A cranium of "Gazella" nihensis from Pliocene of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and the differentiation of early Antilopina
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| 作者 | Wang, Shi-Qi2; Zhang, Xiao-Yong3; Li, Yi-Kun1; Zhang, Xiao-Xiao4; Jiangzuo, Qi-Gao2 |
| 刊名 | PALAEOWORLD
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| 出版日期 | 2025-10-01 |
| 卷号 | 34期号:5页码:15 |
| 关键词 | Antilopinae Gazella Procapra Pliocene Tibetan Plateau |
| ISSN号 | 1871-174X |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.palwor.2025.200960 |
| 英文摘要 | Fossils of Antilopina were often referred to and classified under the genus name "Gazella", except for some Miocene spiral horned antelopes; however, their true taxonomic attribution is difficult to determine due to the significant morphological variation observed in large fossil samples. Species of two extant genera within Antilopina that are widely distributed in China are Gazella subgutturosa and Procapra spp. Assigning abundant fossil specimens identified as "Gazella" from China to these two extant groups is particularly challenging. Molecular phylogenetic studies have revealed that Gazella and Procapra belong to two distinct clades within Antilopina. Therefore, the study of fossil "Gazella" is crucial for understanding the differentiation and evolutionary history of Antilopina, which includes a diverse array of genera that lived in Eurasia and Africa. In this article, we describe a newly discovered cranium of "Gazella" nihensis from the Pliocene Epoch on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The new cranium exhibits several distinctive features: the braincase is considerably elongated, with the occipital condyles protruding caudally beyond the paroccipital process; the cranial-facial axis is weakly curved, and the horn cores are strongly inclined caudally. The morphology is distinct from most other members of Antilopina. We testified the view that "Gazella" nihensis is possibly related with the living Procapra because of these specialized features. Interestingly, in "Gazella" nihensis, the elongated braincase that is less bent from the facial axis resembles that of the living Litocranius walleri; and the strongly caudally inclined horn core that of the living Ammodorcas clarkei and Antidorcas marsupialis. These similarities maybe the result of parallel evolution, but further research is needed to explore this interesting resemblance. (c) 2025 Elsevier B.V. and Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, CAS. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. |
| WOS关键词 | LATE MIOCENE ; BOVIDAE MAMMALIA ; ARTIODACTYLA ; MITOCHONDRIAL ; RUMINANTIA ; TAXONOMY |
| 资助项目 | National Key Research and Development Program of China[2023YFF0804501] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[42430207] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[42472004] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[42402025] ; Tianjin Municipal Natural Science Foundation[23JCYBJC00530] ; Upper Reaches of the Yellow River (in Qinghai Province) Research on Paleobiological Fossils and Environmental Changes[2022] |
| WOS研究方向 | Paleontology |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:001582373300001 |
| 出版者 | ELSEVIER |
| 源URL | [http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/24973]  |
| 专题 | 中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所 |
| 通讯作者 | Wang, Shi-Qi |
| 作者单位 | 1.Shenyang Normal Univ, Shenyang 110034, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 3.Northern Qinghai Tibet Plateau, Key Lab Geol Proc & Mineral Resources, Xining 810012, Qinghai, Peoples R China 4.Tianjin Nat Hist Museum, Tianjin 300201, Peoples R China |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Wang, Shi-Qi,Zhang, Xiao-Yong,Li, Yi-Kun,et al. A cranium of "Gazella" nihensis from Pliocene of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and the differentiation of early Antilopina[J]. PALAEOWORLD,2025,34(5):15. |
| APA | Wang, Shi-Qi,Zhang, Xiao-Yong,Li, Yi-Kun,Zhang, Xiao-Xiao,&Jiangzuo, Qi-Gao.(2025).A cranium of "Gazella" nihensis from Pliocene of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and the differentiation of early Antilopina.PALAEOWORLD,34(5),15. |
| MLA | Wang, Shi-Qi,et al."A cranium of "Gazella" nihensis from Pliocene of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and the differentiation of early Antilopina".PALAEOWORLD 34.5(2025):15. |
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