Abstract The Miocene of the Western Alpine foreland basin were deposited in a north–south seaway along active alpine orogenic front. In subalpine massifs and southern Jura mountains, revised stratigraphy documents detailed chronology thrust propagation at western front, where tectonic activity had primary influence on palaeogeographical evolution. Here we propose nine maps during Miocene, first...

Teleostean evolution produced enormous variation in tooth morphology. This is related to the exploration and exploitation of very diverse dietary niches. Among extant fishes, several taxa order Tetraodontiformes (e.g. pufferfishes, porcupinefishes ocean sunfishes) have evolved highly specialized beak-like structures. Here we provide first description tetraodontiform crushing beaks from Argentin...