The total-evidence approach to divergence time dating uses molecular and morphological
data from extant and fossil species to infer phylogenetic relationships, species divergence …

Diet is a crucial trait of an animal's lifestyle and ecology. The trophic level of an organism
indicates its functional position within an ecosystem and holds significance for its ecology …

The extinct giant shark Otodus megalodon is the last member of the predatory megatoothed
lineage and is reported from Neogene sediments from nearly all continents. The timing of …

The white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, is the main top predator of the present-day
Mediterranean Sea. The deep past of C. carcharias in the Mediterranean is witnessed by a …

Trophic position is a fundamental characteristic of animals, yet it is unknown in many extinct
species. In this study, we ground-truth the 15N/14N ratio of enameloid-bound organic matter …

The Miocene Pisco Formation, broadly exposed in the Ica Desert of southern Peru, is among
the most outstanding Cenozoic marine Fossil-Lagerstätten worldwide. It is renowned for its …

Although shark teeth are abundant in the fossil record, their bodies are rarely preserved.
Thus, our understanding of the anatomy of the extinct Otodus megalodon remains …

We report on bite marks incising fossil mammal bones collected from upper Miocene
deposits of the Pisco Formation exposed at Aguada de Lomas (southern Peru) and …

The three extant sperm whale species, the giant Physeter macrocephalus and the diminutive
Kogia species, are relict members of the superfamily Physeteroidea, whose evolutionary …

Understanding deep-time marine biodiversity change under the combined effects of climate
and connectivity changes is fundamental for predicting the impacts of modern climate …