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Inferences of dietary preferences of Miocene squirrels (Xerinae, Sciuridae) from the Iberian Peninsula and Namibia using microwear analyses and enamel thickness
Adriana OliverIris MenéndezAna Rosa Gómez CanoMaría ÁNgeles ÁLvarez-sierraFernando BlancoManuel Hernández Fernándezsubject
Atlantoxerusgeography.geographical_feature_categoryEnamel paintbiologyAtlantoxerus getulusZoologymicrowear enamel thickness sciuridae ground squirrels dietary inference.PaleontologyExtinct speciesbiology.organism_classificationQE701-760GeographyExtant taxonPeninsulavisual_artvisual_art.visual_art_mediumXerinaedescription
In this work, we compared microwear features and enamel thickness from upper molars (M1 and M2) of extinct Xerinae squirrels from the Miocene of Namibia (Vulcanisciurus sp) and the Iberian Peninsula (Atlantoxerus nov. sp. and Heteroxerus rubricati). We also examined the microwear from young and adult specimens of one extant squirrel, Atlantoxerus getulus, to compare it with the extinct species. Both, the microwear features and enamel thickness showed that the Miocene African species presented a more abrasive diet than the Iberian ones.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-12 | Spanish Journal of Palaeontology |