A new species of Vasseuromys (Gliridae, Mammalia) from the Upper Oligocene of the Ebro Basin (Spain)

In this paper, a new species of Vasseuromys , V. bergasensis sp. nov., from the locality of Bergasa (Ebro Basin, Spain), is described. Bergasa contains a fauna belonging to the Late Oligocene (zone MP30), composed—among other species—of Issiodoromys pseudanaema and Rhodanomys transiens . The main di...

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Published in:Paläontologische Zeitschrift 2014-03, Vol.88 (1), p.73-84
Main Authors: Ruiz-Sánchez, Francisco Javier, Lacomba-Andueza, Jose Ignacio, Freudenthal, Matthijs, Álvarez-Sierra, Mari Ángeles
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Language:English
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Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Paleontology
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Summary:In this paper, a new species of Vasseuromys , V. bergasensis sp. nov., from the locality of Bergasa (Ebro Basin, Spain), is described. Bergasa contains a fauna belonging to the Late Oligocene (zone MP30), composed—among other species—of Issiodoromys pseudanaema and Rhodanomys transiens . The main diagnostic features of V. bergasensis sp. nov. are the presence of a long centrolophid (fused or not to the mesoconid) in the lower molars, a large reduction in the number and length of extra ridges in the upper and lower molars, the absence of extra ridges between metalophid and centrolophid and between centrolophid and mesolophid, and the absence of the metatrope in more than half the specimens of the upper teeth M1 and M2. V. bergasensis sp. nov. is similar in size to V. elegans and smaller than the other members of the genus. The age and simple dental pattern of the new species of Vasseuromys allow us to hypothesize about relationships within the genus.
ISSN:0031-0220
1867-6812
DOI:10.1007/s12542-013-0177-1