About the Authors

Oscar Ramírez

Affiliation Institute of Evolutionary Biology (UPF-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain

Elena Gigli

Affiliation Institute of Evolutionary Biology (UPF-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain

Pere Bover

Affiliation Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats (CSIC-UIB), Esporles, Mallorca, Spain

Josep Antoni Alcover

Affiliation Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats (CSIC-UIB), Esporles, Mallorca, Spain

Jaume Bertranpetit

Affiliation Institute of Evolutionary Biology (UPF-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain

Jose Castresana

Affiliation Institute of Evolutionary Biology (UPF-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain

Carles Lalueza-Fox

carles.lalueza@upf.edu

Affiliation Institute of Evolutionary Biology (UPF-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CLF. Performed the experiments: OR EG CLF. Analyzed the data: OR EG JB JC CLF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JB. Wrote the paper: OR CLF. Provided samples and paleontological information: PB JAA.