The paleoecology of the Late Miocene mammals from the Optima Local Fauna of Oklahoma, USA

The paleoecology of the Late Miocene mammals from the Optima Local Fauna of Oklahoma, USA

The Optima Local Fauna represents an important glimpse into the ecological transition between savannah and grassland during the late Miocene (Hemphillian) of what is now the southcentral Great Plains of North America. Though dominated by horses, herbivores from the Optima are morphologically div...

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Main Authors: JOSEPH A. FREDERICKSON, JOSHUA E. COHEN, MICHAEL H. ENGEL, TYLER C. HUNT, GREG A. WILBERT, OLGA S. CASTAÑEDA, NICHOLAS J. CZAPLEWSKI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Paleobiology PAS 2022-03-01
Series:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Subjects:
mammalia
grassland
mesowear
savanna
stable isotopes
tooth breakage
neogene
north america
Online Access:https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app67/app009412021.pdf

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