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Systematics and functional morphology of Molarochoerus yuanmouensis (Suidae, Mammalia) from the Late Miocene of Yunnan, China

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作者Pickford, M; Liu, JH; Pan, YR; Pickford, M (reprint author), Chaire Paleoanthropol & Prehist, 11 Pl Marcellin Berthelot, F-75231 Paris 05, France.
刊名COMPTES RENDUS PALEVOL
出版日期2004-12-01
卷号3期号:8页码:691-704
关键词Yuanmou Yunnan China Late Miocene Suidae Propotamochoerini
ISSN号1631-0683
文献子类Article
英文摘要The discovery of a propotamochoerine suid with unique features of the dentition and skull led to the naming of Molarochoerus yuanmouensis Liu & Pan [6]. Further study of the material reveals that this species was better adapted than Sus scrofa for the 'rooting' behaviour and that its dentition has morphological features indicating that it was eating hard food items. The posterior premolars are completely molarised, hence the generic name, the first time that any suid has been shown to possess almost perfectly molariform, P4/s and p/4s. In lateral view the curvature of the occlusal surface of the upper cheek teeth is convex ventrally, the opposite of the usual situation in suids. The origins of the rostral musculature are exceptionally well developed, and the nasal bones are much more robust than is usually the case in Suinae, indicating powerful musculature and fortified osseous structures presumably for 'rooting' in hard ground or for extended periods of time. The masseteric musculature appears to have been more massive than it is in Sus, Microstonyx and Propotamochoerus. (C) 2004 Academie des sciences. Published by Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.; The discovery of a propotamochoerine suid with unique features of the dentition and skull led to the naming of Molarochoerus yuanmouensis Liu & Pan [6]. Further study of the material reveals that this species was better adapted than Sus scrofa for the 'rooting' behaviour and that its dentition has morphological features indicating that it was eating hard food items. The posterior premolars are completely molarised, hence the generic name, the first time that any suid has been shown to possess almost perfectly molariform, P4/s and p/4s. In lateral view the curvature of the occlusal surface of the upper cheek teeth is convex ventrally, the opposite of the usual situation in suids. The origins of the rostral musculature are exceptionally well developed, and the nasal bones are much more robust than is usually the case in Suinae, indicating powerful musculature and fortified osseous structures presumably for 'rooting' in hard ground or for extended periods of time. The masseteric musculature appears to have been more massive than it is in Sus, Microstonyx and Propotamochoerus. (C) 2004 Academie des sciences. Published by Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.
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WOS研究方向Paleontology
语种英语
WOS记录号WOS:000225990700006
公开日期2013-11-27
源URL[http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/3594]  
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通讯作者Pickford, M (reprint author), Chaire Paleoanthropol & Prehist, 11 Pl Marcellin Berthelot, F-75231 Paris 05, France.
作者单位1.Chaire Paleoanthropol & Prehist, F-75231 Paris 05, France
2.CNRS, UMR 5143, Dept Hist Terre, F-75005 Paris, France
3.Yunnan Inst Culture Rel & Archaeol, Kunming 650118, Peoples R China
4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China
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Pickford, M,Liu, JH,Pan, YR,et al. Systematics and functional morphology of Molarochoerus yuanmouensis (Suidae, Mammalia) from the Late Miocene of Yunnan, China[J]. COMPTES RENDUS PALEVOL,2004,3(8):691-704.
APA Pickford, M,Liu, JH,Pan, YR,&Pickford, M .(2004).Systematics and functional morphology of Molarochoerus yuanmouensis (Suidae, Mammalia) from the Late Miocene of Yunnan, China.COMPTES RENDUS PALEVOL,3(8),691-704.
MLA Pickford, M,et al."Systematics and functional morphology of Molarochoerus yuanmouensis (Suidae, Mammalia) from the Late Miocene of Yunnan, China".COMPTES RENDUS PALEVOL 3.8(2004):691-704.

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