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View article: Dipodidae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Miocene of Damiao, Nei Mongol, China
Dipodidae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Miocene of Damiao, Nei Mongol, China Open
The Damiao deposit in Nei Mongol, China is a crucial locality for Neogene stratigraphy and faunal turnover in Central Asia. In this study, we described thirteen dipodid species, including two new species, Sinozapus damiaoensis sp. nov. and…
View article: Correction: New materials of Lophiomeryx (Artiodactyla: Lophiomerycidae) from the Oligocene of Nei Mongol, China
Correction: New materials of Lophiomeryx (Artiodactyla: Lophiomerycidae) from the Oligocene of Nei Mongol, China Open
View article: Modern‐Type Eolian Regime and Global Cooling‐Modulated Dust Provenance in the Late Paleogene of Central‐East Asia
Modern‐Type Eolian Regime and Global Cooling‐Modulated Dust Provenance in the Late Paleogene of Central‐East Asia Open
Atmospheric mineral dust is a poorly constrained yet extremely important component of the climate system. Provenance studies from geologic dust archives are crucial to understand the drivers of the dust cycle over long time scales. Our mul…
View article: First results of the biostratigraphy and geochronology of the classic Nihewan Fauna, China
First results of the biostratigraphy and geochronology of the classic Nihewan Fauna, China Open
The Nihewan Basin is infilled by a relatively complete Pliocene to Pleistocene sequence, rich mammalian fossils and containing many Palaeolithic artefacts, implying that it is a unique location for Quaternary multidisciplinary study. Fossi…
View article: Bone histology of the Late Pleistocene <i>Prolagus sardus</i> (Lagomorpha: Mammalia) provides further insights into life-history strategy of insular giant small mammals
Bone histology of the Late Pleistocene <i>Prolagus sardus</i> (Lagomorpha: Mammalia) provides further insights into life-history strategy of insular giant small mammals Open
Fossils provide an excellent opportunity to study and understand the evolution of insular environments free of human-made perturbations. Here, we evaluated the life-history traits and strategy of the extinct insular giant Prolagus sardus (…
View article: New Material of Karakoromys (Ctenodactylidae, Rodentia) from Late Eocene-Early Oligocene of Ulantatal (Nei Mongol): Taxonomy, Diversity, and Response to Climatic Change
New Material of Karakoromys (Ctenodactylidae, Rodentia) from Late Eocene-Early Oligocene of Ulantatal (Nei Mongol): Taxonomy, Diversity, and Response to Climatic Change Open
The Eocene-Oligocene Transition (EOT) was one of the most profound climate changes in the Cenozoic era, characterized by global cooling around 34 million years ago. This time period also witnessed major faunal turnovers, such as the “Mongo…
View article: Lithostratigraphy of a long, fossiliferous Oligocene sequence: Revisiting Saint Jacques, Nei Mongol, China
Lithostratigraphy of a long, fossiliferous Oligocene sequence: Revisiting Saint Jacques, Nei Mongol, China Open
For a hundred years the Saint Jacques area has been known to produce rich Oligocene vertebrate fossils, yet only a handful of previous studies have focused on this area. Since 2010, we have conducted 12 field expeditions to Saint Jacques, …
View article: The Origin and Early History of NOW as It Happened
The Origin and Early History of NOW as It Happened Open
The NOW database of fossil mammals came to be through a confluence of several initiatives spanning multiple decades. The first public version of NOW database was released in 1996 and the first Advisory Board was established the year after.…
View article: New material of <i>Miotragocerus</i> (Bovidae, Artiodactyla) from northern China and its systematic implications
New material of <i>Miotragocerus</i> (Bovidae, Artiodactyla) from northern China and its systematic implications Open
Late Miocene tragoportacins are widespread in Eurasia and Africa and are important members of the Hipparion fauna. The phylogenetic relationships within the tragoportacins are debatable due to the large number of species, fragmentar…
View article: The NOW Database of Fossil Mammals
The NOW Database of Fossil Mammals Open
NOW ( New and Old Worlds ) is a global database of fossil mammal occurrences, currently containing around 68,000 locality-species entries. The database spans the last 66 million years, with its primary focus on the last 23 million years. W…
View article: Rediscovery and stratigraphic calibration of the classic Nihewan Fauna, Hebei Province, China
Rediscovery and stratigraphic calibration of the classic Nihewan Fauna, Hebei Province, China Open
The classic Nihewan Fauna, as the representative of early Pleistocene Asian Land Mammal Age Nihewanian, has long been cited for bio- and chronostratigraphic correlation. However, its precise provenance and stratigraphic horizon have remain…
View article: Oligocene moisture variations as evidenced by an aeolian dust sequence in Inner Mongolia, China
Oligocene moisture variations as evidenced by an aeolian dust sequence in Inner Mongolia, China Open
View article: The provenance of late Cenozoic East Asian Red Clay: Tectonic-metamorphic history of potential source regions and a novel combined zircon-rutile approach
The provenance of late Cenozoic East Asian Red Clay: Tectonic-metamorphic history of potential source regions and a novel combined zircon-rutile approach Open
View article: Perissodactyl diversities and responses to climate changes as reflected by dental homogeneity during the Cenozoic in Asia
Perissodactyl diversities and responses to climate changes as reflected by dental homogeneity during the Cenozoic in Asia Open
Cenozoic mammal evolution and faunal turnover are considered to have been influenced and triggered by global climate change. Teeth of large terrestrial ungulates are reliable proxies to trace long‐term climatic changes due to their morphol…
View article: Magnetostratigraphic constraints on the fossiliferous Ulantatal sequence in Inner Mongolia, China: Implications for Asian aridification and faunal turnover before the Eocene-Oligocene boundary
Magnetostratigraphic constraints on the fossiliferous Ulantatal sequence in Inner Mongolia, China: Implications for Asian aridification and faunal turnover before the Eocene-Oligocene boundary Open
The transition from Eocene to Oligocene and its implications in the terrestrial realm has been a focal target for Cenozoic climate and environment research as it is widely considered the most dramatic climatic shift of the past 50 million …
View article: A new early Eocene deperetellid tapiroid illuminates the origin of Deperetellidae and the pattern of premolar molarization in Perissodactyla
A new early Eocene deperetellid tapiroid illuminates the origin of Deperetellidae and the pattern of premolar molarization in Perissodactyla Open
Deperetellidae is a clade of peculiar, Asian endemic tapiroids from the early and middle Eocene. The previously published material mainly comprises maxillae, mandibles, and some postcranial elements. However, the absence of cranial materia…
View article: A new species of Argyromys (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Oligocene of the Valley of Lakes (Mongolia): Its importance for palaeobiogeographical homogeneity across Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan
A new species of Argyromys (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Oligocene of the Valley of Lakes (Mongolia): Its importance for palaeobiogeographical homogeneity across Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan Open
We describe a new species of Rodentia (Mammalia), Argyromys cicigei sp. nov. from Toglorhoi (fossil bed TGW-A/2a) in Mongolia and Ulantatal (fossil beds UTL 1 and UTL 7) in China. Its tooth morphology differs from the type species Argyromy…
View article: Crystal structure of hexaaqua-bis(3-(3-pyridin-4-yl-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-5-yl) propionato-κ<sup>3</sup>O,O′:O′)-bis(3-(3-pyridin-4-yl-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-5-yl)propionato-κO)-bis(3-(3-pyridin-4-yl-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-5-yl)propionato-κ<sup>2</sup>O,O′)dineodymium(III) octahydrate, C<sub>60</sub>H<sub>76</sub>N<sub>18</sub>O<sub>32</sub>Nd<sub>2</sub>
Crystal structure of hexaaqua-bis(3-(3-pyridin-4-yl-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-5-yl) propionato-κ<sup>3</sup>O,O′:O′)-bis(3-(3-pyridin-4-yl-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-5-yl)propionato-κO)-bis(3-(3-pyridin-4-yl-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-5-yl)propionato-κ<sup>2</sup>O,O′)dineodymium(III) octahydrate, C<sub>60</sub>H<sub>76</sub>N<sub>18</sub>O<sub>32</sub>Nd<sub>2</sub> Open
C 60 H 76 N 18 O 32 Nd 2 , monoclinic, P 2 1 / c (no. 14), a = 10.609(5) Å, b = 31.215(5) Å, c = 12.407(4) Å, β = 116.54(3)°, V = 3676(2) Å 3 , Z = 2, R gt ( F ) = 0.0450, wR ref ( F 2 ) = 0.0910, T = 293(2) K.
View article: Geometric morphometric analysis of skull morphology reveals loss of phylogenetic signal at the generic level in extant lagomorphs (Mammalia: Lagomorpha)
Geometric morphometric analysis of skull morphology reveals loss of phylogenetic signal at the generic level in extant lagomorphs (Mammalia: Lagomorpha) Open
The intergeneric phylogeny of Lagomorpha had been controversial for a long time before a robust phylogeny was reconstructed based on seven nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences. However, skull morphology of several endemic genera remaine…
View article: Age and stratigraphic context of Pliopithecus and associated fauna from Miocene sedimentary strata at Damiao, Inner Mongolia, China
Age and stratigraphic context of Pliopithecus and associated fauna from Miocene sedimentary strata at Damiao, Inner Mongolia, China Open