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On the phylogeny and zoogeography of the leptarctines (Carnivora, Mammalia)
Qiu ZhanxiangNorbert Schmidt-kittlersubject
Mastoid processFossaMandiblePaleontologyAnatomyBiologybiology.organism_classificationSkullmedicine.anatomical_structureZoogeographyPhylogeneticsMiddle earmedicineCarnivoradescription
A restudy of the skull and mandible ofLeptarctus neimenguensis Zhai from the Middle Miocene of China and the preparation of its auditory region led to the recognition of new features. The most important among them is the presence of a small suprameatal fossa partly hidden in the bony mastoid process corresponding to the structure described inPlesiogale andParagale (Schmidt-Kittler 1981) and representing the most primitive type of the mustelid middle ear.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-06-01 | Paläontologische Zeitschrift |