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Evolutionary patterns in the dentition of duplicidentata (mammalia) and a novel trend in the molarization of premolars by Kraatz, Brian P, Meng, Jin, Weksler, Marcelo, Li, Chuankui

“…The cusp homology of Lagomorpha has long been problematic largely because their teeth are highly derived relative to their more typically tribosphenic…”
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Ecological correlates to cranial morphology in Leporids (Mammalia, Lagomorpha) by Kraatz, Brian P, Sherratt, Emma, Bumacod, Nicholas, Wedel, Mathew J

“…The mammalian order Lagomorpha has been the subject of many morphometric studies aimed at understanding the relationship between form and function as it…”
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Correction: Evolutionary Patterns in the Dentition of Duplicidentata (Mammalia) and a Novel Trend in the Molarization of Premolars by Kraatz, Brian P., Meng, Jin, Weksler, Marcelo, Li, Chuankui

“…Funding was provided via National Science Foundation (NSF) grants DEB EF-0629811, EAR-0120727, BCS-0309800 and Major Basic Research Projects of MST of China…”
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The Placental Mammal Ancestor and the Post—K-Pg Radiation of Placentals by O'Leary, Maureen A., Bloch, Jonathan I., Flynn, John J., Gaudin, Timothy J., Giallombardo, Andres, Giannini, Norberto P., Goldberg, Suzann L., Kraatz, Brian P., Luo, Zhe-Xi, Meng, Jin, Ni, Xijun, Novacek, Michael J., Perini, Fernando A., Randall, Zachary S., Rougier, Guillermo W., Sargis, Eric J., Silcox, Mary T., Simmons, Nancy B., Spaulding, Michelle, Velazco, Paúl M., Weksler, Marcelo, Wible, John R., Cirranello, Andrea L.

“…To discover interordinal relationships of living and fossil placental mammals and the time of origin of placentals relative to the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg)…”
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new fossil thryonomyid from the Late Miocene of the United Arab Emirates and the origin of African cane rats by Kraatz, Brian P, Bibi, Faysal, Hill, Andrew, Beech, Mark

“…Cane rats (Thryonomyidae) are represented today by two species inhabiting sub-Saharan Africa. Their fossil record is predominately African, but includes…”
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Response to comment on "The placental mammal ancestor and the post-K-Pg radiation of placentals" by O'Leary, Maureen A, Bloch, Jonathan I, Flynn, John J, Gaudin, Timothy J, Giallombardo, Andres, Giannini, Norberto P, Goldberg, Suzann L, Kraatz, Brian P, Luo, Zhe-Xi, Meng, Jin, Ni, Xijun, Novacek, Michael J, Perini, Fernando A, Randall, Zachary, Rougier, Guillermo W, Sargis, Eric J, Silcox, Mary T, Simmons, Nancy B, Spaulding, Michelle, Velazco, Paúl M, Weksler, Marcelo, Wible, John R, Cirranello, Andrea L

“…Tree-building with diverse data maximizes explanatory power. Application of molecular clock models to ancient speciation events risks a bias against detection…”
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Gomphos ellae, a New Mimotonid from the Middle Eocene of Mongolia and Its Implications for the Origin of Lagomorpha by Kraatz, Brian P, Badamgarav, Demchig, Bibi, Faysal

“…Mimotonids have recently been recognized as the likely ancestors to Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares, and pikas). Here a new species of mimotonid, Gomphos ellae,…”
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The Role of Climatic Change in the Evolution of Mammals by BARNOSKY, ANTHONY D, KRAATZ, BRIAN P

“…The paleontological record of mammals offers many examples of evolutionary change, which are well documented at many levels of the biological hierarchy—at the…”
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Diversity in the later Paleogene proboscidean radiation: a small barytheriid from the Oligocene of Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman by Seiffert, Erik R, Nasir, Sobhi, Al-Harthy, Abdulrahman, Groenke, Joseph R, Kraatz, Brian P, Stevens, Nancy J, Al-Sayigh, Abdul Razak

“…Despite significant recent improvements to our understanding of the early evolution of the Order Proboscidea (elephants and their extinct relatives),…”
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Evolutionary Patterns in the Dentition of Duplicidentata by Kraatz, Brian P, Meng, Jin, Weksler, Marcelo, Li, Chuankui

“…Background The cusp homology of Lagomorpha has long been problematic largely because their teeth are highly derived relative to their more typically…”
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Geology of Simpson Ridge, Carbon County, Wyoming by Kraatz, Brian P

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Lagomorph Research: Past, Present, and Future by Kraatz, Brian P

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Lagomorph Research: Past, Present, and Future: Lagomorph Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation. Edited by Paulo Célio Alves, Nuno Ferrand, and Klaus Hackländer. New York: Springer. 2007. 413 pp., $249.00 (cloth). ISBN 978-3-540-72445-2 by Kraatz, Brian P.

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