The first complete cranium of Homotherium (Machairodontinae, Felidae) from the Nihewan Basin (northern China).
Carnivora
Early Pleistocene
Homotherium
Nihewan Basin
Shigou
Journal
Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007)
ISSN: 1932-8494
Titre abrégé: Anat Rec (Hoboken)
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101292775
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 Jul 2022
12 Jul 2022
Historique:
revised:
02
06
2022
received:
25
03
2022
accepted:
16
06
2022
entrez:
12
7
2022
pubmed:
13
7
2022
medline:
13
7
2022
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
The Nihewan Basin is famous for producing a rich Early Pleistocene fauna, the most classic and standard for the Early Pleistocene of northern China, as well as rich paleolithic remains, documenting the early presence of humans. Many fossil Carnivora, including the scimitar toothed cat Homotherium, were found from this basin, but no complete material of this cat was known, which hampers a deep study of its taxonomy. Here, we report a complete cranium of Homotherium, found in Shigou, a recently discovered locality in the Nihewan Basin. The morphology of the cranium supports its assignment to Homotherium crenatidens teilhardipiveteaui, a terminal evolutionary stage of the species with a Palearctic distribution. Our analyses suggest that Homotherium evolved largely contemporarily in different regions of Eurasia, suggesting a continuous gene flow within the continent, and the subspecies delimitation should be more chronological than geographical.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : Chinese Natural Science Foundation Program
ID : 42102001
Organisme : Chinese Natural Science Foundation Program
ID : 41772018
Organisme : China Scholarship Council
Organisme : State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy (Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, CAS)
ID : 193105
Organisme : Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences
ID : XDB26000000
Organisme : Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences
ID : XDA20070203
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© 2022 American Association for Anatomy.
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