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Marcos D. Ercoli

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National University of Jujuy

Evolution and Paleontology StudiesComparative Animal Anatomy StudiesMorphological variations and asymmetryPaleontology and Evolutionary BiologyPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

Marcos D. Ercoli works in Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies, Morphological variations and asymmetry, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology. Recorded institutional associations include Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, National University of Jujuy.

118Publications
980Citations
19H-index

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Selected research works

Up to 100 highly cited works; DOI links open the original research. Counts reflect the collected record, not real-time citation totals.

  1. Mandible shape in marsupial and placental carnivorous mammals: a morphological comparative study using geometric morphometrics

    2011 · 91 citations
  2. Muscular Anatomy of the Forelimbs of the Lesser Grison (Galictis cuja), and a Functional and Phylogenetic Overview of Mustelidae and Other Caniformia

    2014 · 69 citations
  3. Locomotion in some small to medium-sized mammals: a geometric morphometric analysis of the penultimate lumbar vertebra, pelvis and hindlimbs

    2013 · 68 citations
  4. Form and function within a phylogenetic framework: locomotory habits of extant predators and some Miocene Sparassodonta (Metatheria)

    2012 · 58 citations
  5. Estimación de Masa de las Especies de Sparassodonta (Mammalia, Metatheria) de Edad Santacrucense (Mioceno Temprano) a Partir del Tamaño del Centroide de los Elementos Apendiculares: Inferencias Paleoecológicas

    2011 · 47 citations
  6. Paleoecology of the mammalian carnivores (Metatheria, Sparassodonta) of the Santa Cruz Formation (late Early Miocene)

    2012 · 39 citations
  7. The More, the Better: The Use of Multiple Landmark Configurations to Solve the Phylogenetic Relationships in Musteloids

    2014 · 37 citations
  8. The Functional and Phylogenetic Implications of the Myology of the Lumbar Region, Tail, and Hind Limbs of the Lesser Grison (Galictis cuja)

    2012 · 36 citations
  9. The Structure of the Mammalian Predator Guild in the Santa Cruz Formation (Late Early Miocene)

    2013 · 34 citations
  10. Tracing the origin of the panda’s thumb

    2015 · 33 citations
  11. Integrating locomotion, postures and morphology: The case of the tayra, Eira barbara (Carnivora, Mustelidae)

    2016 · 33 citations
  12. Differential locomotor and predatory strategies of Gondwanan and derived Laurasian dromaeosaurids (Dinosauria, Theropoda, Paraves): Inferences from morphometric and comparative anatomical studies

    2020 · 31 citations
  13. New records of Neogene Xenarthra (Mammalia) from eastern Puna (Argentina): diversity and biochronology

    2019 · 24 citations
  14. Mandible morphology and diet of the South American extinct metatherian predators (Mammalia, Metatheria, Sparassodonta)

    2015 · 22 citations
  15. Dental shape variation of Neogene Pachyrukhinae (Mammalia, Notoungulata, Hegetotheriidae): systematics and evolutionary implications for the late MiocenePaedotheriumspecies

    2017 · 22 citations
  16. Comparative myology of the ankle of Leopardus wiedii and L. geoffroyi (Carnivora: Felidae): functional consistency with osteology, locomotor habits and hunting in captivity

    2017 · 22 citations
  17. Patterns of morphological variation of the vertebral column in dolphins

    2014 · 21 citations
  18. Systematic and morphogeometric analyses of Pachyrukhinae (Mammalia, Hegetotheriidae) from the HuayquerÍas, Mendoza (Argentina): biostratigraphic and evolutionary implications

    2018 · 21 citations
  19. Sciuromorphy outside rodents reveals an ecomorphological convergence between squirrels and extinct South American ungulates

    2019 · 20 citations
  20. Myology of the Head, Neck, and Thoracic Region of the Lesser Grison (Galictis cuja) in Comparison with the Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) and Other Carnivorans: Phylogenetic and Functional Implications

    2016 · 17 citations
  21. Integration and diversity of the caviomorph mandible (Rodentia: Hystricomorpha): assessing the evolutionary history through fossils and ancestral shape reconstructions

    2019 · 17 citations
  22. Myology of the masticatory apparatus of herbivorous mammals and a novel classification for a better understanding of herbivore diversity

    2023 · 17 citations
  23. A new mammalian assemblage for Guanaco Formation (northwestern Argentina), and the description of a new genus of New World porcupine

    2021 · 16 citations
  24. Tracing the Paleobiology of Paedotherium and Tremacyllus (Pachyrukhinae, Notoungulata), the Latest Sciuromorph South American Native Ungulates – Part I: Snout and Masticatory Apparatus

    2020 · 15 citations
  25. Evolutionary Patterns of Mandible Shape Diversification of Caviomorph Rodents

    2020 · 12 citations

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