The osteology of Periptychus carinidens: A robust, ungulate-like placental mammal (Mammalia: Periptychidae) from the Paleocene of North America

Periptychus is the archetypal genus of Periptychidae, a clade of prolific Paleocene 'condylarth' mammals from North America that were among the first placental mammals to radiate after the end-Cretaceous extinction, remarkable for their distinctive dental anatomy. A comprehensive understan...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2018-07, Vol.13 (7), p.e0200132-e0200132
Hauptverfasser:	Shelley, Sarah L, Williamson, Thomas E, Brusatte, Stephen L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anatomy Biocompatibility Biological evolution Biology and Life Sciences Calcaneus Carotid arteries Cetacea Cretaceous Dental enamel Dental materials Dentition Elongation Endangered & extinct species Evolution Extinct mammals Fossils Humerus Mammals Medicine and Health Sciences Morphology Museums Natural history Osteology (Anatomy) Paleobiology Paleocene Paleocene Epoch Paracone Phylogenetics Physiological aspects Premolars Robustness Rostrum Skull Species extinction Teeth Terrestrial environments Veins & arteries
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