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New Materials on the Morphology of the Teeth of the Three-Toed Horse (Hipparion houfenense) from the Pliocene of Western Transbaikalia (Russia)
AbstractThis article is devoted to the morphological features of the teeth of the three-toed horse ( Hipparion houfenense ) from the Early Pliocene of...
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Primitive Tibetan antelope, Qurliqnoria hundesiensis (Lydekker, 1881) (Bovidae, Artiodactyla), from Pliocene Zanda and Kunlun Pass basins and paleoenvironmental implications
Well adapted to extremely cold winters (hypothermia) and low oxygen (hypoxia), the Tibetan antelope (or chiru), Pantholops hodgsonii Abel, is an...
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New insights into endolithic palaeocommunity development in mobile hard substrate using CT imaging of bioeroded clasts from the Pliocene (Almería, SE Spain)
Bioeroded carbonate clasts from a Pliocene shallow-marine succession of Almería (SE Spain, Betic Cordillera) were analysed with computed tomography...
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Lichenopeltella mizerniana sp. nov. from the upper Pliocene of Mizerna (southern Poland)
Fungal sporocarps having ostiole with setae were found in the upper Pliocene deposits from Mizerna (borehole Mizerna-Nowa), southern Poland. These...
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A Find of Early Pliocene Fossils of Three-toed Horse (Hipparion tchicoicum Ivanjev, 1966) in Western Transbaikalia
AbstractThis report analyzes a find of fossils of Pliocene three-toed horse ( Hipparion tchicoicum ) in western Transbaikalia. The age of the...
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A new spiral-horned antelope, Gazellospira tsaparangensis sp. nov., from Pliocene Zanda Basin in Himalaya Mountain
Explorations in the past 20 years in the Plio-Pleistocene Zanda Basin (3,800–4,500 m above sea level) along the northern slopes of the Himalaya...
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The Oldest Species of Dolichotis (Rodentia, Hystricognathi) from the Pliocene of Argentina: Redescription and Taxonomic Status of “Orthomyctera” chapalmalense
The Subfamily Dolichotinae comprises two living species, Dolichotis patagonum , an emblematic component of the Patagonian fauna of Argentina, and Dolich...
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First record of Posnanskytherium (Notoungulata, Toxodontidae) in the late Neogene of eastern Puna, Argentina
Records of the toxodontid Posnanskytherium were only known from the Pliocene levels of the Bolivian Altiplano and southern Peru. Posnanskytherium...
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Suidae Transition at the Miocene-Pliocene Boundary: a Reassessment of the Taxonomy and Chronology of Propotamochoerus provincialis
The Miocene-Pliocene (Turolian-Ruscinian) transition represents a fundamental interval in the evolution of Euro-Mediterranean paleocommunities. In...
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Characterization of pure and admixed brown trout (Salmo trutta) populations of high conservation value in the upper Danubian contact zone using ddRADseq genoty**
Increasing rates of hybridization and introgression in managed populations of freshwater fish are a major threat to the long-term viability of native...
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New evidence for the unique coexistence of two subfamilies of clawed perissodactyls (Mammalia, Chalicotheriidae) in the Upper Miocene of Romania and the Eastern Mediterranean
Chalicotheres are a peculiar group of large herbivorous mammals, closely related to extant tapirs, rhinoceroses, and horses, but with large claws...
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Outline of the Geology, Geomorphology, and Evolution of the Late Quaternary Shelf and Uplifted Marine Terraces of Cuba: Tectonic and Sea-Level Control of Present-Day Coral Reef Distribution
Cuba, similar to other islands in the Greater Antilles (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica), has an extensive and morphologically complex coastal,...
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Mesophotic azooxanthellate coral communities and submarine seascape during the early Pliocene in Manilva Basin (S Spain)
Azooxanthellate corals are the most abundant macrofossils in the lower Pliocene deposits of the Manilva Basin (S Spain). In this paper, the cnidarian...
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Chaetophractus villosus (Desmarest, 1804) (Xenarthra: Euphractinae) in Uruguay (Upper Pleistocene): Taxon age, biogeography, and paleoclimatic implications
A skull of a fossil adult euphractine armadillo collected near San Ramón (Canelones department) is described. The specimen comes from the Lujanian...
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Genetic Diversification of Adelphobates quinquevittatus (Anura: Dendrobatidae) and the Influence of Upper Madeira River Historical Dynamics
The effect of large Amazonian rivers as barriers to distribution of species and gene flow has been the subject of debate for more than a century. The...
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A new large pantherine and a sabre-toothed cat (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae) from the late Miocene hominoid-bearing Khorat sand pits, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand
We describe two large predators from the hominoid-bearing Khorat sand pits, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand: a new genus of...
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"Canis" ferox Revisited: Diet Ecomorphology of Some Long Gone (Late Miocene and Pliocene) Fossil Dogs
The late Miocene was a period of great radiation for the subfamily Caninae in North America. During this time, the early taxa of the two tribes of...
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Quaternary Eurasian badgers: Intraspecific variability and species validity
Fossil badgers of the genus Meles are known in Eurasia since the Late Pliocene but their record is utterly scarce, often represented by isolated...
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Unexpected Find of a Buttonquail (Aves: Charadriiformes: Turnicidae) in the Lower Pleistocene of Crimea
AbstractButtonquails (family Turnicidae of the order Charadriiformes) are a morphologically specialized group of small, predominantly tropical birds...
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A New Species of Sandgrouse (Aves: Pteroclidae) from the Early Pleistocene of the Crimea
AbstractSandgrouse (Pteroclidae, Pterocliformes) are specialized ground birds of open arid landscapes with a very poorly studied evolutionary...
