Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • Brief Communication
  • Published:

Fossil molar from a Madagascan marsupial

Nature volume 412, pages 497–498 (2001)Cite this article

The discovery of a tiny tooth from the Late Cretaceous period has sizeable implications.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Buy this article

  • Purchase on Springer Link
  • Instant access to full article PDF
Buy now

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Figure 1: Lower-left molar (UA 8699) of a marsupial mammal from the Late Cretaceous period in Madagascar.

References

  1. Krause, D. W. et al. GSA Today 9, 1–7 (1999).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Rogers, R. R., Hartman, J. H. & Krause, D. W. J. Geol. 108, 275–301 (2000).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Cifelli, R. L. in Mammal Phylogeny Vol. 1: Mesozoic Differentiation, Monotremes, Early Therians, and Marsupials (eds Szalay, F. S., Novacek, M. J. & McKenna, M. C.) 205–215 (Springer, New York, 1993).

    Book  Google Scholar 

  4. Fox, R. C. Can. J. Earth Sci. 12, 412–442 (1975).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. Luo, Z.-X, Cifelli, R. L. & Kielan-Jaworowska, Z. Nature 409, 53–57 (2001).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Cifelli, R. L. & Eaton, J. G. Nature 325, 520–522 (1987).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  7. Cifelli, R. L. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 90, 9413–9416 (1993).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Cifelli, R. L. & Muizon, C. J. Mamm. Evol. 4, 241–258 (1997).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Clemens, W. A. & Lillegraven, J. A. Contr. Geol., Univ. Wyoming, Spec. Pap. 3, 55–85 (1986).

    Google Scholar 

  10. Slaughter, B. H. Science 162, 254–255 (1968).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. Fox, R. C. & Naylor, B. G. in Sixth Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems and Biota (eds Sun, A. & Wang, Y.) 247–250 (China Ocean, Beijing, 1995).

    Google Scholar 

  12. Woodburne, M. O. & Case, J. A. J. Mamm. Evol. 3, 121–161 (1996).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Prasad, G. V. R. & Sahni, A. Nature 332, 638–640 (1994).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  14. Masters, J. C., Rayner, R. J. & Tattersall, I. in Creatures of the Dark: The Nocturnal Prosimians (eds Alterman, L., Doyle, G. A. & Izard, M. K.) 31–44 (Plenum, New York, 1995).

    Book  Google Scholar 

  15. Storey, M. et al. Science 267, 852–855 (1995).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Anatomical Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, 11794-8081, USA

    David W. Krause

Authors
  1. David W. Krause
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to David W. Krause.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Krause, D. Fossil molar from a Madagascan marsupial. Nature 412, 497–498 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35087649

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/35087649

This article is cited by

Comments

By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.

Search

Advanced search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing