Early primate evolution in Afro‐Arabia
ER Seiffert - Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The peculiar mammalian fauna that inhabited Afro‐Arabia during the Paleogene first came
to the attention of the scientific community in the early part of the twentieth century, when …
to the attention of the scientific community in the early part of the twentieth century, when …
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 …
Initiation of the western branch of the East African Rift coeval with the eastern branch
Abstract The East African Rift System transects the anomalously high-elevation Ethiopian
and East African plateaux that together form part of the 6,000-km-long African superswell …
and East African plateaux that together form part of the 6,000-km-long African superswell …
Palaeontological evidence for an Oligocene divergence between Old World monkeys and apes
Abstract Apes and Old World monkeys are prominent components of modern African and
Asian ecosystems, yet the earliest phases of their evolutionary history have remained largely …
Asian ecosystems, yet the earliest phases of their evolutionary history have remained largely …
Hippos stem from the longest sequence of terrestrial cetartiodactyl evolution in Africa
F Lihoreau, JR Boisserie, FK Manthi… - Nature communications, 2015 - nature.com
According to molecular data, hippopotamuses and cetaceans form a clade excluding other
extant cetartiodactyls. Despite a wealth of spectacular specimens documenting cetacean …
extant cetartiodactyls. Despite a wealth of spectacular specimens documenting cetacean …
[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 …
Evolution and extinction of Afro-Arabian primates near the Eocene-Oligocene boundary
ER Seiffert - Folia Primatologica, 2007 - karger.com
Revised age estimates for the primate-bearing localities of the Jebel Qatrani Formation
(Fayum area, northern Egypt) have provided a new perspective on primate response to early …
(Fayum area, northern Egypt) have provided a new perspective on primate response to early …
Paleoclimate and paleoenvironment reconstruction of paleosols spanning the Lower to Upper Cretaceous from the Rukwa Rift Basin, Tanzania
Abstract The Cretaceous Period is considered the archetypical greenhouse interval, yet
there is mounting evidence for intermittent cooler climatic phases throughout this geologic …
there is mounting evidence for intermittent cooler climatic phases throughout this geologic …
New Oligocene vertebrate localities from northern Kenya (Turkana basin)
S Ducrocq, JR Boisserie, JJ Tiercelin… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
ST EPHANE DUCROCQ,*, 1 JEAN-RENAUD BOISSERIE, 1 JEAN-JACQUES TIERCELIN, 2
CYRILLE DELMER, 3 GERALDINE GARCIA, 1 MANTHI FREDERICK KYALO, 4 MEAVE G …
CYRILLE DELMER, 3 GERALDINE GARCIA, 1 MANTHI FREDERICK KYALO, 4 MEAVE G …
Paleontological exploration in Africa
The Mesozoic–Cenozoic transition was a period of dramatic global change during which
time the Earth's continents were in the process of fragmenting from a large, relatively …
time the Earth's continents were in the process of fragmenting from a large, relatively …