Search Results - "Rossie, James B."

Skeleton of a Cretaceous mammal from Madagascar reflects long-term insularity by Krause, David W., Hoffmann, Simone, Hu, Yaoming, Wible, John R., Rougier, Guillermo W., Kirk, E. Christopher, Groenke, Joseph R., Rogers, Raymond R., Rossie, James B., Schultz, Julia A., Evans, Alistair R., von Koenigswald, Wighart, Rahantarisoa, Lydia J.

“…The fossil record of mammaliaforms (mammals and their closest relatives) of the Mesozoic era from the southern supercontinent Gondwana is far less extensive…”
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First cranial remains of a gondwanatherian mammal reveal remarkable mosaicism by Krause, David W., Hoffmann, Simone, Wible, John R., Kirk, E. Christopher, Schultz, Julia A., von Koenigswald, Wighart, Groenke, Joseph R., Rossie, James B., O’Connor, Patrick M., Seiffert, Erik R., Dumont, Elizabeth R., Holloway, Waymon L., Rogers, Raymond R., Rahantarisoa, Lydia J., Kemp, Addison D., Andriamialison, Haingoson

“…Previously known only from isolated teeth and lower jaw fragments recovered from the Cretaceous and Palaeogene of the Southern Hemisphere, the Gondwanatheria…”
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Early cercopithecid monkeys from the Tugen Hills, Kenya by Rossie, James B., Gilbert, Christopher C., Hill, Andrew

“…The modern Old World Monkeys (Superfamily Cercopithecoidea, Family Cercopithecidae) can be traced back into the late Miocene, but their origin and subsequent…”
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Congruence of molecules and morphology using a narrow allometric approach by Gilbert, Christopher C, Rossie, James B

“…There are many cases of incongruence between phylogenetic hypotheses produced from morphological data and those produced from molecular data. In such…”
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A Rangwapithecus gordoni mandible from the early Miocene site of Songhor, Kenya by Hill, Andrew, Odhiambo Nengo, Isaiah, Rossie, James B.

“…A mandible of Rangwapithecus gordoni from the early Miocene site of Songhor, Kenya, provides additional information about this relatively poorly known taxon…”
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Ontogeny and homology of the paranasal sinuses in Platyrrhini (Mammalia: Primates) by Rossie, James B.

“…The identity and taxonomic distribution of paranasal sinuses among living platyrrhines has remained a contentious issue (e.g., Cave [1967] Am J Phys Anthropol…”
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Nasal Fossa of Mouse and Dwarf Lemurs (Primates, Cheirogaleidae) by Smith, Timothy D., Rossie, James B.

“…Dimensions of the external midface in mammals are sometimes related to olfactory abilities (e.g., “olfactory snouts” of strepsirrhine primates). This…”
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Basal Anthropoids from Egypt and the Antiquity of Africa's Higher Primate Radiation by Seiffert, Erik R, Simons, Elwyn L, Clyde, William C, Rossie, James B, Attia, Yousry, Bown, Thomas M, Chatrath, Prithijit, Mathison, Mark E

“…Early anthropoid evolution in Afro-Arabia is poorly documented, with only a few isolated teeth known from before [approximately]35 million years ago. Here we…”
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The Phylogenetic Significance of Anthropoid Paranasal Sinuses by Rossie, James B.

“…In this study, the phylogenetic significance of anthropoid paranasal sinus anatomy is explored. New information reported in recent years has precipitated new…”
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A new species of Simiolus from the middle Miocene of the Tugen Hills, Kenya by Rossie, James B., Hill, Andrew

“…A new species of the “small-bodied ape” Simiolus is described here that extends the temporal range of the genus to the end of the Middle Miocene. As such, it…”
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Anatomy of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses in Aegyptopithecus and early Miocene African catarrhines by Rossie, James B.

“…Neontological comparisons suggest that paranasal sinus anatomy is diagnostic of several catarrhine clades such as Cercopithecoidea, Hominoidea, Homininae, and…”
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Terrestrial adaptations in the hands of Equatorius africanus revisited by Patel, Biren A., Susman, Randall L., Rossie, James B., Hill, Andrew

“…Interpretations of the postcranial anatomy of East African early and middle Miocene large-bodied hominoids (e.g., Proconsul, Afropithecus, Turkanapithecus,…”
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Comparative microcomputed tomography and histological study of maxillary pneumatization in four species of new world monkeys: The perinatal period by Smith, Timothy D., Rossie, James B., Cooper, Gregory M., Schmieg, Robin M., Bonar, Christopher J., Mooney, Mark P., Siegel, Michael I.

“…In anthropoid primates, it has been hypothesized that the magnitude of maxillary sinus growth is influenced by adjacent dental and soft tissue matrices…”
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Cranial Remains of an Eocene Tarsier by Rossie, James B., Nit, Xijun, Beard, K. Christopher

“…The phylogenetic position of tarsiers relative to anthropoids and Paleogene omomyids remains a subject of lively debate that lies at the center of research…”
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Corrigendum to “A new species of Simiolus from the middle Miocene of the Tugen Hills, Kenya” [Journal of Human Evolution 125 (2018) 50–58] by Rossie, James B., Hill, Andrew

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Oldest evidence of abundant C4 grasses and habitat heterogeneity in eastern Africa by Peppe, Daniel J, Cote, Susanne M, Deino, Alan L, Fox, David L, Kingston, John D, Kinyanjui, Rahab N, Lukens, William E, MacLatchy, Laura M, Novello, Alice, Strömberg, Caroline A E, Driese, Steven G, Garrett, Nicole D, Hillis, Kayla R, Jacobs, Bonnie F, Jenkins, Kirsten E H, Kityo, Robert M, Lehmann, Thomas, Manthi, Fredrick K, Mbua, Emma N, Michel, Lauren A, Miller, Ellen R, Mugume, Amon A T, Muteti, Samuel N, Nengo, Isaiah O, Oginga, Kennedy O, Phelps, Samuel R, Polissar, Pratigya, Rossie, James B, Stevens, Nancy J, Uno, Kevin T, McNulty, Kieran P

“…A new habitat for hominoid emergence?The hominoid lineage underwent a major morphological change in the Miocene, acquiring strong hind legs and a more upright…”
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The evolution of hominoid locomotor versatility: Evidence from Moroto, a 21 Ma site in Uganda by MacLatchy, Laura M, Cote, Susanne M, Deino, Alan L, Kityo, Robert M, Mugume, Amon A T, Rossie, James B, Sanders, William J, Cosman, Miranda N, Driese, Steven G, Fox, David L, Freeman, April J, Jansma, Rutger J W, Jenkins, Kirsten E H, Kinyanjui, Rahab N, Lukens, William E, McNulty, Kieran P, Novello, Alice, Peppe, Daniel J, Strömberg, Caroline A E, Uno, Kevin T, Winkler, Alisa J, Kingston, John D

“…Living hominoids are distinguished by upright torsos and versatile locomotion. It is hypothesized that these features evolved for feeding on fruit from…”
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Additional hominoid fossils from the early Miocene of the Lothidok Formation, Kenya by Rossie, James B., Cote, Susanne M.

“…Objectives Hominoid fossils are abundant at early Miocene fossil sites in the Lothidok Range, located directly west of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. The West…”
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Primitive Old World monkey from the earliest Miocene of Kenya and the evolution of cercopithecoid bilophodonty by Rasmussen, D. Tab, Friscia, Anthony R., Gutierrez, Mercedes, Kappelman, John, Miller, Ellen R., Muteti, Samuel, Reynoso, Dawn, Rossie, James B., Spell, Terry L., Tabor, Neil J., Gierlowski-Kordesch, Elizabeth, Jacobs, Bonnie F., Kyongo, Benson, Macharwas, Mathew, Muchemi, Francis

“…Old World monkeys (Cercopithecoidea) are a highly successful primate radiation, with more than 130 living species and the broadest geographic range of any…”
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Dentognathic remains of an Afropithecus individual from Kalodirr, Kenya by Rossie, James B., MacLatchy, Laura

“…We describe here the well-preserved dentognathic remains of an Afropithecus individual from the early Miocene site of Kalodirr in northern Kenya. The specimen…”
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