ancient ephemeral lake and prehistoric archaeological site located in
southern Egypt (Wendorf and Schild 2001; Fig. 1). Although the modern Nabta region is …

The retina of the collared peccary (Pecari tajacu): structure and function

R Ezra‐Elia, M Ross, N Avni‐Magen… - Veterinary …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To study retinal morphology and function in the collared peccary, an ungulate
species distantly related to the domestic pig. Animal studies Twenty captive peccaries …

Tropical fossil mitogenomes: Holocene biogeography of two codistributed rodent genera from the Yucatán peninsula

TA Gutiérrez-García, KJ Shaney… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Integrating ancient fossil DNA with modern genetic samples is aiding in advancing the fields
of ecology and biogeography. However, wide gaps in the fossil record still remain …