Research Projects

Apr, 2011 - Mar, 2014

Phyletic position and paleobiogeographic origin of an extinct mammalian order, Creodonta

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(基盤研究(B))  

Grant amount
(Total)
7,280,000 Japanese Yen
(Direct funding)
5,600,000 Japanese Yen
(Indirect funding)
1,680,000 Japanese Yen
Grant type
Competitive

Phylogeny of extant mammals have been dramatically modified by the application of molecular genetics, and correlation of the new phylogeny and biogeography has been suggested; however, extinct mammals, such as Creodonta, are excluded from such discussion. We determined classification of hyaenodontid creodonts from the Paleogene of Asia and reviewed occurrences of each hyaenodontid lineages. The results suggested that there were several dispersal events between Asia and other continents, including immigration from Africa in the early Eocene and multiple immigration and/or emigration in mid-to-high latitude northern hemisphere in the Eocene and Oligocene. Morphological observations and paleobiogeographical evidences indicated differences between hyaenodontid creodonts and carnivorans, which has been treated as the sister group of creodonts.

Link information
URL
https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/d/p/23370044.ja.html