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The 40 pages that link to Grassland, each with the reason it gives.

• MioceneRelated: Grasslands expanded across many regions during the later Miocene.

• C4 carbon fixationRelated: The spread of open, often hot and seasonal habitats favored many C4 lineages.

• CenozoicRelated: Cenozoic grassland expansion transformed habitats and favored grazing animals.

• OligoceneRelated: Grasslands expanded in some regions as Oligocene climates became cooler and drier.

• PoaceaeRelated: Grasslands expanded alongside grass lineages adapted to open, frequently disturbed habitats.

• HypsodontyRelated: Expansion of grasslands is associated with increased prevalence of high-crowned teeth in some mammal lineages.

• NeogeneRelated: Grasslands expanded across many regions during Neogene cooling and drying.

• ChernozemRelated: Dense grass roots supply the organic matter that builds chernozem’s thick surface horizon.

• Ethiopian wolfRelated: Highland grasslands provide the hunting grounds where the wolf searches for rodents.

• Evolution of the horseRelated: Expanding grasslands altered food and habitat conditions for later horses.

• Canid evolutionRelated: Expanding open habitats created new ecological opportunities for running and hunting canids.

• NotoungulataRelated: The expansion of open habitats helped shape grazing adaptations in later notoungulates.

• SeriemaRelated: Open grasslands provide space for seriema foraging and running.

• WildebeestRelated: Open grasslands provide the forage and visibility that support wildebeest herds.

• BustardRelated: Many bustards depend on open grasslands for feeding, display, and nesting.

• MotacillidaeRelated: Open grassland supports many pipits and is the characteristic habitat of longclaws.

• American badgerRelated: Open grasslands provide characteristic habitat and abundant burrowing prey.

• CoucalRelated: Open grasslands and their edges provide coucals with prey and nesting cover.

• Crested caracaraRelated: Open grasslands provide accessible ground for hunting and scavenging.

• King quailRelated: Grasslands provide seeds, insects, and concealment for foraging king quails.

• PedetesRelated: Grasslands supply much of the plant food springhares eat.