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A New Early Species of the Aquatic Sloth Thalassocnus (Mammalia, Xenarthra) from the Late Miocene of Peru

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A New Odontocete (Toothed Cetacean) from the Early Miocene of Peru expands the Morphological Disparity of Extinct Heterodont Dolphins

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A heavyweight early whale pushes the boundaries of vertebrate morphology ⬇️

journal article from 'Nature' published in 2023

A mitogenomic timetree for Darwin's enigmatic South American mammal Macrauchenia patachonica

scientific article

A new Miocene baleen whale from Peru deciphers the dawn of cetotheriids.

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A new archaic homodont toothed cetacean (Mammalia, Cetacea, Odontoceti) from the early Miocene of Peru

scholarly article by Olivier Lambert et al published March 2015 in Geodiversitas

A new durophagous phocid (Mammalia: Carnivora) from the late Neogene of Peru and considerations on monachine seals phylogeny

A new large squalodelphinid (Cetacea, Odontoceti) from Peru sheds light on the Early Miocene platanistoid disparity and ecology.

scientific article published on 18 April 2018

A new long-snouted species of the Miocene pontoporiid dolphin Brachydelphis and a review of the Mio-Pliocene marine mammal levels in the Sacaco Basin, Peru

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A new longirostrine sperm whale (Cetacea, Physeteroidea) from the lower Miocene of the Pisco Basin (southern coast of Peru)

scholarly article by Olivier Lambert et al published 21 September 2020 in Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

A new snake skull from the Paleocene of Bolivia sheds light on the evolution of macrostomatans

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A reappraisal of the phylogeny of the Megatheria (Mammalia: Tardigrada), with an emphasis on the relationships of the Thalassocninae, the marine sloths

scientific article published in June 2016

Alcidedorbignya inopinata, a basal pantodont (Placentalia, Mammalia) from the early Palaeocene of Bolivia: anatomy, phylogeny and palaeobiology

scholarly article by Christian de Muizon et al published December 2015 in Geodiversitas

An Amphibious Whale from the Middle Eocene of Peru Reveals Early South Pacific Dispersal of Quadrupedal Cetaceans ⬇️

scientific article published on 04 April 2019

An aquatic sloth from the Pliocene of Peru

scientific article published in Nature

Bone histology as a clue for resolving the puzzle of a dugong rib in the Pisco Formation, Peru

Callistoe vincei, a new Proborhyaenidae (Borhyaenoidea, Metatheria, Mammalia) from the Early Eocene of Argentina

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Digital reconstruction of the inner ear of Leptictidium auderiense (Leptictida, Mammalia) and North American leptictids reveals new insight into leptictidan locomotor agility

scientific article published in 2016

Distribution of fossil marine vertebrates in Cerro Colorado, the type locality of the giant raptorial sperm whale Livyatan melvillei (Miocene, Pisco Formation, Peru)

Earliest Mysticete from the Late Eocene of Peru Sheds New Light on the Origin of Baleen Whales

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Earliest evidence of mammalian social behaviour in the basal Tertiary of Bolivia.

scientific article published on 8 May 2011

Evolutionary adaptation to aquatic lifestyle in extinct sloths can lead to systemic alteration of bone structure.

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Extensive Diversity and Disparity of the Early Miocene Platanistoids (Cetacea, Odontoceti) in the Southeastern Pacific (Chilcatay Formation, Peru)

scientific article published on 18 March 2020

Gradual adaptation of bone structure to aquatic lifestyle in extinct sloths from Peru

scientific article (publication date: 7 May 2014)

Koristocetus pescei gen. et sp. nov., a Diminutive Sperm Whale (Cetacea: Odontoceti: Kogiidae) from the Late Miocene of Peru

scholarly article by Alberto Collareta et al published 7 December 2017 in Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Geowissenschaftliche Reihe

L’origine et l’histoire évolutive des Cétacés

scientific article published in 2009

Macroraptorial sperm whales (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Physeteroidea) from the Miocene of Peru

scholarly article by Olivier Lambert et al published September 2016 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Marsupial skulls from the Deseadan (late Oligocene) of Bolivia and phylogenetic analysis of the Borhyaenoidea (Marsupialia, Mammalia)

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Neogene and Quaternary fossil remains of beaked whales (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Ziphiidae) from deep-sea deposits off Crozet and Kerguelen islands, Southern Ocean ⬇️

scholarly article by Olivier Lambert et al published 29 March 2018 in Geodiversitas

New remains of kollpaniine "condylarths" (Panameriungulata) from the early Palaeocene of Bolivia shed light on hypocone origins and molar proportions among ungulate-like placentals

journal article

Odobenocetops peruvianus, the Walrus-Convergent Delphinoid (Mammalia: Cetacea) from the Early Pliocene of Peru ⬇️

scientific chapter published in 2002

Oldest cingulate skulls provide congruence between morphological and molecular scenarios of armadillo evolution

scientific article (publication date: 22 September 2011)

Osteology and Functional Morphology of the Axial Postcranium of the Marine Sloth Thalassocnus (Mammalia, Tardigrada) with Paleobiological Implications

Osteology and Functional Morphology of the Forelimb of the Marine Sloth Thalassocnus (Mammalia, Tardigrada)

Osteology and Functional Morphology of the Hind Limb of the Marine Sloth Thalassocnus (Mammalia, Tardigrada)

Palaeontology: Fresh light on southern early mammals.

scientific article published on 2 November 2011

Taphonomy and palaeoecology of the lower Miocene marine vertebrate assemblage of Ullujaya (Chilcatay Formation, East Pisco Basin, southern Peru)

scholarly article by Giovanni Bianucci published in December 2018

The Cranial Anatomy of Thalassocnus (Xenarthra, Mammalia), a Derived Nothrothere from the Neogene of the Pisco Formation (Peru)

The Evolution of Feeding Adaptations of the Aquatic Sloth Thalassocnus

scientific article (publication date: 11 June 2004)

The Origin of High-Frequency Hearing in Whales.

scientific article

The Youngest Species of the Aquatic Sloth Thalassocnus and a Reassessment of the Relationships of the Nothrothere Sloths (Mammalia: Xenarthra) ⬇️

scientific article (publication date: 11 June 2004)

The anatomy and phylogenetic affinities ofCynthiacetus peruvianus, a largeDorudon-like basilosaurid (Cetacea, Mammalia) from the late Eocene of Peru

scholarly article by Manuel Martínez-Cáceres et al published March 2017 in Geodiversitas

The dawn of the Age of Mammals in South America ⬇️

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The giant bite of a new raptorial sperm whale from the Miocene epoch of Peru

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The inner ear of Megatherium and the evolution of the vestibular system in sloths

scientific article (publication date: December 2013)

The longirostrine crocodyliforms from Bolivia and their evolution through the Cretaceous–Palaeogene boundary ⬇️

scholarly article published in 2020

The oldest modern therian mammal from Europe and its bearing on stem marsupial paleobiogeography

scholarly article (2009)

The origin of the dog-like borhyaenoid marsupials of South America.

scientific article published on October 1997

Transition of Eocene whales from land to sea: evidence from bone microstructure

scientific article

Vertebrate Palaeoecology of the Pisco Formation (Miocene, Peru): Glimpses into the Ancient Humboldt Current Ecosystem

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