Mesozoic mammals of China: implications for phylogeny and early evolution of mammals

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	Mesozoic mammals of China: implications for phylogeny and early evolution of mammals
	Meng, Jin1,2
	2014-12-01
发表期刊	NATIONAL SCIENCE REVIEW
卷号	1 期号:4 页码:521-542
文章类型	Review
摘要	All Mesozoic mammaliaforms reported from China are briefly documented herein. These forms can be divided into at least five major assemblages: Lufeng, Yanliao (Daohugou), Jehol, Fuxin and Bayan Mandahu, ranging from the Early Jurassic to the Late Cretaceous periods. Although the temporal and geographic distributions of these mammaliaforms are not dense, the records do reveal a pattern that is generally consistent with patterns that have been recognized globally. The initial stage of mammalian evolution was represented by stem mammaliaforms or primitive 'triconodonts' from the Lufeng. This was followed by the Middle-Late Jurassic Yanliao episode that showed a high diversity and disparity of mammaliaforms in which terrestrial, swimming, arboreal and gliding species were present. The disparity, at least in molar morphology and types of locomotion, decreased but the diversity persisted into the Cretaceous, a period that was dominated by eutriconodontans, multituberculates and trechnotherians. The superb specimens from nearly all major groups of Mesozoic mammals in China provided a great amount of information that contributed to our understanding on some major issues in phylogeny and the early evolution of mammals, such as divergences of mammals and the evolution of the mammalian middle ear. A hypothesis on the transformation of the allotherian tooth pattern is proposed as an example to illustrate the potential for future studies of mammalian evolution.
关键词	Mammals Mesozoic Phylogeny Evolution China
关键词[WOS]	OSSIFIED MECKELS CARTILAGE ; LOWER CRETACEOUS SHAHAI ; MIDDLE-EAR ; NORTHEASTERN CHINA ; JEHOL BIOTA ; MULTITUBERCULATE MAMMALS ; INNER-MONGOLIA ; SOUTH-AMERICA ; ALLOTHERIAN MAMMALS ; PLACENTAL MAMMALS
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000356860000016
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/7481
专题	中科院古脊椎所（2000年以后）
作者单位	1.Amer Museum Nat Hist, Div Paleontol, New York, NY 10024 USA 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Meng, Jin. Mesozoic mammals of China: implications for phylogeny and early evolution of mammals[J]. NATIONAL SCIENCE REVIEW,2014,1(4):521-542.
APA	Meng, Jin.(2014).Mesozoic mammals of China: implications for phylogeny and early evolution of mammals.NATIONAL SCIENCE REVIEW,1(4),521-542.
MLA	Meng, Jin."Mesozoic mammals of China: implications for phylogeny and early evolution of mammals".NATIONAL SCIENCE REVIEW 1.4(2014):521-542.

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