▪ Abstract A rich fossil record documents nonmammalian evolution. In recent years, the
application of cladistic methodology has shed valuable light on the relationships within the …

The late Palaeozoic is a pivotal period for the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems.
Generalised warming and aridification trends resulted in profound floral and faunal turnover …

Mammals are the dominant large animals of today, occurring in virtually every environment.
This book is an account of the remarkable 320 million year long fossil record that documents …

Abstract Fossil discoveries from South Africa have greatly expanded knowledge of the
development of life on Earth. In particular, the enormous palaeontological wealth of the …

Dicynodontia represent the most diverse tetrapod group during the Late Permian. They
survived the Permo-Triassic extinction and are central to understanding Permo-Triassic …

Anomodont synapsids represent the dominant herbivores of Permian and Triassic terrestrial
vertebrate ecosystems. Their taxonomic diversity and morphological disparity in combination …

Dicynodont fossils were first collected in the Luangwa Basin, Zambia, in the 1920s, but
limited detailed study and taxonomic uncertainty have obscured their biostratigraphic utility …

Abstract The Endothiodon Assemblage Zone is the third oldest tetrapod biozone of the
Beaufort Group (Adelaide Subgroup, Karoo Supergroup). It is situated between the …

The twelve Gondwanan stratigraphic horizons of India have yielded varied vertebrate fossils.
The oldest fossil record is the Endothiodon-dominated multitaxic Kundaram fauna, which …

For about a half century, most vertebrate paleontologists have correlated the youngest
Permian tetrapod assemblages in North America, which are from the San Angelo, Flowerpot …