Palaeoecological deductions from osteohistology

A Chinsamy - Biology Letters, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Palaeoecological deductions are vital for understanding the evolution and diversification of
species within prehistoric environments. This review highlights the multitude of ways in …

New Fossils of Mellivora Benfieldi (Mammalia, Carnivora, Mustelidae) from Langebaanweg, 'E' Quarry (South Africa, Early Pliocene): Re-Evaluation of the African …

A Valenciano, R Govender - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
We describe abundant new remains of the medium-sized mustelid Mellivora benfieldi from
the early Pliocene site of Langebaanweg (South Africa). The specimens are from the …

Eucyon khoikhoi sp. nov. (Carnivora: Canidae) from Langebaanweg 'E' Quarry (early Pliocene, South Africa): the most complete African canini from the Mio-Pliocene

A Valenciano, J Morales… - Zoological Journal of the …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
A new medium-sized canid, Eucyon khoikhoi sp. nov., is described from the early Pliocene
site of Langebaanweg 'E'Quarry (South Africa). It possesses a robust dentition with large …

Exceptional morphological and taxonomic diversity of early seals (Phocidae) from the Atacama Region, Chile

AM Valenzuela-Toro, CS Gutstein, ME Suárez - Historical Biology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Contrasting with their current ranges in the Antarctic and subantarctic zones, the fossil
record reveals that phocids (true and elephant seals) inhabited widespread subtropical …

Taxonomic and palaeobiological implications of a large, pathological sabretooth (Carnivora, Felidae, Machairodontinae) from the Lower Pliocene of South Africa

C Rabe, A Chinsamy, A Valenciano - Papers in Palaeontology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We describe the most complete postcranial remains of a pathological, large‐bodied
sabretooth from the Lower Pliocene site of Langebaanweg 'E'Quarry (South Africa). The …

Preliminary phylogenetics and biogeographic history of the Pliocene seal, Homiphoca capensis from Langebaanweg, South Africa

R Govender - Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 2015 - journals.co.za
A phylogenetic analysis of the Langebaanweg seals was undertaken to better understand
their relationships. The fossil phocid seals from Langebaanweg nest within the Lobodontini …

New insights into the giant mustelids (mammalia, Carnivora, mustelidae) from langebaanweg fossil site (West Coast fossil Park, South Africa, early pliocene)

A Valenciano, R Govender - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Giant mustelids are a paraphyletic group of mustelids found in the Neogene of Eurasia,
Africa and North America. Most are known largely from dental remains, with their postcranial …

Microanatomy and histology of bone pathologies of extant and extinct phocid seals

MR Woolley, A Chinsamy, R Govender… - Historical Biology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigates three presumed fractured phocid seal bones: An isolated metapodial
and an ulna belonging to different individuals of the extinct phocid, Homiphoca capensis …

A late Miocene–early Pliocene baleen whale assemblage from Langebaanweg, west coast of South Africa (Mammalia, Cetacea, Mysticeti)

R Govender, M Bisconti, A Chinsamy - Alcheringa: An Australasian …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Govender, R., Bisconti, M. & Chinsamy, A., June 2016. A late Miocene–early Pliocene
baleen whale assemblage from Langebaanweg, west coast of South Africa (Mammalia …

Multiple exostoses and an osteochondroma in a Pliocene canid from Langebaanweg 'E'Quarry (South Africa)

A Chinsamy, A Valenciano - Journal of Anatomy, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Langebaanweg is a Mio‐Pliocene locality located on the West Coast of South
Africa. It is renowned for its rich diversity of both terrestrial and marine vertebrate fossils …