- Tytuł:
- A new species of the suid genus Kolpochoerus from Ethiopia
- Autorzy:
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Souron, A.
Boisserie, J.-R.
White, T.-D. - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/945607.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2015
- Wydawca:
- Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
- Tematy:
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new species
Kolpochoerus
Mammalia
Suinae
Hylochoerus
Potamochoerus
Pliocene
Pleistocene
Awash River
paleontology
Ethiopia - Opis:
- Although the suid genus Kolpochoerus is well known from the Plio-Pleistocene of Africa, the evolutionary history of one of its constituent species, K. majus, remained obscure until substantial fossil evidence accumulated during the last 20 years, largely from sites in Ethiopia. Here, we describe Kolpochoerus phillipi sp. nov., based on a fairly complete skull and the remains of additional individuals from ~2.5 Ma deposits at Matabaietu, in the Middle Awash study area of Ethiopia. Based on a phylogenetic analysis, we suggest that K. phillipi sp. nov. belongs to a clade of “bunolophodont suines” including K. majus and the extant giant forest hog Hylochoerus meinertzhageni. Within this clade, K. phillipi sp. nov. likely represents a potential ancestor of K. majus, based on its morphology and stratigraphic position.
- Źródło:
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Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2015, 60, 1; 80-96
0567-7920 - Pojawia się w:
- Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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