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View article: Impact of Life History on Hippopotamus Skull Ontogeny
Impact of Life History on Hippopotamus Skull Ontogeny Open
The biological processes underlying the wide phenotypic mammal diversity are still not thoroughly understood. In this study, we examined how major stages in the life history of the common hippopotamus ( Hippopotamus Amphibius ) influence i…
View article: An enduring palaeontological riddle: how many hippopotamid species roamed Sicily? The case study of Amoroso Cave
An enduring palaeontological riddle: how many hippopotamid species roamed Sicily? The case study of Amoroso Cave Open
Hippopotamus pentlandi, although lacking a comprehensive description, is regarded as one of the best known dwarfed hippopotamid species within the Mediterranean region. This study provides a detailed analysis of a hippopotamus mandible fro…
View article: Reply to Marra, F. Comment on “Palombo et al. The Lost MIS 11c Mammalian Fauna from Via dell’Impero (Rome, Italy). Quaternary 2024, 7, 54”
Reply to Marra, F. Comment on “Palombo et al. The Lost MIS 11c Mammalian Fauna from Via dell’Impero (Rome, Italy). Quaternary 2024, 7, 54” Open
Here we provide a brief reply to the comment by Fabrizio Marra on “The Lost MIS 11c Mammalian Fauna from Via dell’Impero (Rome, Italy)”. The comment deals with our omission of the citation of a paper reporting 40Ar/39Ar dating that, accord…
View article: Detection of dietary stress and geophagic behaviour forced by dry seasons in Miocene Gomphotherium
Detection of dietary stress and geophagic behaviour forced by dry seasons in Miocene Gomphotherium Open
To access the impact of anthropogenic emissions and land use change on Earth’s climate and biodiversity, studies into the environment and ecology of natural ecosystems during past warm periods are required. The Miocene Climatic Optimum is …
View article: Supplementary material to "Detection of dietary stress and geophagic behaviour forced by dry seasons in Miocene Gomphotherium"
Supplementary material to "Detection of dietary stress and geophagic behaviour forced by dry seasons in Miocene Gomphotherium" Open
View article: Is Hippopotamus antiquus (Mammalia, Hippopotamidae) affected by body size variations? The contribution of the Mosbach (Germany, Middle Pleistocene) specimen
Is Hippopotamus antiquus (Mammalia, Hippopotamidae) affected by body size variations? The contribution of the Mosbach (Germany, Middle Pleistocene) specimen Open
View article: The Lost MIS 11c Mammalian Fauna from Via dell’Impero (Rome, Italy)
The Lost MIS 11c Mammalian Fauna from Via dell’Impero (Rome, Italy) Open
This research presents an in-depth analysis of large mammal remains first discovered in 1932 in the archaeological area of ancient Rome, central Italy, during the work for the opening of Via dell’Impero (VFI). This work describes the fauna…
View article: Talking heads: disentangling the shape changes of the large extant hippopotamus during its ontogenetic development
Talking heads: disentangling the shape changes of the large extant hippopotamus during its ontogenetic development Open
Using a 3D geometric morphometrics approach, we shed light on the major changes during the ontogenetic development of Hippopotamus amphibius. The main shift in the shape variability of cranial elements in juveniles can probably be related …
View article: The Middle Pleistocene Hippopotamus from Malagrotta (Latium, Italy): New Data and Future Perspectives
The Middle Pleistocene Hippopotamus from Malagrotta (Latium, Italy): New Data and Future Perspectives Open
The Middle Pleistocene was characterized by the presence in continental Europe of at least two different species of hippopotamus: Hippopotamus antiquus and H. amphibius. Although suspected, the presence of both hippopotamuses in the same g…
View article: An Updated Review of The Quaternary Hippopotamus Fossil Records from the Iberian Peninsula
An Updated Review of The Quaternary Hippopotamus Fossil Records from the Iberian Peninsula Open
This work presents a comprehensive review of the Quaternary fossil records of hippopotamuses from the Iberian Peninsula, unveiling biogeographical insights of global significance. The results presented herein include the inference of a del…
View article: The Late Miocene hippopotamid,<i>Archaeopotamus pantanellii</i>nov. comb., from the Casino Basin (Tuscany, Italy): paleobiogeographic implications
The Late Miocene hippopotamid,<i>Archaeopotamus pantanellii</i>nov. comb., from the Casino Basin (Tuscany, Italy): paleobiogeographic implications Open
Fossil remains from the latest Messinian of Casino Basin (Tuscany, Italy) are known since the beginning of the nineteenth century. Among the others, the mammal assemblage includes Mesopithecus pentelicus, Tapirus arvernensis, Propotamochoe…
View article: Taxonomy and phylogeny of the smallest Miocene rhinocerotid Parvorhinus n. gen. (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae)
Taxonomy and phylogeny of the smallest Miocene rhinocerotid Parvorhinus n. gen. (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae) Open
View article: Following the Giants: Probabilistic Approaches to the Tempo and Modo of Evolution of Giraffes
Following the Giants: Probabilistic Approaches to the Tempo and Modo of Evolution of Giraffes Open
View article: The Late Miocene hippopotamid, <i>Archaeopotamus pantanellii</i> nov. comb., from the Casino Basin (Tuscany, Italy): paleobiogeographic implications
The Late Miocene hippopotamid, <i>Archaeopotamus pantanellii</i> nov. comb., from the Casino Basin (Tuscany, Italy): paleobiogeographic implications Open
Fossil remains from the latest Messinian of Casino Basin (Tuscany, Italy) are known since the beginning of the nineteenth century. Among the others, the mammal assemblage includes Mesopithecus pentelicus, Tapirus arvernensis, Propotamoc…
View article: The Quaternary <i>Hippopotamus</i> records from Italy
The Quaternary <i>Hippopotamus</i> records from Italy Open
The genus Hippopotamus dispersed from Africa to Europe during the Pleistocene and the taxon is testified from different Italian localities. Despite the large number of available specimens, Hippopotamus is mainly documented by…
View article: Hippopotamid dispersal across the Mediterranean in the latest Miocene: a re-evaluation of the Gravitelli record (Sicily, Italy)
Hippopotamid dispersal across the Mediterranean in the latest Miocene: a re-evaluation of the Gravitelli record (Sicily, Italy) Open
The first dispersal of Hippopotamidae out of Africa is recorded around 6 Ma, but this event is documented only in a few European localities. Among them, the uppermost Miocene deposits of Gravitelli in Sicily yielded particularly abundant h…
View article: INVESTIGATING ECOLOGICAL AND PHYLOGENETIC CONSTRAINTS IN HIPPOPOTAMIDAE SKULL SHAPE
INVESTIGATING ECOLOGICAL AND PHYLOGENETIC CONSTRAINTS IN HIPPOPOTAMIDAE SKULL SHAPE Open
Hippopotamidae are a group of large-sized mammals of interest for testing evolutionary traits in time and space. Variation in skull shape within Hippopotamidae is here investigated by means of shape analysis (Geometric Morphometrics) and m…
View article: Systematic revision of hippopotamid remains from the Casino basin, Tuscany, Italy.
Systematic revision of hippopotamid remains from the Casino basin, Tuscany, Italy. Open
Pantanelli (1879) described hippopotamid remains from the Casino basin. Joleaud (1920) ascribed the remains to the new species Hex. pantanellii. Boisserie (2005) dubiously attributed the material to the genus Hexaprotodon?. The remains col…