Vertebrate Paleontology

  1. Cenozoic Mammalian Radiation
    1. Post-Extinction Recovery
      1. Paleocene Fauna
        1. Ecological Opportunities
          1. Body Size Evolution
            1. Dietary Diversification
            2. Archaic Mammal Groups
              1. Multituberculata
                1. Taeniolabidoidea
                  1. Ptilodontoidea
                    1. Extinction Patterns
                    2. Condylarthra
                      1. Arctocyonidae
                        1. Hyopsodontidae
                          1. Periptychidae
                          2. Creodonta
                            1. Oxyaenidae
                              1. Hyaenodontidae
                                1. Carnivorous Specializations
                              2. Placental Mammal Superorders
                                1. Afrotheria
                                  1. African Origins
                                    1. Molecular Support
                                      1. Morphological Convergence
                                      2. Xenarthra
                                        1. South American Endemism
                                          1. Unique Vertebrae
                                            1. Specialized Dentition
                                            2. Euarchontoglires
                                              1. Glires
                                                1. Euarchonta
                                                2. Laurasiatheria
                                                  1. Northern Distribution
                                                    1. Diverse Ecologies
                                                  2. Afrotherian Diversity
                                                    1. Proboscidea
                                                      1. Elephant Evolution
                                                        1. Trunk Development
                                                          1. Tusk Modifications
                                                          2. Sirenia
                                                            1. Aquatic Adaptations
                                                              1. Feeding Specializations
                                                              2. Hyracoidea
                                                                1. Rock Hyrax Relatives
                                                                  1. Dental Specializations
                                                                  2. Macroscelidea
                                                                    1. Elephant Shrew Features
                                                                    2. Afrosoricida
                                                                      1. Tenrec Radiation
                                                                        1. Golden Mole Adaptations
                                                                        2. Tubulidentata
                                                                          1. Aardvark Specializations
                                                                        3. Xenarthran Evolution
                                                                          1. Pilosa
                                                                            1. Sloth Adaptations
                                                                              1. Anteater Specializations
                                                                                1. Ground Sloth Giants
                                                                                2. Cingulata
                                                                                  1. Armadillo Armor
                                                                                    1. Glyptodont Giants
                                                                                      1. Pampatheriidae
                                                                                    2. Euarchontoglire Radiation
                                                                                      1. Rodentia
                                                                                        1. Gnawing Adaptations
                                                                                          1. Global Distribution
                                                                                            1. Ecological Diversity
                                                                                            2. Lagomorpha
                                                                                              1. Rabbit Characteristics
                                                                                                1. Pika Adaptations
                                                                                                2. Primates
                                                                                                  1. Arboreal Origins
                                                                                                    1. Brain Evolution
                                                                                                      1. Social Behavior
                                                                                                      2. Scandentia
                                                                                                        1. Tree Shrew Features
                                                                                                        2. Dermoptera
                                                                                                          1. Flying Lemur Gliding
                                                                                                        3. Laurasiatherian Success
                                                                                                          1. Carnivora
                                                                                                            1. Predatory Adaptations
                                                                                                              1. Dental Specializations
                                                                                                                1. Social Hunting
                                                                                                                2. Perissodactyla
                                                                                                                  1. Odd-toed Ungulates
                                                                                                                    1. Browsing Adaptations
                                                                                                                    2. Artiodactyla
                                                                                                                      1. Even-toed Ungulates
                                                                                                                        1. Ruminant Digestion
                                                                                                                        2. Cetacea
                                                                                                                          1. Aquatic Transition
                                                                                                                            1. Echolocation Evolution
                                                                                                                            2. Chiroptera
                                                                                                                              1. Flight Evolution
                                                                                                                                1. Echolocation
                                                                                                                                2. Eulipotyphla
                                                                                                                                  1. Insectivorous Adaptations

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