Morphological and ecological diversity of Amebelodontidae (Proboscidea, Mammalia) revealed by a Miocene fossil accumulation of an upper-tuskless proboscidean
文献类型：期刊论文
| 作者 | Wang, Shi-Qi1,2 ; Deng, Tao1,2; Ye, Jie1; He, Wen3; Chen, Shan-Qin3
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| 刊名 | JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY
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| 出版日期 | 2017 |
| 卷号 | 15期号:8页码:601-615 |
| 关键词 | Amebelodontidae Functional Morphology Evolution Proboscidean |
| DOI | 10.1080/14772019.2016.1208687 |
| 文献子类 | Article |
| 英文摘要 | Amebelodontidae is the most taxonomically and morphologically diverse group of proboscideans. However, relative to the morphological variation of the mandible and mandibular tusks, ecological and phylogenetic differentiations within Amebelodontidae have been largely debated. Here we evaluate a middle Miocene fossil accumulation of a new amebelodontid, Aphanobelodon zhaoi gen. et sp. nov. This species lacks upper tusks, which is unique in elephantiforms. The mandible and mandibular tusk morphologies of A. zhaoi are similar to those of the genus Platybelodon, which is the typical representative of one of the two main amebelodontid branches (the other branch is represented by Amebelodon). We suggest that Amebelodon potentially used its mandible and mandibular tusks to dig for food in relatively hard substrates; whereas Platybelodon is more specialized and possibly used its mandibular tusks for cutting soft vegetation. Aphanobelodon zhaoi morphology indicates that it is an offshoot of the platybelodont clade within Amebelodontidae, because it has primitive undifferentiated states of the mandible and mandibular tusks. Cladistic analysis indicates that Aphanobelodon, Platybelodon and Torynobelodon comprise a monophyletic group within Amebelodontidae. This study enhances our knowledge regarding proboscidean evolutionary history in terms of morphology, taxonomy and biology.http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8F30BAC7-4245-4952-BFCF-884E3DB839F6 |
| WOS关键词 | GOMPHOTHERIUM ANGUSTIDENS CUVIER ; MIDDLE-MIOCENE ; LINXIA BASIN ; PLATYBELODON ; ANATOMY ; CHINA ; NINGXIA ; TONGXIN ; HABITS ; FRANCE |
| WOS研究方向 | Evolutionary Biology ; Paleontology |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000402636200001 |
| 资助机构 | National Basic Research Program of China(2012CB821900) ; Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB03020104) ; National Natural Science Foundation of China(41372001 ; Special Research Program of Basic Science and Technology of the Ministry of Science and Technology(2015FY310100-14) ; 41430102) |
| 源URL | [http://124.16.247.212/handle/311034/7576]  |
| 专题 | 古脊椎动物与古人类研究所_图书馆1 古脊椎动物与古人类研究所_古哺乳动物研究室 |
| 作者单位 | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 2.CAS Ctr Excellence Tibetan Plateau Earth Sci, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 3.Hezheng Paleozool Museum, Hezheng 731200, Peoples R China |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Wang, Shi-Qi,Deng, Tao,Ye, Jie,et al. Morphological and ecological diversity of Amebelodontidae (Proboscidea, Mammalia) revealed by a Miocene fossil accumulation of an upper-tuskless proboscidean[J]. JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY,2017,15(8):601-615. |
| APA | Wang, Shi-Qi,Deng, Tao,Ye, Jie,He, Wen,&Chen, Shan-Qin.(2017).Morphological and ecological diversity of Amebelodontidae (Proboscidea, Mammalia) revealed by a Miocene fossil accumulation of an upper-tuskless proboscidean.JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY,15(8),601-615. |
| MLA | Wang, Shi-Qi,et al."Morphological and ecological diversity of Amebelodontidae (Proboscidea, Mammalia) revealed by a Miocene fossil accumulation of an upper-tuskless proboscidean".JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY 15.8(2017):601-615. |
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