Abstract The Dicynodon Assemblage Zone (DiAZ) of South Africa's Karoo Basin is one of the
eight biostratigraphic zones of the Beaufort Group. It spans the uppermost Permian strata …

The Felidae are known in South America from the Ensenadan Stage/Age onwards. Among
them, machairodonts of the genus Smilodon stand out. Three species are recognized, and …

The richest and most diverse assemblage of early terrestrial tetrapods is preserved within
the infilled cave system of Richards Spur, Oklahoma (289–286 Mya 1). Some of the oldest …

Apex predators play an important role in the top-down regulation of ecological communities.
Their hunting and feeding behaviors influence, respectively, prey demography and the …

While the lagerstätte Rancho La Brea in California, USA has yielded millions of specimens,
fossiliferous asphaltic deposits (“tar pits” or “breas”) are globally rare, with< 15 localities. In …

Megamammals constituted an important component in the Pleistocene faunal communities
of South America. Paleobiological and paleoecological studies involving different …

Extinct giant ground sloths are a common taxon in New World Quaternary deposits, but
relatively little is known about individual species' behavior or social structure. In this paper …

Abstract New mylodontine (Xenarthra, Pilosa) sloth remains from the late Pleistocene tar
seep localities of Corralito (Ecuador) and Talara (Peru) are described, and the taxonomic …

Tar seeps trap and preserve diverse fossil assemblages that reflect unique environmental
histories. While the macro preservation of the fossils is usually good, preservation of organic …

AG Edmund collected more than 28,000 fossil bones from the Late Pleistocene tar seep
deposit near Talara, Piura, Peru, more than 50 years ago, in January 1958. Of the identified …