Cargando…

A large mimotonid from the Middle Eocene of China sheds light on the evolution of lagomorphs and their kin

Mimotonids share their closest affinity with lagomorphs and were a rare and endemic faunal element of Paleogene mammal assemblages of central Asia. Here we describe a new species, Mimolagus aurorae from the Middle Eocene of Nei Mongol (China). This species belongs to one of the most enigmatic genera...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Fostowicz-Frelik, Łucja, Li, Chuankui, Mao, Fangyuan, Meng, Jin, Wang, Yuanqing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4377629/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25818513
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep09394