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The Origin and Evolution of Mammals - Moodle

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Overkill hypothesis 289, 290<br />

Oxyaena 248, 249<br />

Oxyaenidae 248, 250<br />

Pachygenelus 72, 73, 74, 75<br />

feeding mechanism 100<br />

Pachyrukhos 246<br />

Paenungulata 222, 252–3<br />

Pakicetus 265, 266<br />

Palaeanodonta 247<br />

Palaeoamasia 254<br />

Palaeomastodon 256<br />

Palaeoryctida 229–30<br />

Palaeotheriidae 260<br />

Palaeotherium 262<br />

Paleoparadoxia 254, 257<br />

Paleothyris 16<br />

Palorchestes 213<br />

Palorchestidae 213<br />

Pantodonta 238, 239, 240<br />

Pantolestida 231<br />

Pappictidops 247, 250<br />

Pappotherium 173, 174<br />

Parabradyosaurus 30<br />

Paraceratherium 262<br />

Parageogale 259<br />

Paramys 273<br />

parental provision hypothesis 126<br />

Pariadens 196<br />

Parictis 260<br />

Pascualgnathus 69<br />

Patagonia 208<br />

Patene 203<br />

Patri<strong>of</strong>elis 249<br />

Patriomanis 268<br />

Patronomodon 40, 41, 79<br />

Paucituberculata 192, 204–8<br />

Paucitubulidentata 194<br />

Paulacoutoia 243<br />

Paulch<strong>of</strong>fatia 153, 154<br />

Paurodontidae 166<br />

Pediomyidae 198<br />

Pediomys 197, 198<br />

Pelycosaurs 19–26, 27<br />

feeding mechanism 90, 92<br />

forelimb musculature 102<br />

hindlimb musculature 105<br />

jaw musculature 91<br />

palaeoecology 80–3<br />

phylogeny 20<br />

Peradectes 199, 201<br />

Peramelemorphia 193, 212<br />

Peramus 161, 178<br />

dentition 167, 168<br />

Periptychids 236<br />

Perissodactyla 260–2<br />

cladogram 261<br />

Perrodelphys 206<br />

Petauridae 216<br />

Pezosiren 254, 256<br />

Phalanger 206<br />

Phalangeridae 216<br />

Phanerozoic<br />

stratigraphy chart 10<br />

Phascolotherium 152<br />

Phascolarctidae 216<br />

Phenacodontidae 238, 260<br />

Phenacodus 237, 238<br />

Phenacolophids 260<br />

Pholidota 222, 267–8<br />

Phorusrhacus 218<br />

Phosphatherium 253, 255<br />

Phthinosuchus 29, 30<br />

Phyllophaga 251<br />

Physiological constraints<br />

hypothesis 185–6<br />

Pilgrimella 252<br />

Pilkipildridae 216<br />

Pinnipedia 260<br />

Placentals 1, 169–71, 173<br />

Cretaceous radiation 274–9<br />

Divergent dates 275<br />

Eocene radiation 280–3<br />

fossil record<br />

incompleteness <strong>of</strong> 275<br />

interrelationships 222–226<br />

Miocene radiation 283–4<br />

Molecular phylogeny 224–226<br />

Palaeocene radiation 279–80<br />

Pleistocene radiation 284–90<br />

reproduction 190<br />

Placerias 52<br />

Plagiaulacida 154<br />

Plagiaulacoidea 154<br />

Plagiaulax 153<br />

Plagiomene 272<br />

Platycraniellus 63, 64<br />

Platyrrini 271<br />

Plesiadapiformes 232–4, 269<br />

Plesiadapis 233, 234<br />

Plesiorycteropus 257, 289<br />

Polydolopoids 204, 206<br />

Polydolops 204, 206<br />

Preadaptation<br />

definition 16<br />

Primates 269–72<br />

phylogeny 270<br />

Priscileo 213<br />

Pristerodon 49<br />

Pristinictis 249, 250<br />

Pristerodontoidea 48–51<br />

Pristerognathidae 56, 57<br />

Pristerognathus 55<br />

Pristinictis 247<br />

Proailurus 258, 259<br />

Proargyrolagus 207<br />

Probainognathia 66, 69–70<br />

Probainognathus 70, 78<br />

brain 119<br />

skull 66<br />

Probelesodon 70<br />

Proborhyaena 204<br />

Proboscidea 252, 253, 255-6<br />

Proburnetia 32, 33<br />

Proconsul 272<br />

Procynosuchia 60–2<br />

Procynosuchian grade<br />

feeding mechanism 95, 97<br />

Procynosuchus 60–2, 64, 75<br />

brain 119<br />

feeding mechanism 95, 97<br />

jaw musculature 96<br />

locomotion 110<br />

Prodesmatochoerus 263<br />

Prodinoceros 240, 241<br />

Prokennalestes 169, 170, 228<br />

Prolicaphrium 243<br />

Proliopithecoidea 272<br />

Prorastomus 256<br />

Prosimians 269, 271<br />

Proteopithecus 271<br />

Prostegotherium 250<br />

Prothylacinus 203, 204<br />

Protictis 249<br />

Protoclepsydrops 16<br />

Protorothyridids 16, 18<br />

Protorothyris 17<br />

Protoungulatum 230, 234, 235<br />

Prozostrodon 74<br />

Ptilodontoidea 154, 155<br />

Ptilodus<br />

brain 160<br />

dentition 155–6<br />

locomotion 158<br />

skull 153<br />

Pucadelphys 199, 200, 201, 203<br />

Pucanodus 242<br />

Purgatorius 189, 232–3<br />

Pyrotheria 242, 245<br />

Pyrotherium 243, 244<br />

Radinskya 260, 261<br />

Radiocarbon dating 7<br />

Radiometric dating 7, 9<br />

Ragnarok 236<br />

Ravenictis 247, 250<br />

Regisaurid 56<br />

Regisaurus 57<br />

Reigitherium 147<br />

Reiszia 29<br />

Repenomamus 152<br />

INDEX 329

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