Splendid and seldom isolated: the paleobiogeography of Patagonia
The idea that South America was an island continent over most of the Cenozoic, during
which its unusual mammalian faunas evolved in isolation, is outstandingly influential in …
which its unusual mammalian faunas evolved in isolation, is outstandingly influential in …
An emerging consensus in the evolution, phylogeny, and systematics of marsupials and their fossil relatives (Metatheria)
Marsupials and their fossil relatives, which collectively comprise Metatheria, have been of
scientific interest for centuries, with many aspects of their evolution and systematics subject …
scientific interest for centuries, with many aspects of their evolution and systematics subject …
The Diversity and Distribution of Palaeogene Snakes
KT Smith, GL Georgalis - … origin and early evolutionary history of …, 2022 - books.google.com
The first clear fossil indications of modern clades of snakes are in the Palaeogene. Many
major groups, including 'scolecophidians'(blindsnakes), probably originated earlier, and …
major groups, including 'scolecophidians'(blindsnakes), probably originated earlier, and …
First fossil frog from Antarctica: implications for Eocene high latitude climate conditions and Gondwanan cosmopolitanism of Australobatrachia
Cenozoic ectothermic continental tetrapods (amphibians and reptiles) have not been
documented previously from Antarctica, in contrast to all other continents. Here we report a …
documented previously from Antarctica, in contrast to all other continents. Here we report a …
Final Gondwana breakup: the Paleogene South American native ungulates and the demise of the South America–Antarctica land connection
The biogeographic hypothesis more accepted today is that Antarctica (West Antarctica) and
southern South America (Magellan region, Patagonia) were connected by a long and …
southern South America (Magellan region, Patagonia) were connected by a long and …
New age constraints for early Paleogene strata of central Patagonia, Argentina: Implications for the timing of South American Land Mammal Ages
The Río Chico Group in the San Jorge Basin of central Patagonia (Argentina) preserves
some of South America's most significant Paleogene records of biotic and climatic change …
some of South America's most significant Paleogene records of biotic and climatic change …
New cladotherian mammal from southern Chile and the evolution of mesungulatid meridiolestidans at the dusk of the Mesozoic era
In the last decades, several discoveries have uncovered the complexity of mammalian
evolution during the Mesozoic Era, including important Gondwanan lineages: the …
evolution during the Mesozoic Era, including important Gondwanan lineages: the …
Identification of the notothenioid sister lineage illuminates the biogeographic history of an Antarctic adaptive radiation
Background Antarctic notothenioids are an impressive adaptive radiation. While they share
recent common ancestry with several species-depauperate lineages that exhibit a relictual …
recent common ancestry with several species-depauperate lineages that exhibit a relictual …
[PDF][PDF] Late Cretaceous non-avian dinosaurs from the James Ross Basin, Antarctica: description of new material, updated synthesis, biostratigraphy, and …
MC Lamanna, JA Case, EM Roberts… - Advances in Polar …, 2019 - academia.edu
Although the fossil record of non-avian dinosaurs from the Cretaceous of Antarctica is the
poorest of any continent, fossils representing at least five major taxonomic groups …
poorest of any continent, fossils representing at least five major taxonomic groups …
[HTML][HTML] The Paleocene of Antarctica: Dinoflagellate cyst biostratigraphy, chronostratigraphy and implications for the palaeo-Pacific margin of Gondwana
Abstract The Paleocene (66–56 Ma) was a critical time interval for understanding recovery
from mass extinction in high palaeolatitudes when global climate was warmer than today. A …
from mass extinction in high palaeolatitudes when global climate was warmer than today. A …