International audienceHippopotamoids are herbivorous mammals that originated in the late middle Eocene. This taxon includes animals with a great variety of sizes and body proportions, from small and gracile forms with slender limbs to heavy massive ones. Many hippopotamoids have previously been considered semi-aquatic but recent studies have highlighted a diversity of ecologies. This study focuses on bone microanatomy, one of the various proxies that enable inferring the ecology of extinct taxa. The comparative analysis of the inner structure of the stylopod bones in various hippopotamoids, based on both transverse and longitudinal virtual sections, highlights a diversity of patterns and clarifies previously proposed hypotheses about the ec...
<div><p>Background</p><p>The paleoecology of desmostylians has been discussed controversially with a...
Hippopotamidae are a group of large-sized mammals of interest for testing evolutionary traits in tim...
Hippopotamidae are a group of large-sized mammals of interest for testing evolutionary traits in tim...
An almost complete cranium of a juvenile individual from the late Early Pleistocene site of Buia, in...
An almost complete cranium of a juvenile individual from the late Early Pleistocene site of Buia, in...
An almost complete cranium of a juvenile individual from the late Early Pleistocene site of Buia, in...
An almost complete cranium of a juvenile individual from the late Early Pleistocene site of Buia, in...
An almost complete cranium of a juvenile individual from the late Early Pleistocene site of Buia, in...
We studied the functional morphology of the postcranial skeleton of the endemic hippopotamus Phanour...
Large-bodied, semiaquatic herbivorous mammals have been a recur-ring component of most continental e...
Major evolutionary innovations in lifestyle can lead to adaptive radiations, change the nature of se...
Hippopotamidae are a group of large-sized mammals of interest for testing evolutionary traits in tim...
Hippopotamidae are a group of large-sized mammals of interest for testing evolutionary traits in tim...
International audienceSince molecular data identified hippopotamids as the closest living relatives ...
Hippopotamidae are a group of large-sized mammals of interest for testing evolutionary traits in tim...
<div><p>Background</p><p>The paleoecology of desmostylians has been discussed controversially with a...
Hippopotamidae are a group of large-sized mammals of interest for testing evolutionary traits in tim...
Hippopotamidae are a group of large-sized mammals of interest for testing evolutionary traits in tim...
An almost complete cranium of a juvenile individual from the late Early Pleistocene site of Buia, in...
An almost complete cranium of a juvenile individual from the late Early Pleistocene site of Buia, in...
An almost complete cranium of a juvenile individual from the late Early Pleistocene site of Buia, in...
An almost complete cranium of a juvenile individual from the late Early Pleistocene site of Buia, in...
An almost complete cranium of a juvenile individual from the late Early Pleistocene site of Buia, in...
We studied the functional morphology of the postcranial skeleton of the endemic hippopotamus Phanour...
Large-bodied, semiaquatic herbivorous mammals have been a recur-ring component of most continental e...
Major evolutionary innovations in lifestyle can lead to adaptive radiations, change the nature of se...
Hippopotamidae are a group of large-sized mammals of interest for testing evolutionary traits in tim...
Hippopotamidae are a group of large-sized mammals of interest for testing evolutionary traits in tim...
International audienceSince molecular data identified hippopotamids as the closest living relatives ...
Hippopotamidae are a group of large-sized mammals of interest for testing evolutionary traits in tim...
<div><p>Background</p><p>The paleoecology of desmostylians has been discussed controversially with a...
Hippopotamidae are a group of large-sized mammals of interest for testing evolutionary traits in tim...
Hippopotamidae are a group of large-sized mammals of interest for testing evolutionary traits in tim...