scholarly journals New craniodental remains ofThylacinus potens(Dasyuromorphia: Thylacinidae), a carnivorous marsupial from the late Miocene Alcoota Local Fauna of central Australia

PeerJ ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. e547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam M. Yates
Keyword(s):  
Late Miocene ◽  
Local Fauna ◽  
Central Australia ◽  
Carnivorous Marsupial

scholarly journals New craniodental remains ofWakaleo alcootaensis(Diprotodontia: Thylacoleonidae) a carnivorous marsupial from the late Miocene Alcoota Local Fauna of the Northern Territory, Australia

PeerJ ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. e1408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam M. Yates
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
Late Miocene ◽  
Parallel Evolution ◽  
Relative Size ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
Local Fauna ◽  
Carnivorous Marsupial

New jaws and teeth referable to the rare thylacoleonid marsupialWakaleo alcootaensisare figured and described. The species is the geologically youngest known member of the genus and is only known from the late Miocene Alcoota Local Fauna of the Northern Territory, Australia. A revised diagnosis of the species is presented which is found to be morphologically distinct from its congeners.W. alcootaensiscan be distinguished from other species ofWakaleoby its greater size, deeply recessed masseteric fossa, more steeply angled I1, loss of P2, greater P3to M1ratio and loss of M3. Several characters ofW. alcootaensis, including the increase in size, steeply angled I1, increase of the relative size of P3, and reduction of the molar row are present in at least some species ofThylacoleo. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that these character states are convergences and that there was parallel evolution in these two thylacoleonid lineages.

The Diet of Pliohippus potosinus [Equidae, Mammalia] from the Late Miocene Paso del Águila Local Fauna, San Luis Potosí, México

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (8) ◽  
pp. 923-929
Author(s):  
V. A. Pérez-Crespo ◽  
I. Ferrusquía-Villafranca ◽  
J. E. Ruiz-González ◽  
J. R. Torres-Hernández ◽  
E. Cienfuegos-Alvarado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Late Miocene ◽  
Local Fauna ◽  
San Luis ◽  
San Luis Potosi ◽  
San Luis Potosí
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