New material of Epiaceratherium and a new species of Mesaceratherium clear up the phylogeny of early Rhinocerotidae (Perissodactyla)
| Autor: | Damien Becker, Pierre-Olivier Antoine, Jérémy Tissier |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Jurassica Museum, Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier (UMR ISEM), École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR226, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR226-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
new species 010506 paleontology Mesaceratherium Multidisciplinary Anterior dentition Oligocene Biology Rhinocerotidae biology.organism_classification Epiaceratherium phylogeny 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Phylogenetics Evolutionary biology lcsh:Q [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology lcsh:Science [SDU.ENVI]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces environment 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Sequence (medicine) |
| Zdroj: | Royal Society Open Science Royal Society Open Science, The Royal Society, 2020, 7, ⟨10.1098/rsos.200633⟩ Royal Society Open Science, Vol 7, Iss 7 (2020) Royal Society Open Science, 2020, 7, ⟨10.1098/rsos.200633⟩ |
| ISSN: | 2054-5703 |
| Popis: | Reduction of the anterior dentition (i.e. incisors and canines) is a major adaptative trait of the Rhinocerotidae among Perissodactyla. However, the corresponding evolutionary sequence was lacking a robust phylogenetic frame to support it thus far. Here, we describe a new Oligocene species of Rhinocerotinae,Mesaceratheriumsp. nov. from the Swiss locality of Bumbach (MP25 reference level). In addition, we identify the only known complete mandible ofEpiaceratherium magnum, an early-branching rhinocerotid, as well as one of the earliest European rhinoceroses. We also compute a parsimony analysis based on morpho-anatomical characters to assess their phylogenetic position and elucidate the early evolution of the Rhinocerotidae. Our results allow to propose a new scenario for the reduction of the anterior dentition in which upper and lower dentitions would have undergone distinct evolutionary trajectories. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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