Grit not grass: Concordant patterns of early origin of hypsodonty in Great Plains ungulates and Glires

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 365-366, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-10

  Jardine, Phillip E ^a   Janis, Christine M ^b   Sahney, Sarda ^c   Benton, Michael J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Evolution; Grasslands; Great Plains; Hypsodonty; Mammal

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BROWSING; DENTITION; DIET; EOCENE-OLIGOCENE BOUNDARY; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; HERBIVORE; LAGOMORPH; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOLITH; RODENT; SYNCHRONY; UNGULATE;

GREAT PLAINS;

ARTIODACTYLA; CREEDIIDAE; GLIRES; LAGOMORPHA; MAMMALIA; POACEAE; RODENTIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 84868357792     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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