Paleontology and evolution–part I

Abstract

ogy and Evolutionary Biology appear mutually interrelated disciplines where the fossil record can both notably constrain the evolutionary history of the biosphere in a deep time perspective, and provide valuable hints to forecasting the direction of future evolutionary scenarios.

On the relationship between hypsodonty and longevity in Myotragus balearicus–A comment on van der Geer (2014)

“…In a recent paper published in a special issue of Integrative Zoology on ‘Paleontology and evolution–part I.’ (Palombo ), the author (van der Geer ) takes a review of the derived traits observed in endemic fossil insular mammals, including body size variation, cranial and postcranial changes, and modifications in dentition. At one point in the discussion, the author misinterprets and seriously distorts statements by Jordana et al () on the relationship between hypsodonty and longevity in the fossil insular bovid Myotragus balearicus Bate, .…”