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Decoupling the spread of grasslands from the evolution of grazer-type herbivores in South America by Strömberg, Caroline A.E., Dunn, Regan E., Madden, Richard H., Kohn, Matthew J., Carlini, Alfredo A.

“…The evolution of high-crowned cheek teeth (hypsodonty) in herbivorous mammals during the late Cenozoic is classically regarded as an adaptive response to the…”
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Paleogene Land Mammal Faunas of South America; a Response to Global Climatic Changes and Indigenous Floral Diversity by Woodburne, Michael O., Goin, Francisco J., Bond, Mariano, Carlini, Alfredo A., Gelfo, Javier N., López, Guillermo M., Iglesias, A., Zimicz, Ana N.

“…An appraisal of Paleogene floral and land mammal faunal dynamics in South America suggests that both biotic elements responded at rate and extent generally…”
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Collagen Sequence Analysis of the Extinct Giant Ground Sloths Lestodon and Megatherium by Buckley, Michael, Fariña, Richard A, Lawless, Craig, Tambusso, P Sebastián, Varela, Luciano, Carlini, Alfredo A, Powell, Jaime E, Martinez, Jorge G

“…For over 200 years, fossils of bizarre extinct creatures have been described from the Americas that have ranged from giant ground sloths to the 'native' South…”
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Damaged glyptodontid skulls from Late Pleistocene sites of northwestern Venezuela: evidence of hunting by humans? by Carlini, Alfredo A., Carrillo-Briceño, Jorge D., Jaimes, Arturo, Aguilera, Orangel, Zurita, Alfredo E., Iriarte, José, Sánchez-Villagra, Marcelo R.

“…The Muaco and Taima-Taima sites, in Falcón State of northwestern Venezuela, are among the earliest sites of human occupation in South America containing…”
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A review of the Quaternary Scelidotheriinae (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Tardigrada) from the Tarija-Padcaya basin, Bolivia by Miño-Boilini, Ángel R, Carlini, Alfredo A, Zurita, Alfredo E, Soibelzon, Esteban, Rodríguez-Bualó, Santiago M

“…The Mylodontidae Scelidotheriinae (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Tardigrada) are a diversified clade of South American fossil ground sloths, with a wide geographic…”
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A Pliocene–Pleistocene continental biota from Venezuela by Carrillo-Briceño, Jorge D., Sánchez, Rodolfo, Scheyer, Torsten M., Carrillo, Juan D., Delfino, Massimo, Georgalis, Georgios L., Kerber, Leonardo, Ruiz-Ramoni, Damián, Birindelli, José L. O., Cadena, Edwin-Alberto, Rincón, Aldo F., Chavez-Hoffmeister, Martin, Carlini, Alfredo A., Carvalho, Mónica R., Trejos-Tamayo, Raúl, Vallejo, Felipe, Jaramillo, Carlos, Jones, Douglas S., Sánchez-Villagra, Marcelo R.

“…The Pliocene–Pleistocene transition in the Neotropics is poorly understood despite the major climatic changes that occurred at the onset of the Quaternary. The…”
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Correction: Collagen Sequence Analysis of the Extinct Giant Ground Sloths Lestodon and Megatherium by Buckley, Michael, Fariña, Richard A, Lawless, Craig, Tambusso, P Sebastián, Varela, Luciano, Carlini, Alfredo A, Powell, Jaime E, Martinez, Jorge G

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Linked canopy, climate, and faunal change in the Cenozoic of Patagonia by Dunn, Regan E., Strömberg, Caroline A. E., Madden, Richard H., Kohn, Matthew J., Carlini, Alfredo A.

“…Vegetation structure is a key determinant of ecosystems and ecosystem function, but paleoecological techniques to quantify it are lacking. We present a method…”
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The skull base in Cingulata (Xenarthra, Mammalia): early ossification, homologies, and comparisons across mammals by Sánchez-Sánchez, Guadalupe R., Galliari, Fernando C., Carlini, Alfredo A.

“…The mammalian skull base ossifies from chondral elements into successive bones described as the basicranial stem or axis. The axis includes the basioccipital,…”
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Dental enamel structure in long-nosed armadillos (Xenarthra: Dasypus) and its evolutionary implications by Ciancio, Martín R, Vieytes, Emma C, Castro, Mariela C, Carlini, Alfredo A

“…Abstract Most xenarthrans have a reduced and simplified dentition that lacks enamel. However, the presence of prismatic enamel has been recorded in the Eocene…”
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New Mammal Faunal Data from Cerdas, Bolivia, a Middle-Latitude Neotropical Site that Chronicles the End of the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum in South America by Croft, Darin A, Carlini, Alfredo A, Ciancio, Martín R, Brandoni, Diego, Drew, Nicholas E, Engelman, Russell K, Anaya, Federico

“…We provide new and revised identifications of mammals from the early middle Miocene (Langhian age, Colloncuran South American Land Mammal Age [SALMA]) of…”
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Revised Geochronology of the Casamayoran South American Land Mammal Age: Climatic and Biotic Implications by Kay, Richard F., Madden, Richard H., Vucetich, M. Guiomar, Carlini, Alfredo A., Mazzoni, Mario M., Re, Guillermo H., Heizler, Matthew, Sandeman, Hamish

“…Isotopic age determinations (40Ar/39Ar) and associated magnetic polarity stratigraphy for Casamayoran age fauna at Gran Barranca (Chubut, Argentina) indicate…”
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Quasi-static Eocene–Oligocene climate in Patagonia promotes slow faunal evolution and mid-Cenozoic global cooling by Kohn, Matthew J., Strömberg, Caroline A.E., Madden, Richard H., Dunn, Regan E., Evans, Samantha, Palacios, Alma, Carlini, Alfredo A.

“…New local/regional climatic data were compared with floral and faunal records from central Patagonia to investigate how faunas evolve in the context of local…”
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New Remains of Megathericulus patagonicus Ameghino, 1904 (Xenarthra, Tardigrada) from the Serravallian (Middle Miocene) of Bolivia; Chronological and Biogeographical Implications by Brandoni, Diego, Carlini, Alfredo A, Anaya, Federico, Gans, Phil, Croft, Darin A

“…In this contribution, we describe new remains (skull and humeri) of the Megatheriinae Megathericulus patagonicus Ameghino, 1904 , recovered from the middle…”
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Ontogenetic criteria to distinguish vertebral types on the debated xenarthran synsacrum by Galliari, Fernando C., Carlini, Alfredo A.

“…ABSTRACT The presence of a synsacrum formed by the fusion of vertebrae that come into closed contact with the ilium and ischium is a feature that characterizes…”
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Sensory anatomy of the most aquatic of carnivorans: the Antarctic Ross seal, and convergences with other mammals by Loza, Cleopatra Mara, Latimer, Ashley E., Sánchez-Villagra, Marcelo R., Carlini, Alfredo A.

“…Transitions to and from aquatic life involve transformations in sensory systems. The Ross seal, Ommatophoca rossii, offers the chance to investigate the…”
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Chaetophractus vellerosus (Cingulata: Dasypodidae) by Carlini, Alfredo A, Soibelzon, Esteban, Glaz, Damián

“…Chaetophractus vellerosus (Gray, 1865) is commonly called Piche llorón or screaming hairy armadillo. Chaetophractus has 3 living species: C. nationi, C…”
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Paleoenvironment of the Toropí Formation (Upper Pleistocene), Corrientes province (Mesopotamian region, Argentina): A phytolith approach by Erra, Georgina, Osterrieth, Margarita, Zurita, Alfredo E., Francia, Analía, Carlini, Alfredo A.

“…Two Pleistocene sedimentary units are recognized in the Corrientes province, Argentina: the Toropí and Yupoí formations. These sediments have proven productive…”
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New Palaeogene cingulates (Mammalia, Xenarthra) from Santa Rosa, Perú and their importance in the context of South American faunas by Ciancio, Martín Ricardo, Carlini, Alfredo A., Campbell, Kenneth E., Scillato-Yané, Gustavo J.

“…The record of Palaeogene cingulate xenarthrans in low latitudes is very poor. The cingulate fauna from the Yurúa River near Santa Rosa in eastern Perú is…”
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Evolutionary Implications of Dental Eruption in Dasypus (Xenarthra) by Ciancio, Martin R., Castro, Mariela C., Galliari, Fernando C., Carlini, Alfredo A., Asher, Robert J.

“…Late eruption of the permanent dentition was recently proposed as a shared anatomical feature of endemic African mammals (Afrotheria), with anecdotal reports…”
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