In the past two decades, molecular investigations of systematic problems have progressed
from uncommon curiosities to a standard means of elucidating phylogenetic history. This …

This paper presents the first complete estimate of the phylogenetic relationships among all
197 species of extant and recently extinct ruminants combining morphological, ethological …

Vertebrate palaeontology is a lively field, with new discoveries reported every week... and
not only dinosaurs! This new edition reflects the international scope of vertebrate …

The precise hierarchy of ancient divergence events that led to the present assemblage of
modern placental mammals has been an area of controversy among morphologists …

Dugongs and manatees, the only fully aquatic herbivorous mammals, live in the coastal
waters, rivers and lakes of more than 80 subtropical and tropical countries. Symbols of fierce …

Most of the 470-million-year history of plants on land belongs to bryophytes, pteridophytes
and gymnosperms, which eventually yielded to the ecological dominance by angiosperms …

The emergence of Cetacea in the Paleogene represents one of the most profound
macroevolutionary transitions within Mammalia. The move from a terrestrial habitat to a …

Mammalian phylogeny: shaking the tree Page 1 REVIEW ARTICLE Mammalian phylogeny:
shaking the tree Michael J, Novacek Recent palaeontological discoveries and the …

Deciphering relationships among the orders of placental mammals remains an important
problem in evolutionary biology and has implications for understanding patterns of …

Background Variation is a naturally occurring phenomenon that is observable at all levels of
morphology, from anatomical variations of DNA molecules to gross variations between …