Carnivoran Evolution: New Views on Phylogeny, Form and Function

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139193436

Members of the mammalian clade Carnivora have invaded nearly every continent and ocean, evolving into bamboo-eating pandas, clam-eating walruses and of course, flesh-eating sabre-toothed cats. With this ecological, morphological and taxonomic diversity and a fossil record spanning over sixty million years, Carnivora has proven to be a model clade for addressing questions of broad evolutionary significance. This volume brings together top international scientists with contributions that focus on current advances in our understanding of carnivoran relationships, ecomorphology and macroevolutionary patterns. Topics range from the palaeoecology of the earliest fossil carnivorans to the influences of competition and constraint on diversity and biogeographic distributions. Several studies address ecomorphological convergences among carnivorans and other mammals with morphometric and Finite Element analyses, while others consider how new molecular and palaeontological data have changed our understanding of carnivoran phylogeny. Combined, these studies also illustrate the diverse suite of approaches and questions in evolutionary biology and palaeontology.

"The language and many of the chosen chapters are written for the scientist; specifically, the paleomammalogist that is interested in select details. For this audience and this audience alone, the volume is without question a worthwhile addition to the library."
Richard A. Kissel, American Paleontologist

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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Contributors
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Preface
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Acknowledgements
pp xii-xiv
- By Anjali Goswami, University of Cambridge, Anthony Friscia, University of California, Los Angeles
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1 - Introduction to Carnivora
pp 1-24
- By Anjali Goswami, University of Cambridge
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2 - Phylogeny of the Carnivora and Carnivoramorpha, and the use of the fossil record to enhance understanding of evolutionary transformations
pp 25-63
- By John J. Flynn, American Museum of Natural History, New York, John A. Finarelli, University of Michigan, Michelle Spaulding, Columbia University
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3 - Phylogeny of the Viverridae and ‘Viverrid-like’ feliforms
pp 64-91
- By Geraldine Veron, Museúm National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris,
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4 - Molecular and morphological evidence for Ailuridae and a review of its genera
pp 92-140
- By Michael Morlo, Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Frankfurt am Main, Stéphane Peigné, Museúm National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris
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5 - The influence of character correlations on phylogenetic analyses: a case study of the carnivoran cranium
pp 141-164
- By Anjali Goswami, University of Cambridge, P. David Polly, Indiana University
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6 - What's the difference? A multiphasic allometric analysis of fossil and living lions
pp 165-188
- By Matthew H. Benoit, The Claremont Colleges
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7 - Evolution in Carnivora: identifying a morphological bias
pp 189-224
- By Jill A. Holliday, Florida State University
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8 - The biogeography of carnivore ecomorphology
pp 225-245
- By Lars Werdelin, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Gina D. Wesley-Hunt, Montgomery College
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9 - Comparative ecomorphology and biogeography of Herpestidae and Viverridae (Carnivora) in Africa and Asia
pp 246-268
- By Gina D. Wesley-Hunt, Montgomery College, Reihaneh Dehghani, Stockholm University, Lars Werdelin, Swedish Museum of Natural History
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10 - Ecomorphological analysis of carnivore guilds in the Eocene through Miocene of Laurasia
pp 269-310
- By Michael Morlo, Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Frankfurt am Main, Gregg F. Gunnell, University of Michigan, Doris Nagel, Universität Wien
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11 - Ecomorphology of North American Eocene carnivores: evidence for competition between Carnivorans and Creodonts
pp 311-341
- By Anthony R. Friscia, University of California, Los Angeles , Blaire Van Valkenburgh, University of California, Los Angeles
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12 - Morphometric analysis of cranial morphology in pinnipeds (Mammalia, Carnivora): convergence, ecology, ontogeny, and dimorphism
pp 342-373
- By Katrina E. Jones, University of Cambridge, Anjali Goswami, University of Cambridge
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13 - Tiptoeing through the trophics: geographic variation in carnivoran locomotor ecomorphology in relation to environment
pp 374-410
- By P. David Polly, Indiana University
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14 - Interpreting sabretooth cat (Carnivora; Felidae; Machairodontinae) postcranial morphology in light of scaling patterns in felids
pp 411-465
- By Margaret E. Lewis, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Michael R. Lague, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
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15 - Cranial mechanics of mammalian carnivores: recent advances using a finite element approach
pp 466-485
- By Stephen Wroe, University of New South Wales
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Index
pp 486-492
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Contributors
pp vii-viii

Preface
pp ix-xi

Acknowledgements
pp xii-xiv

1 - Introduction to Carnivora
pp 1-24

2 - Phylogeny of the Carnivora and Carnivoramorpha, and the use of the fossil record to enhance understanding of evolutionary transformations
pp 25-63

3 - Phylogeny of the Viverridae and ‘Viverrid-like’ feliforms
pp 64-91

4 - Molecular and morphological evidence for Ailuridae and a review of its genera
pp 92-140

5 - The influence of character correlations on phylogenetic analyses: a case study of the carnivoran cranium
pp 141-164

6 - What's the difference? A multiphasic allometric analysis of fossil and living lions
pp 165-188

7 - Evolution in Carnivora: identifying a morphological bias
pp 189-224

8 - The biogeography of carnivore ecomorphology
pp 225-245

9 - Comparative ecomorphology and biogeography of Herpestidae and Viverridae (Carnivora) in Africa and Asia
pp 246-268

10 - Ecomorphological analysis of carnivore guilds in the Eocene through Miocene of Laurasia
pp 269-310

11 - Ecomorphology of North American Eocene carnivores: evidence for competition between Carnivorans and Creodonts
pp 311-341

12 - Morphometric analysis of cranial morphology in pinnipeds (Mammalia, Carnivora): convergence, ecology, ontogeny, and dimorphism
pp 342-373

13 - Tiptoeing through the trophics: geographic variation in carnivoran locomotor ecomorphology in relation to environment
pp 374-410

14 - Interpreting sabretooth cat (Carnivora; Felidae; Machairodontinae) postcranial morphology in light of scaling patterns in felids
pp 411-465

15 - Cranial mechanics of mammalian carnivores: recent advances using a finite element approach
pp 466-485

Index
pp 486-492

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