A new species of Gomphos (Glires, Mammalia) from the Eocene of the Erlian Basin, Nei Mongol, China. (American Museum novitates, no. 3670)

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dc.contributor.authorMeng, Jin (Paleontologist)
dc.contributor.authorKraatz, Brian P.
dc.contributor.authorWang, Yuan-qing.
dc.contributor.authorNi, Xijun.
dc.contributor.authorGebo, Daniel Lee, 1955-
dc.contributor.authorBeard, K. Christopher.
dc.date.accessioned2009-12-10T18:00:44Z
dc.date.available2009-12-10T18:00:44Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description11 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. "November 30, 2009." Includes bibliographical references (p. 9-11).en
dc.description.abstractDental and postcranial specimens of Gomphos shevyrevae, sp. nov., from the lower part of the Irdin Manha Formation at the Huheboerhe locality, Erlian Basin, Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia), are described. The new species differs from G. elkema and G. ellae in having more robust teeth with inflated cusps and stronger lophs and a calcaneus with extra articulation for the astragalus and navicular. The new species is stratigraphically well constrained and probably represents the youngest known species of the genus, extending its geological record into the Middle Eocene. It also shows that mimotonids coexisted for millions of years as a side branch of duplicidentates with the earliest stem lagomorphs, including Dawsonolagus.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/6029
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherNew York, NY : American Museum of Natural History.en
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates, no. 3670.en
dc.subjectGomphos shevyrevae.en
dc.subjectMammals, Fossil.en
dc.subjectChina.en
dc.subjectEocene.en
dc.subjectErlani Basin.en
dc.subjectInner Mongolia.en
dc.titleA new species of Gomphos (Glires, Mammalia) from the Eocene of the Erlian Basin, Nei Mongol, China. (American Museum novitates, no. 3670)en

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