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The osteology of Triisodon crassicuspis (Cope, 1882): New insights into the enigmatic “archaic” placental mammal group “Triisodontidae” by Toosey, William J, Williamson, Thomas E, Shelley, Sarah L, Brusatte, Stephen L

“…Following the end-Cretaceous mass extinction, mammals underwent an increase in body size, taxonomic diversity and ecological specialization throughout the…”
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The osteology of Periptychus carinidens: A robust, ungulate-like placental mammal (Mammalia: Periptychidae) from the Paleocene of North America by Shelley, Sarah L, Williamson, Thomas E, Brusatte, Stephen L

“…Periptychus is the archetypal genus of Periptychidae, a clade of prolific Paleocene 'condylarth' mammals from North America that were among the first placental…”
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The post-cranial anatomy and functional morphology of Conoryctes comma (Mammalia: Taeniodonta) from the Paleocene of North America by Kynigopoulou, Zoi, Shelley, Sarah L, Williamson, Thomas E, Brusatte, Stephen L

“…Conoryctes comma is a member of the enigmatic group Taeniodonta, Paleogene mammals that have been found only in North America. Taeniodonts were part of the…”
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A monotreme-like auditory apparatus in a Middle Jurassic haramiyidan by Wang, Junyou, Wible, John R., Guo, Bin, Shelley, Sarah L., Hu, Han, Bi, Shundong

“…Among extant vertebrates, mammals are distinguished by having a chain of three auditory ossicles (the malleus, incus and stapes) that transduce sound waves and…”
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Quantitative assessment of tarsal morphology illuminates locomotor behaviour in Palaeocene mammals following the end-Cretaceous mass extinction by Shelley, Sarah L, Brusatte, Stephen L, Williamson, Thomas E

“…Mammals exhibit vast ecological diversity, including a panoply of locomotor behaviours. The foundations of this diversity were established in the Mesozoic, but…”
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Brawn before brains in placental mammals after the end-Cretaceous extinction by Bertrand, Ornella C, Shelley, Sarah L, Williamson, Thomas E, Wible, John R, Chester, Stephen G B, Flynn, John J, Holbrook, Luke T, Lyson, Tyler R, Meng, Jin, Miller, Ian M, Püschel, Hans P, Smith, Thierry, Spaulding, Michelle, Tseng, Z Jack, Brusatte, Stephen L

“…Mammals are the most encephalized vertebrates, with the largest brains relative to body size. Placental mammals have particularly enlarged brains, with…”
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The origin of placental mammal life histories by Funston, Gregory F., dePolo, Paige E., Sliwinski, Jakub T., Dumont, Matthew, Shelley, Sarah L., Pichevin, Laetitia E., Cayzer, Nicola J., Wible, John R., Williamson, Thomas E., Rae, James W. B., Brusatte, Stephen L.

“…After the end-Cretaceous extinction, placental mammals quickly diversified 1 , occupied key ecological niches 2 , 3 and increased in size 4 , 5 , but this last…”
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A new dentition-based phylogeny of Litopterna (Mammalia: Placentalia) and ‘archaic’ South American ungulates by Püschel, Hans P, Shelley, Sarah L, Williamson, Thomas E, Perini, Fernando A, Wible, John R, Brusatte, Stephen L

“…Abstract Ever since the discovery of Macrauchenia patachonica by Charles Darwin in 1834, the affinities of litopterns—a group of extinct South American Native…”
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The virtual brain endocast of Trogosus (Mammalia, Tillodontia) and its relevance in understanding the extinction of archaic placental mammals by Bertrand, Ornella C., Jiménez Lao, Marina, Shelley, Sarah L., Wible, John R., Williamson, Thomas E., Meng, Jin, Brusatte, Stephen L.

“…After successfully diversifying during the Paleocene, the descendants of the first wave of mammals that survived the end‐Cretaceous mass extinction waned…”
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Anatomy and phylogeny of a new small macraucheniid (Mammalia: Litopterna) from the Bahía Inglesa Formation (late Miocene), Atacama Region, Northern Chile by Püschel, Hans P., Alarcón-Muñoz, Jhonatan, Soto-Acuña, Sergio, Ugalde, Raúl, Shelley, Sarah L., Brusatte, Stephen L.

“…We describe a new macraucheniine macraucheniid, Micrauchenia saladensis gen. et sp. nov., from the late Miocene (Huayquerian SALMA). This is the first…”
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Response to ‘Monotreme middle ear is not primitive for Mammalia’ by Wible, John R, Shelley, Sarah L, Bi, Shundong

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Virtual endocranial and inner ear endocasts of the Paleocene ‘condylarth’ Chriacus: new insight into the neurosensory system and evolution of early placental mammals by Bertrand, Ornella C., Shelley, Sarah L., Wible, John R., Williamson, Thomas E., Holbrook, Luke T., Chester, Stephen G.B., Butler, Ian B., Brusatte, Stephen L.

“…The end‐Cretaceous mass extinction allowed placental mammals to diversify ecologically and taxonomically as they filled ecological niches once occupied by…”
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Petrosal Anatomy of the Paleocene Eutherian Mammal Deltatherium fundaminis (Cope, 1881) by Shelley, Sarah L., Bertrand, Ornella C., Brusatte, Stephen L., Williamson, Thomas E.

“…We describe the tympanic anatomy of the petrosal of Deltatherium fundaminis, an enigmatic Paleocene mammal based on cranial specimens recovered from New…”
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The Brain and Inner Ear of the Early Paleocene “Condylarth” Carsioptychus coarctatus: Implications for Early Placental Mammal Neurosensory Biology and Behavior by Cameron, Joe, Shelley, Sarah L., Williamson, Thomas E., Brusatte, Stephen L.

“…ABSTRACT Mammals underwent a profound diversification after the end‐Cretaceous mass extinction, with placentals rapidly expanding in body size and diversity to…”
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A Digital Endocranial Cast of the Early Paleocene (Puercan) ‘Archaic’ Mammal Onychodectes tisonensis (Eutheria: Taeniodonta) by Napoli, James G., Williamson, Thomas E., Shelley, Sarah L., Brusatte, Stephen L.

“…Eutherian mammals—placentals and their closest extinct relatives—underwent a major radiation following the end-Cretaceous extinction, during which they evolved…”
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The osteology of Triisodon crassicuspis by Toosey, William J, Williamson, Thomas E, Shelley, Sarah L, Brusatte, Stephen L

“…Following the end-Cretaceous mass extinction, mammals underwent an increase in body size, taxonomic diversity and ecological specialization throughout the…”
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The post-cranial anatomy and functional morphology of Conoryctes comma by Kynigopoulou, Zoi, Shelley, Sarah L, Williamson, Thomas E, Brusatte, Stephen L

“…Conoryctes comma is a member of the enigmatic group Taeniodonta, Paleogene mammals that have been found only in North America. Taeniodonts were part of the…”
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The osteology of Periptychus carinidens: A robust, ungulate-like placental mammal by Shelley, Sarah L, Williamson, Thomas E, Brusatte, Stephen L

“…Periptychus is the archetypal genus of Periptychidae, a clade of prolific Paleocene 'condylarth' mammals from North America that were among the first placental…”
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The osteology of Triisodon crassicuspis (Cope, 1882): New insights into the enigmatic “archaic” placental mammal group “Triisodontidae” by William J. Toosey, Thomas E. Williamson, Sarah L. Shelley, Stephen L. Brusatte

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