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Title: When moles became diggers: Tegulariscaptor gen. nov., from the early Oligocene of south Germany, and the evolution of talpid fossoriality
Contributor(s): Sansalone, G  (author); Kotsakis, T (author); Schwermann, A H (author); Van den Hoek Ostende, L W (author); Piras, P (author)
Publication Date: 2018
Early Online Version: 2017-06-13
DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2017.1329235
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/26953
Abstract: The systematics of Geotrypus is among the most debated within Talpidae, but the recent development of quantitative methods for shape analyses allows us to provide a thorough reconsideration of Geotrypus spp. In the present study, we perform a systematic revision of the species Geotrypus minor from the early Oligocene of Germany using two-dimensional geometric morphometrics on the humerus, and cladistic analyses using two different character matrices. Our results suggest a distinct generic allocation for this species based on its unique humeral shape. Cladistic analyses reveal that G. minor has closer phylogenetic relationships with urotrichine shrew-moles than with other Geotrypus species or highly fossorial moles. Quantitative methods applied in this study support qualitative observations and fully justify a new generic allocation. In light of these results, Tegulariscaptor gen. nov. is proposed to encompass the material previously assigned to G. minor.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 16(8), p. 645-657
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
ISSN: 1478-0941
1477-2019
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 060303 Biological Adaptation
060809 Vertebrate Biology
040308 Palaeontology (incl. Palynology)
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 310403 Biological adaptation
310914 Vertebrate biology
370506 Palaeontology (incl. palynology)
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 280102 Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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School of Environmental and Rural Science

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