A5069948086- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Morphological variations and asymmetry
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- dental development and anomalies
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Laser and Thermal Forming Techniques
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques
- Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Advanced optical system design
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont
2016-2025
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2018-2025
Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt/M
2023-2025
Universidad de Alcalá
2024-2025
HM Hospitales
2024-2025
University of Zurich
2025
Abstract European Miocene tapirs (Perissodactyla, Tapiridae) are mainly documented by isolated and fragmentary remains, little is known about the morphological variability of various recognized species, in particular concerning deciduous dentition. Here, we describe new material from three Vallesian (Late Miocene) sites Vallès-Penedès Basin (NE Iberian Peninsula): Creu de Conill 20 (CCN20; earliest MN9, 11.2 Ma), Can Llobateres 1 (CLL1; MN10, 9.8 Gambús-Illeta 5 (CGS-I5; 9.7–9.1 Ma). The...
Revealing the evolutionary processes which resulted in derived morphologies that characterize Neanderthal clade has been an important task for paleoanthropologists. One critical method to quantify changes morphology of hominin populations is through evaluating morphological phenotypic diversity (i.e., disparity) phylogenetically informative bones as a close proxy neutral processes. The goal this study degree disparity clade. We hypothesize reduction bony labyrinth indicative underlying...
ABSTRACT Objectives The functional interpretation of postcranial remains Middle Miocene great apes from Europe (dryopithecines) suggests a combination quadrupedalism and orthograde behaviors without modern analogs. We provide further insights based on an isolated dryopithecine talus (IPS85037) the (11.7 Ma) Abocador de Can Mata locality ACM/C8‐B* (Vallès‐Penedès Basin, NE Iberian Peninsula), which represents most complete one known to date. Material Methods compare specimen with extant...
Abstract The systematic status of the small-bodied catarrhine primate Pliobates cataloniae , from Miocene (11.6 Ma) Spain, is controversial because it displays a mosaic primitive and derived features compared with extant hominoids (apes humans). Cladistic analyses have recovered as either stem hominoid or pliopithecoid (i.e., preceding cercopithecoid–hominoid divergence). Here, we describe additional dental remains P. another locality that display unambiguous synapomorphies crouzeliid...
Phylogenetic relationships among extinct hominoids (apes and humans) are controversial due to pervasive homoplasy the incompleteness of fossil record. The bony labyrinth might contribute this debate, as it displays strong phylogenetic signal other mammals. However, potential vestibular apparatus for reconstruction apes remains understudied. Here we test quantify embedded in morphology extant anthropoids (monkeys, two (Oreopithecus Australopithecus) captured by a deformation-based 3D...
Significance Reconstructing the phylogenetic relationships of extinct apes is challenging due to their fragmentary fossil record and recurrent independent evolution morphological features. Given relevance signal bony labyrinth, here we assess affinities late Miocene great Hispanopithecus Rudapithecus by studying inner ear morphology. Our results are consistent with distinct generic status these dryopiths, which further differ from derived condition orangutans most closely resemble African...
High-resolution imaging of fossils with X-ray computed microtomography (μCT) has become a very powerful tool in paleontological research. However, fossilized bone, embedding matrix, and dental tissues do not always provide distinct structural signal X-rays. We demonstrate the benefits high-resolution neutron radiation three different specimens showing problematic contrasts μCT.We compare μCT scans from two Miocene catarrhines Vallès-Penedès Basin: cranium (IPS58443.1, holotype) putative stem...
Morphological variation of the human pelvis, and particularly hip bone, mainly results from both female-specific selective pressure related to give birth large-headed newborns, constraints in sexes for efficient bipedal locomotion, abdominal stability, adaptation climate. Hip bone morphology has thus been extensively investigated using several approaches, although nuances inter-individual sex-related are still underappreciated, effect sex on ontogenetic patterns is debated. Here, we employ a...
Introduction The phylogenetic and ecological importance of paranasal sinuses in carnivorans was highlighted by several previous authors, mostly extant species. Nevertheless, no specific study on this feature canids, one fossil representatives the family, has been published up to now. Here, we analyze for first time sinus canids through computed tomographic techniques characterize them morphologically morphometrically, making inferences. Methods To do so, applied an innovative...