Marsupials and their fossil relatives, which collectively comprise Metatheria, have been of
scientific interest for centuries, with many aspects of their evolution and systematics subject …

Palaeobiogeographic reconstructions are underpinned by phylogenies, divergence times
and ancestral area reconstructions, which together yield ancestral area chronograms that …

Aim The mesic biome, encompassing both rain forest and open sclerophyllous forests, is
central to understanding the evolution of Australia's terrestrial biota and has long been …

This report summarizes a decade of morphological and molecular research on the
phylogenetic relationships of didelphid marsupials (opossums), a substantially intact …

Taxonomy of Australian Mammals utilises the latest morphometric and genetic research to
develop the most up to date and comprehensive revision of the taxonomy of Australian …

Marsupials exhibit great diversity in ecology and morphology. However, compared with their
sister group, the placental mammals, our understanding of many aspects of marsupial …

The current literature on marsupial phylogenetics includes numerous studies based on
analyses of morphological data with limited sampling of Recent and fossil taxa, and many …

Mammals are the so-called" pinnacle" group of vertebrates, successfully colonising virtually
all terrestrial environments as well as the air (bats) and sea (especially pinnipeds and …

Ratites are large, flightless birds and include the ostrich, rheas, kiwi, emu, and cassowaries,
along with extinct members, such as moa and elephant birds. Previous phylogenetic …

The Australasian and South American marsupial mammals, such as kangaroos and
opossums, are the closest living relatives to placental mammals, having shared a common …