Adaptive radiation of multituberculate mammals before the extinction of dinosaurs

Gregory P. Wilson (), Alistair R. Evans, Ian J. Corfe, Peter D. Smits, Mikael Fortelius and Jukka Jernvall
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Gregory P. Wilson: University of Washington
Alistair R. Evans: School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
Ian J. Corfe: Developmental Biology Program, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, PO Box 56, FIN-00014, Helsinki, Finland
Peter D. Smits: University of Washington
Mikael Fortelius: Developmental Biology Program, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, PO Box 56, FIN-00014, Helsinki, Finland
Jukka Jernvall: Developmental Biology Program, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, PO Box 56, FIN-00014, Helsinki, Finland

Nature, 2012, vol. 483, issue 7390, 457-460

Abstract: Adaptive radiation of Mesozoic-era multituberculate mammals began at least 20 million years before the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs and continued across the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary—probably as a result of dietary expansion towards herbivory during the ecological rise of angiosperms—and is supported by increases in generic richness and disparity in dental complexity and body size.

Date: 2012
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