New remains of Egatochoerus jaegeri (Mammalia,Suoidea) from the late Eocene of Peninsular Thailand |
| |
| Authors: | MAEVA ORLIAC FRANCK GUY YAOWALAK CHAIMANEE JEAN‐JACQUES JAEGER STEPHANE DUCROCQ |
| |
| Affiliation: | 1. UMR 5554 CNRS, Institut des Sciences de L’Evolution, Université Montpellier II, Place Eugène Bataillon, F‐34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France;2. e‐mail: maeva.orliac@univ‐montp2.fr;3. UMR 6046 CNRS, Faculté des Sciences de Poitiers, Institut International de Paléoprimatologie, Paléontologie Humaine: Evolution et Paléoenvironnements, 40 avenue du Recteur Pineau, F‐86022 Poitiers Cedex, France;4. e‐mails: franck.guy@univ‐poitiers.fr;5. jean.jacques.jaeger@univ‐poitiers.fr;6. stephane.ducrocq@univ‐poitiers.fr;7. Geological Survey Division, Department of Mineral Resources, Rama VI Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand;8. e‐mail: yaowalak@dmr.go.th |
| |
| Abstract: | Abstract: We report here additional remains referred to Egatochoerus jaegeri from the late Eocene locality of Ban Mark in the Krabi basin, Thailand. The new material described, comprising upper and lower cheek teeth, deciduous premolars and partial cranial remains, makes E. jaegeri the best‐documented Eocene representative of Old World Suoidea at present. Detailed study and comparison of their cheek teeth structure reveal a homogeneity of the molar crest and groove patterns of Old World and New World Palaeogene suoids. |
| |
| Keywords: | Palaeogene Cetartiodactyla Krabi basin dental morphology CT scan |
|
|
