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See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: /publication/227245520 Spiny Norman in the Garden of Eden? Dispersal and early biogeography of Placentalia ARTICLE in JO RNAL OF MAMMALIAN EVOL TION · J NE 2006 Impact Factor: 2.36 · DOI: 10.1007/s10914-006-9006-6 CITATIONS READS 23 63 2 AUTHORS: John Paul Hunter The Ohio State niversity 53 P BLICATIONS 829 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE Christine Janis Brown niversity 97 P BLICATIONS 4,323 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE Available from: John Paul Hunter Retrieved on: 24 February 2016 J Mammal Evol (2006) 13:89–123 DOI 10.1007/s10914-006-9006-6 ORIGINAL PAPER Spiny Norman in the Garden of Eden? Dispersal and early biogeography of Placentalia John P. Hunter · Christine M. Janis Published online: 25 May 2006 C Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2006 Abstract The persistent finding of clades endemic to the southern continents (Afrotheria and Xenarthra) near the base of the placental mammal tree has led molecular phylogeneti- cists to suggest an origin of Placentalia, the crown group of Eutheria, somewhere in the southern continents. Basal splits within the Placentalia have then been associated with vi- cariance due to the breakup of Gondwana. Southern-origin scenarios suffer from several problems. First, the place of origin of Placentalia cannot be reconstructed using phyloge- netic reasoning without reference to outgroups. When available outgroups are considered, a Laurasian origin is most parsimonious. Second