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Locomotive implication of a Pliocene three-toed horse skeleton from Tibet and its paleo-altimetry significance by Deng, Tao, Li, Qiang, Tseng, Zhijie Jack, Takeuchi, Gary T, Wang, Yang, Xie, Guangpu, Wang, Shiqi, Hou, Sukuan, Wang, Xiaoming

“…The Tibetan Plateau is the youngest and highest plateau on Earth, and its elevation reaches one-third of the height of the troposphere, with profound dynamic…”
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On the relationship between collagen- and carbonate-derived carbon isotopes with implications for the inference of carnivore dietary behavior by DeSantis, Larisa R. G., Feranec, Robert S., Southon, John, Cerling, Thure E., Harris, John, Binder, Wendy J., Cohen, Joshua E., Farrell, Aisling B., Lindsey, Emily L., Meachen, Julie, Robin O'Keefe, Frank, Takeuchi, Gary T.

“…Studies of Rancho La Brea predators have yielded disparate dietary interpretations when analyzing bone collagen vs. enamel carbonate—requiring a better…”
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From ‘third pole’ to north pole: a Himalayan origin for the arctic fox by Wang, Xiaoming, Tseng, Zhijie Jack, Li, Qiang, Takeuchi, Gary T., Xie, Guangpu

“…The ‘third pole’ of the world is a fitting metaphor for the Himalayan–Tibetan Plateau, in allusion to its vast frozen terrain, rivalling the Arctic and…”
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Himalayan fossils of the oldest known pantherine establish ancient origin of big cats by Tseng, Z. Jack, Wang, Xiaoming, Slater, Graham J., Takeuchi, Gary T., Li, Qiang, Liu, Juan, Xie, Guangpu

“…Pantherine felids (‘big cats’) include the largest living cats, apex predators in their respective ecosystems. They are also the earliest diverging living cat…”
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THE MIDDLE EOCENE BONY FISH FAUNA OF CALIFORNIA, USA, RECONSTRUCTED BY MEANS OF OTOLITHS by SCHWARZHANS, WERNER W., STRINGER, GARY L., TAKEUCHI, GARY T.

“…Large and diverse Eocene otolith assemblages have been described from the US Gulf and Atlantic coastal plains, various basins in Europe, and New Zealand. Here…”
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Causes and Consequences of Pleistocene Megafaunal Extinctions as Revealed from Rancho La Brea Mammals by DeSantis, Larisa R.G., Crites, Jonathan M., Feranec, Robert S., Fox-Dobbs, Kena, Farrell, Aisling B., Harris, John M., Takeuchi, Gary T., Cerling, Thure E.

“…The fossils preserved in the Rancho La Brea “tar” seeps in southern California span the past ∼50,000 years and provide a rare opportunity to assess the ecology…”
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Out of Tibet: Pliocene Woolly Rhino Suggests High-Plateau Origin of Ice Age Megaherbivores by Deng, Tao, Wang, Xiaoming, Fortelius, Mikael, Li, Qiang, Wang, Yang, Tseng, Zhijie J., Takeuchi, Gary T., Saylor, Joel E., Säilä, Laura K., Xie, Guangpu

“…Ice Age megafauna have long been known to be associated with global cooling during the Pleistocene, and their adaptations to cold environments, such as large…”
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Pre–Younger Dryas megafaunal extirpation at Rancho La Brea linked to fire-driven state shift by O’Keefe, F. Robin, Dunn, Regan E., Weitzel, Elic M., Waters, Michael R., Martinez, Lisa N., Binder, Wendy J., Southon, John R., Cohen, Joshua E., Meachen, Julie A., DeSantis, Larisa R. G., Kirby, Matthew E., Ghezzo, Elena, Coltrain, Joan B., Fuller, Benjamin T., Farrell, Aisling B., Takeuchi, Gary T., MacDonald, Glen, Davis, Edward B., Lindsey, Emily L.

“…The cause, or causes, of the Pleistocene megafaunal extinctions have been difficult to establish, in part because poor spatiotemporal resolution in the fossil…”
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Reply to Van Valkenburgh et al by DeSantis, Larisa R G, Feranec, Robert S, Fox-Dobbs, Kena, Harris, John M, Cerling, Thure E, Crites, Jonathan M, Farrell, Aisling B, Takeuchi, Gary T

“…DeSantis et al. respond to the concerns raised by Van Valkenburgh et al. on their original study…”
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Diet and environment of a mid-Pliocene fauna from southwestern Himalaya: Paleo-elevation implications by Wang, Yang, Xu, Yingfeng, Khawaja, Sofia, Passey, Benjamin H., Zhang, Chunfu, Wang, Xiaoming, Li, Qiang, Tseng, Zhijie J., Takeuchi, Gary T., Deng, Tao, Xie, Guangpu

“…A mid-Pliocene fauna (4.2–3.1 Ma) was recently uncovered in the Zanda (Zhada) Basin in the southwestern Himalaya, at an elevation of about 4200 m above sea…”
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Diets and environments of late Cenozoic mammals in the Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau: Evidence from stable isotopes by Zhang, Chunfu, Wang, Yang, Li, Qiang, Wang, Xiaoming, Deng, Tao, Tseng, Zhijie J., Takeuchi, Gary T., Xie, Gangpu, Xu, Yingfeng

“…The timing history and driving mechanisms of C4 expansion and Tibetan uplift are hotly debated issues. Paleoenvironmental evidence from within the Tibetan…”
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A LATE SANTONIAN FISH-FAUNA FROM THE EUTAW FORMATION OF ALABAMA RECONSTRUCTED FROM OTOLITHS by WERNER W. SCHWARZHANS, RICHARD W. HUDDLESTON, GARY T. TAKEUCHI

“…The otoliths described here from the Late Santonian of the Eutaw Formation of Alabama, represent one of the earliest association of teleost otoliths known from…”
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Out of Tibet: An Early Sheep from the Pliocene of Tibet, Protovis himalayensis, gen. et sp. nov. (Bovidae, Caprini), and Origin of Ice Age Mountain Sheep by Wang, Xiaoming, Li, Qiang, Takeuchi, Gary T

“…Modern wild sheep, Ovis, is widespread in the mountain ranges of the Caucasus through Himalaya, Tibetan Plateau, Tianshan-Altai, eastern Siberia, and the Rocky…”
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Mio-Pleistocene Zanda Basin biostratigraphy and geochronology, pre-Ice Age fauna, and mammalian evolution in western Himalaya by Wang, Xiaoming, Li, Qiang, Xie, Guangpu, Saylor, Joel E., Tseng, Zhijie J., Takeuchi, Gary T., Deng, Tao, Wang, Yang, Hou, Sukuan, Liu, Juan, Zhang, Chunfu, Wang, Ning, Wu, Feixiang

“…The Pliocene (5.3–2.6Ma) of Tibet witnessed the drying of the northern Tibetan Plateau and the approach to the Pleistocene Ice Age within the background of…”
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Vertebrate fossils on the roof of the world: Biostratigraphy and geochronology of high-elevation Kunlun Pass Basin, northern Tibetan Plateau, and basin history as related to the Kunlun strike-slip fault by Li, Qiang, Xie, Guangpu, Takeuchi, Gary T., Deng, Tao, Tseng, Zhijie J., Grohé, Camille, Wang, Xiaoming

“…The Kunlun Pass Basin, at the foothill of Yuzhu Mountain (6224masl and the highest peak of the Kunlun Range), records Plio-Pleistocene fine-grained sediments…”
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A NEW BASAL SKUNK MARTINOGALE (CARNIVORA, MEPHITINAE) FROM LATE MIOCENE DOVE SPRING FORMATION, CALIFORNIA, AND ORIGIN OF NEW WORLD MEPHITINES by WANG, XIAOMING, WHISTLER, DAVID P, TAKEUCHI, GARY T

“…We describe an associated skull and lower jaws of a new species of primitive skunk, Martinogale (subfamily Mephitinae), from the late Miocene Dove Spring…”
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Discovery of the Upper Dentition of Barbourofelis whitfordi (Nimravidae, Carnivora) and an Evaluation of the Genus in California by Tseng, Zhijie J, Takeuchi, Gary T, Wang, Xiaoming

“…The family Nimravidae is a group of cat-like carnivorans that evolved sabertooth forms in parallel to Felidae. The last records of nimravids are represented by…”
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A Partial Skeleton of the Late Cretaceous Lamniform Shark, Archaeolamna kopingensis, from the Pierre Shale of Western Kansas, U.S.A by Cook, Todd D, Newbrey, Michael G, Murray, Alison M, Wilson, Mark V. H, Shimada, Kenshu, Takeuchi, Gary T, Stewart, J. D

“…All previous records of the lamniform shark, Archaeolamna kopingensis, are based on isolated teeth. Here we describe a partial skeleton from the Sharon Springs…”
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Fossil Ceratioid Anglerfishes (Teleostei: Lophiiformes) from the Miocene of the Los Angeles Basin, California by Carnevale, Giorgio, Pietsch, Theodore W, Takeuchi, Gary T, Huddleston, Richard W

“…Fossil ceratioid anglerfishes are described from the Upper Miocene (upper Mohnian) deposits of the Puente Formation, Los Angeles Basin, California. The…”
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Out of Tibet: an early sheep from the Pliocene of Tibet, Protovis himalayensis, genus and species nov. (Bovidae, Caprini), and origin of Ice Age mountain sheep by Wang, Xiaoming, Li, Qiang, Takeuchi, Gary T.

“…Modern wild sheep, Ovis, is widespread in the mountain ranges of the Caucasus through Himalaya, Tibetan Plateau, Tianshan-Altai, eastern Siberia, and the Rocky…”
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