Large-scale molecular phylogeny, morphology, divergence-time estimation, and the fossil record of advanced caenophidian snakes (Squamata: Serpentes)
Caenophidian snakes include the file snake genus Acrochordus and advanced
colubroidean snakes that radiated mainly during the Neogene. Although caenophidian …
colubroidean snakes that radiated mainly during the Neogene. Although caenophidian …
Late Cenozoic Faunal and Ecological Change in Africa
Africa's fossil record of late Cenozoic mammals documents considerable ecological and
evolutionary changes through time. Here, we synthesize those changes in the context of the …
evolutionary changes through time. Here, we synthesize those changes in the context of the …
Sedimentology and depositional environments of the Red Sandstone Group, Rukwa Rift Basin, southwestern Tanzania: New insight into Cretaceous and Paleogene …
The Red Sandstone Group (RSG) in the Rukwa Rift Basin of southwestern Tanzania
represents one of the only well-exposed, fossiliferous Cretaceous–Paleogene continental …
represents one of the only well-exposed, fossiliferous Cretaceous–Paleogene continental …
[HTML][HTML] Oligocene termite nests with in situ fungus gardens from the Rukwa Rift Basin, Tanzania, support a Paleogene African origin for insect agriculture
Based on molecular dating, the origin of insect agriculture is hypothesized to have taken
place independently in three clades of fungus-farming insects: the termites, ants or ambrosia …
place independently in three clades of fungus-farming insects: the termites, ants or ambrosia …
The basal titanosaurian Rukwatitan bisepultus (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the middle Cretaceous Galula Formation, Rukwa Rift Basin, southwestern Tanzania
Whereas titanosaurians represent the most diverse and cosmopolitan clade of Cretaceous
sauropod dinosaurs, they remain rare components of Cretaceous African faunas. Currently …
sauropod dinosaurs, they remain rare components of Cretaceous African faunas. Currently …
The earliest Colubroid-dominated snake fauna from Africa: perspectives from the Late Oligocene Nsungwe Formation of southwestern Tanzania
JA McCartney, NJ Stevens, PM O'Connor - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The extant snake fauna has its roots in faunal upheaval occurring across the Paleogene-
Neogene transition. On northern continents, this turnover is well established by the late early …
Neogene transition. On northern continents, this turnover is well established by the late early …
The East Africa Oligocene intertrappean beds: Regional distribution, depositional environments and Afro/Arabian mammal dispersals
The extensive outpouring of the Oligocene Trap basalts over eastern Africa and western
Arabia was interrupted by a period of quiescence marked by the deposition of terrestrial …
Arabia was interrupted by a period of quiescence marked by the deposition of terrestrial …
The fossil record of lissamphibians from Africa, Madagascar, and the Arabian Plate
JD Gardner, JC Rage - Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Lissamphibians (frogs, salamanders, caecilians, and the extinct Albanerpetontidae)
have a near global distribution. Africa, its associated islands (especially Madagascar and …
have a near global distribution. Africa, its associated islands (especially Madagascar and …
Stratigraphy and paleobiology of the Upper Cretaceous-Lower Paleogene sediments from the trans-Saharan seaway in Mali
MA O'leary, ML Bouaré, KM Claeson… - Bulletin of the American …, 2019 - BioOne
An epicontinental sea bisected West Africa periodically from the Late Cretaceous to the early
Eocene, in dramatic contrast to the current Sahara Desert that dominates the same region …
Eocene, in dramatic contrast to the current Sahara Desert that dominates the same region …
Tortoise (Reptilia, Testudinidae) radiations in Southern Africa from the Eocene to the present
MD Hofmeyr, M Vamberger, W Branch… - Zoologica …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Africa, inclusive of the West Indian Ocean islands, harbours 11 of the world's 16 extant
testudinid genera. Fossil records indicate that testudinids originated in Asia and dispersed …
testudinid genera. Fossil records indicate that testudinids originated in Asia and dispersed …