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Sexual Dimorphism and Body Reconstruction of a Hornless Rhinocerotid,Plesiaceratherium gracile, From the Early Miocene of the Shanwang Basin, Shandong, China

文献类型:期刊论文

作者Lu, Xiaokang1,2,3; Deng, Tao2,4,5; Zheng, Xiaoting6; Li, Fuchang7
刊名FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
出版日期2020-09-23
卷号8页码:13
关键词Plesiaceratherium Early Miocene Shanwang Basin Rhinocerotidae Aceratheriinae body size sexual diamorphism
ISSN号2296-701X
DOI10.3389/fevo.2020.544076
英文摘要

We investigated the sexual dimorphism and reconstructed the body ofPlesiaceratherium gracilebased on the numerous new specimens from the Early Miocene Shanwang Basin, China. The sexual dimorphism ofP. gracileis reflected by the size of both the lower incisor i2 [length male/female (M/F) ratio = 2.69, width M/F = 1.63] and the upper incisor I1 (length M/F = 1.63). Other mensural variations reveal their ranges greatly overlapping on both genders, with a low M/F ratio; hence, they cannot be interpreted as sexual dimorphism. The large-sized body and the strong sexual difference of incisors suggest thatP. gracileis polygynous and has a solitary lifestyle. When we reconstructed the body ofP. gracile, we found that the head-body length is 2,796-3,117 mm, the shoulder height is 1,476-1,627 mm, and the body weight is about 1,198 kg. All skeletons have the ventral edge of the thorax at the level of the olecranon of the ulna. The spinous processes of the posterior thoracic vertebrae and the lumbar vertebrae are always vertical, the metatarso-femur ratio and the tibio-femur ratio are high, and the two joint angles between the scapula, the humerus, and the radius are 102 degrees-143 degrees and 115 degrees-160 degrees, respectively, indicating thatP. gracilehas a mediportal limb and a horse-gallop running type. Furthermore, the limb-segment comparisons ofP. gracileand other rhinoceroses demonstrate that the proximal long bones, including the scapula, the humerus, and the femur, are important for the body height, regardless of whether their body is large or small-sized; the distal parts of the limb, including the metacarpus and the metatarsus, are sensitive to body mass changes.

WOS关键词LINXIA BASIN ; EVOLUTIONARY TRENDS ; RHINOCEROTIDAE ; MAMMALS ; GANSU ; PERISSODACTYLA ; MASS
资助项目Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, CAS)[LVEHO19003] ; State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy (Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, CAS)[203113] ; Strategic Priority Cultivating Research Program, Chinese Academy of Sciences[XDB26000000] ; Strategic Priority Cultivating Research Program, Chinese Academy of Sciences[XDA20070203] ; Strategic Priority Cultivating Research Program, Chinese Academy of Sciences[QYZDY-SSW-DQC022] ; Strategic Priority Cultivating Research Program, Chinese Academy of Sciences[GJHZ1885]
WOS研究方向Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种英语
WOS记录号WOS:000575482500001
出版者FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
资助机构Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, CAS) ; State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy (Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, CAS) ; Strategic Priority Cultivating Research Program, Chinese Academy of Sciences
源URL[http://ir.nigpas.ac.cn/handle/332004/32594]  
专题中国科学院南京地质古生物研究所
通讯作者Deng, Tao
作者单位1.Henan Univ Chinese Med, Human Anat & Histol Dept, Zhengzhou, Peoples R China
2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, Beijing, Peoples R China
3.Chinese Acad Sci, Nanjing Inst Geol & Palaeontol, State Key Lab Palaeobiol & Stratig, Nanjing, Peoples R China
4.CAS Ctr Excellence Life & Paleoenvironm, Beijing, Peoples R China
5.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China
6.Tianyu Museum Nat Hist, Pingyi, Shandong, Peoples R China
7.Museum Linqu Cty, Paleontol Dept, Linqu, Peoples R China
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Lu, Xiaokang,Deng, Tao,Zheng, Xiaoting,et al. Sexual Dimorphism and Body Reconstruction of a Hornless Rhinocerotid,Plesiaceratherium gracile, From the Early Miocene of the Shanwang Basin, Shandong, China[J]. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION,2020,8:13.
APA Lu, Xiaokang,Deng, Tao,Zheng, Xiaoting,&Li, Fuchang.(2020).Sexual Dimorphism and Body Reconstruction of a Hornless Rhinocerotid,Plesiaceratherium gracile, From the Early Miocene of the Shanwang Basin, Shandong, China.FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION,8,13.
MLA Lu, Xiaokang,et al."Sexual Dimorphism and Body Reconstruction of a Hornless Rhinocerotid,Plesiaceratherium gracile, From the Early Miocene of the Shanwang Basin, Shandong, China".FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 8(2020):13.

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