Sussemionus, a new subgenus of Equus (Perissodactyla,Mammalia) |
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Authors: | Véra Eisenmann |
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Institution: | Département histoire de la Terre, UMR 5143 du CNRS, paléobiodiversité et paléoenvironnements, MNHN, CP 38, 8, rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France |
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Abstract: | The new subgenus of Equus, Sussemionus, is defined by peculiar dental characters so far unknown, or exceptional in late Pleistocene and extant Equus; it was in consequence assumed to be restricted to the early and middle Pleistocene. During that period, it was highly successful, ranging from North America to Ethiopia, and included dry-adapted (E. granatensis-like) and more humid-adapted (E. coliemensis-like) species. Recent molecular and osteological analyses concurred to prove its survival until ca 45 KYBP in Khakassia, southwest Siberia, Russia. |
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Keywords: | Sussemionus n subgen Equidae Pleistocene Eurasia North America |
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