Unexpected finding of a new Equus species (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) belonging to a supposedly extinct subgenus in late Pleistocene deposits of Khakassia (Southwestern Siberia)

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Véra Eisenmann¹  Vasiliev Sergej¹ 

关键词: Mammalia;    Perissodactyla;    Equus (Sussemionus) ovodovi n. sp.;    late Pleistocene;    Proskuriakova;    southwestern Siberia;    new species;    Mammalia;    Perissodactyla;    Equus (Sussemionus) ovodovi n. sp.;    Pléistocène supérieur;    Proskuriakova;    sud-ouest sibérien;    espèce nouvelle;   

DOI  :  10.5252/g2011n3a5

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Museum National d Histoire Naturelle

【 摘 要 】

AnewspeciesofEquus,E.(Sussemionus)ovodovin.sp.,wasexcavatedinProskuriakovaCave(Khakassia,SouthwesternSiberia)indepositscarbondatedat40000BP.Thisslender,middle-sizedequidwasfirstconsideredasrelatedtoE.hydruntinusStehlinamp;Graziosi,1935butbiomolecularanalysesshowedthatitactuallybelongedtoagrouphithertounknownofEquus.Indeed,amoredetailedstudyofthefossilsevidencedfeaturescharacteristicofthesubgenusSussemionusEisenmann,2010,commonduringthemiddlePleistocenebutsupposedextinctafter.Thecurrentarticledescribesthisnewspecies.

【 授权许可】

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