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Promephitis lartetii Gaudry, 1861 (Carnivora: Mephitidae) from the Late Miocene of Tuva (Taralyk-Cher Locality)

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The paper describes fossil remains of Promephitis lartetii (Mephitidae) from the Upper Miocene (MN 12-13) of Tuva, the Taralyk-Cher locality, presented by two nearly complete deformed skulls, mandibular rami, and maxilla, mandible fragments, and isolated teeth. The variability of taxonomically significant characters in the morphology P4-M1 and the skull of P. lartetii has been studied. The stability of the taxonomic characters of the genus Promephitis has been analyzed.

Source: Палеонтологический журнал

DOI: 10.31857/s0031031x24020118

Authors: I. F. Araslanov, A. V. Lavrov

Institutions: Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Paleontology A A Borisyak

Language: English

Topic: Evolution and Paleontology Studies

Subfield: Paleontology

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Government of Jiangsu Province

OpenAlex ID: W4404025020

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