10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CREODONT»
Discover the use of
creodont in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
creodont and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Carnivoran Evolution: New Views on Phylogeny, Form and Function
Most of the genera found throughout the Eocene were represented: 8 of 13
known creodont and 7 of 7 known carnivoran Wasatchian genera; 6 of 8 known
creodont and 6 of 9 known carnivoran Bridgerian genera; 4 of 4 known creodont
and 5 ...
Anjali Goswami, Anthony Friscia, 2010
2
Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah
The first creodont described from the Uinta Basin was an edentulous jaw
attributed to Hyaenodon (Osborn, 1895). This specimen was later assigned to
Oxyaenodon dysodus (Wortman, 1901-02), and another specimen was attributed
to a ...
3
Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids: 65 Million Years of ...
In the opposite direction, an African creodont, Hyainailouros, entered Eurasia
across the Gomphothere Bridge. Hyainailouros is present in a number of
European and western Asian localities, such as Artenay, Chevilly, and
Baigneaux, France, ...
Jordi Agusti, Mauricio Anton, 2013
4
Vertebrates: Structures and Functions
14.46 The skeleton ofa wolf-like creodont Hyaenodon (left) and the skull ofa
similar creodont (right). Creodonts had a relatively smaller brain than living
carnivores and had a plantigrade stance. Living carnivores have a digitigrade
stance.
5
The Rise of Placental Mammals: Origins and Relationships of ...
Even the monophyly of each of the two most widely accepted creodont
subgroups, Hyaenodontidae and Oxyaenidae, has been seriously questioned (
see Fig. 12.1; Polly, 1996; Gunnell, 1998). Still, morphological analyses generally
indicate ...
Kenneth D. Rose, J. David Archibald, 2005
6
Neptune's Ark: From Ichthyosaurs to Orcas
He thought Desmatophocas teeth, jaws, and cranium were more like those of a
creodont named Oxyaena than a bear's, and concluded that "creodont ancestry"
was "the only possible or logical solution to the problem" of pinniped origins.
David Rains Wallace, 2008
7
Body Size in Mammalian Paleobiology: Estimation and ...
Estimation and Biological Implications John Douglas Damuth, Bruce J.
MacFadden. Figure 10.7. The skeleton of a domestic dog (top) and the Oligocene
creodont, Hyaenodon horridus (bottom), drawn to similar head-body length to
illustrate ...
John Douglas Damuth, Bruce J. MacFadden, 1990
8
The Beginning of the Age of Mammals
Kenneth D. Rose. auditory bulla (continued) cetacean, 277 chiropteran, 158
creodont. 121 cylindrodontid, 323 dermopteran, 163 didymocomd, 97 elephant
shrew, 311 Ernanodon, 210 euphmate, 179 feliform, 132 lagomorph, 313
leptictidan, ...
9
After the Dinosaurs: The Age of Mammals
The hyena-like creodont Hyainolouros escaped from Africa and became resident
in Europe long after other creodonts had vanished from Europe and North
America. A few of the peculiar large hyraxes also managed to become
established in ...
Running his hand over the head, Green let out tiny gasps of amazement. “A
Deltatheridium!” Green said astonished. “A Delta what?” “A Deltatheridium. Its a
member of the Creodont family.” “You see a lot of these before?” Jim said
intrigued.
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CREODONT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
creodont is used in the context of the following news items.
A Living Sabertooth
Yet, whether creodont or marsupial, nimravid or machairodont, paleontologists have struggled to understand sabertoothed predators because ... «National Geographic, Nov 13»
Hungry Carnivores Helped Create Kenya's Primate Fossil Record
Unfortunately we can't observe Proconsul and its creodont predators like we can watch baboons and leopards today, but discoveries such as ... «Wired, Oct 10»
Human Ancestors Hunted by Prehistoric Beasts
"This kind of site was likely a creodont den or location where prey could be easily acquired." Analysis of tooth pits, de-fleshing marks, bone ... «Discovery News, Oct 10»
Climate Change of Eras Past: Arctic Alligators and Shrinking …
One of those genera is the creodont Palaeonictis, a variety of predator with heavy jaws and blunted teeth which appear to have been ... «Wired News, Sep 10»
