Morphology of a fossil elephant calf (Archidiskodon, Elephantidae) from the Oldowan Muhkai IIa site
| Autor: | D. V. Ozherelyev, E. N. Mashchenko, Kh. A. Amirkhanov |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Morphology (linguistics)
Elephants Mandible Biology General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Elephantidae Elephas stomatognathic system medicine Animals media_common.cataloged_instance media_common General Immunology and Microbiology Enamel paint Fossils Skull Paleontology General Medicine Anatomy biology.organism_classification stomatognathic diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Jaw visual_art visual_art.visual_art_medium General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Oldowan |
| Zdroj: | Doklady Biological Sciences. 465:274-278 |
| ISSN: | 1608-3105 0012-4966 |
| DOI: | 10.1134/s0012496615060010 |
| Popis: | The skull and lower jaw morphology of a calf of Archidiskodon sp. from the Oldowan (Early Paleolithic) Muhkai IIa site (Akushinskii raion, Dagestan) is described. The Muhkai IIa site is dated more than 1.5 Ma. This is the first record of the skull and lower jaw of calf of this species from the northern Caucasus. A skull fragment and lower jaw with functioning teeth of the DP2/DP3 generation are preserved. The calf is at most 8-10 months of individual age. The finely plicate enamel and formation of a complete enamel loop on DP3 are evidence that the calf belongs to Archidiskodon rather than to the European Elephas lineage. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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