A New Species of Water Vole from the Early Pleistocene of Southern Europe

Cuenca, Gloria; Agustı́, Jordi; Lira, Jaime; Rubio, Maria Melero; Rofes, Juan

doi:10.4202/app.2009.0027

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“…As this article reveals, the dental morphological characters (SDQ index, the presence of an enamel islet and Mimomys ridge) and size of M. savini are different from those of Arvicola jacobaeus during this period. Among M. savini populations, a higher percentage of individuals than in modern ones possess an enamel islet (Arvicola jacobaeus does not have an enamel islet), and their average length is approximately 3.2 mm, whereas in Arvicola jacobaeus smallest length values are 3.48 mm (Cuenca-Bescós et al, 2010a). The data obtained in this study, together with the classification of A. jacobaeus, thus force us to reconsider the evolutionary relationship between Mimomys savini and Arvicola.…”

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“…where N refers to the number of dentine fields of the studied tooth; teet (trailing edge enamel thickness) refers to the maximum thickness of the posterior enamel band; and leet (leading edge enamel thickness) refers to the maximum thickness of the anterior enamel band of each dentine field (Heinrich, 1978(Heinrich, , 1987von Koenigswald & van Kolfschoten, 1996; modified by Cuenca-Bescós et al, 2010a). All the measurements were taken on the occlusal plane of the molars with the image-treatment software Adobe PhotoShop CS5, using photographs from an Infinity X camera coupled to an Olympus SZ-40 binocular microscope.…”

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“…8), both Arvicola jacobaeus (Maul et al, 1998), Fuente Nueva 3, Barranco León, Gran Dolina TD 4B, TD 5b, TD 5a, TD 6-3, TD 6-2 and TD 6-1 (this study), Voigtstedt (Maul et al, 1998), Meisenheim I (Kolfschoten, 1990, localities in the Pannonian Basin, Central Europe and Weimar-Ehringsdorf (Heinrich, 1982), Trinchera Galeria (Atapuerca) (Cuenca-Bescós et. al., 2010a), El Mirón (Cantabria) and Abric Romani (Tarragona) (Cuenca-Bescós et. al., 2010a), and finally current data from populations in Zaragoza (Cuenca-Bescós et.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…al., 2010a), El Mirón (Cantabria) and Abric Romani (Tarragona) (Cuenca-Bescós et. al., 2010a), and finally current data from populations in Zaragoza (Cuenca-Bescós et. al., 2010a).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A decreasing trend in SDQ starts in late populations of Mimomys savini and continues in Arvicola ones. Sima del Elefante (Cuenca-Bescós et al, 2010a), Untermassfeld (Maul et al, 1998), Fuente Nueva 3, Barranco León, Gran Dolina TD 4B, TD 5b, TD 5a, TD 6-3, TD 6-2 and TD 6-1 (cette étude), Voigstedt (Maul et al, 1998), Meisenheim I (Kolfschoten, 1990), localités du Bassin Pannonien, d'Europe Centrale et de Weimar Ehringsdorf (Heinrich, 1982, Trinchera Galeria (Atapuerca) (Cuenca-Bescós et al, 2010a), El Mirón (Cantabrie) and the oldest populations of Arvicola cantianus display similar values to those of Mimomys savini. Moreover, the most modern populations of Mimomys savini (Gran Dolina TD 6-2, TD 6-1 and Voigtstedt) show a trend towards a reduction in this index, which is continued in Arvicola populations up to recent times.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Pleistocene evolutionary trends in dental morphology of Mimomys

Pleistocene evolutionary trends in dental morphology of Mimomys

Biochronological data inferred from the Early Pleistocene small mammals of the Barranc de la Boella site (Tarragona, north‐eastern Spain)

Paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstructions based on the small vertebrates from the Middle Paleolithic of Hohle Fels Cave, SW Germany

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