Brawn before brains in placental mammals after the end-Cretaceous extinction
Mammals are the most encephalized vertebrates, with the largest brains relative to body
size. Placental mammals have particularly enlarged brains, with expanded neocortices for …
size. Placental mammals have particularly enlarged brains, with expanded neocortices for …
The impact of locomotion on the brain evolution of squirrels and close relatives
How do brain size and proportions relate to ecology and evolutionary history? Here, we use
virtual endocasts from 38 extinct and extant rodent species spanning 50+ million years of …
virtual endocasts from 38 extinct and extant rodent species spanning 50+ million years of …
Brain size and shape diversification in a highly diverse South American clade of rodents (Echimyidae): a geometric morphometric and comparative phylogenetic …
JA Fernández Villoldo, DH Verzi… - Biological Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Brain morphological variation is analysed through virtual endocasts in a highly diversified
clade of caviomorph rodents belonging to the family Echimyidae. Diversification in brain size …
clade of caviomorph rodents belonging to the family Echimyidae. Diversification in brain size …
The first major primate extinction: an evaluation of paleoecological dynamics of North American stem primates using a homology free measure of tooth shape
Objectives The disappearance of the North American plesiadapoids (stem primates, or
plesiadapiforms) in the latest Paleocene has been attributed to competition with rodents …
plesiadapiforms) in the latest Paleocene has been attributed to competition with rodents …
Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals
RK Engelman - BMC biology, 2022 - Springer
Background Body mass estimation is of paramount importance for paleobiological studies,
as body size influences numerous other biological parameters. In mammals, body mass has …
as body size influences numerous other biological parameters. In mammals, body mass has …
Virtual endocasts of fossil Sciuroidea: brain size reduction in the evolution of fossoriality
Aplodontia rufa (mountain beaver) is the only extant member of the Aplodontidae. The fossil
record indicates that this family displayed greater taxonomic and ecological diversity in the …
record indicates that this family displayed greater taxonomic and ecological diversity in the …
Surfaces and spaces: troubleshooting the study of dietary niche space overlap between North American stem primates and rodents
Dental topographic metrics provide quantitative, biologically meaningful data on the three-
dimensional (3D) form of teeth. In this study, three dental topographic metrics (Dirichlet …
dimensional (3D) form of teeth. In this study, three dental topographic metrics (Dirichlet …
Scaling patterns of cerebellar petrosal lobules in Euarchontoglires: Impacts of ecology and phylogeny
The petrosal lobules (in whole or part homologous with the paraflocculi) of the cerebellum
regulate functions associated with vision including smooth pursuit and velocity control of eye …
regulate functions associated with vision including smooth pursuit and velocity control of eye …
Virtual endocast of the early Oligocene Cedromus wilsoni (Cedromurinae) and brain evolution in squirrels
OC Bertrand, F Amador‐Mughal… - Journal of Anatomy, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Extant squirrels exhibit extensive variation in brain size and shape, but published
endocranial data for living squirrels are limited, and no study has ever examined brain …
endocranial data for living squirrels are limited, and no study has ever examined brain …
First virtual endocasts of a fossil rodent: Ischyromys typus (Ischyromyidae, Oligocene) and brain evolution in rodents
The evolution of the brain in rodents has rarely been studied from the perspective of the
fossil record. Here we describe the first virtual endocast of a fossil rodent, pertaining to …
fossil record. Here we describe the first virtual endocast of a fossil rodent, pertaining to …