Human beings have been credited with unparalleled capabilities for digital prehension
gras**. However, gras** behaviour is widespread among tetrapods. The propensity to …

Early mammals were small and nocturnal. Their visual systems had regressed and they had
poor vision. After the extinction of the dinosaurs 66 mya, some but not all escaped the …

The evolutionary history that led to Eocene-and-later primates of modern aspect
(Euprimates) has been uncertain. We describe a skeleton of Paleocene plesiadapiform …

The locomotion of primates differs from that of other mammals in three fundamental ways.
During quadrupedal walking, primates use diagonal sequence gaits, protract their arms …

Rhombomylus is a gliroid mammal endemic to several early Eocene localities of central and
eastern Asia. It is best represented by a collection of numerous jaws and teeth, dozens of …

In this study, the forelimb of 12 species of tupaiids was analyzed functionally and compared
to that of other archontan mammals. Several differences that relate to differential substrate …

Survival and reproductive success hinge on the perception of environmental stimuli. In this
regard, foraging efficiency depends on discerning predictive signals in food. A widespread …

In this study, the hindlimb of 12 species of tupaiids was analyzed functionally and compared
to that of primates, dermopterans, and chiropterans. Many aspects of the tupaiid hindlimb …

Ecomorphological diversity of Mesozoic mammals was presumably constrained by selective
pressures imposed by contemporary vertebrates. In accordance, Mesozoic mammals for a …

Resolving the phylogeny of treeshrews (Order Scandentia) has historically proven difficult, in
large part because of access to specimens and samples from critical taxa. We used …