Inferences of dietary preferences of Miocene squirrels (Xerinae, Sciuridae) from the Iberian Peninsula and Namibia using microwear analyses and enamel thickness

  1. Menéndez, Iris 1
  2. Gómez Cano, Ana R. 2
  3. Blanco, Fernando 3
  4. Hernández Fernández, Manuel 4
  5. Álvarez-Sierra, María A. 4
  6. Oliver, Adriana 2
  1. 1 Universitat de València
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    Universitat de València

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/043nxc105

  2. 2 Mujeres con los Pies en la Tierra
  3. 3 Museum für Naturkunde
  4. 4 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

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Revue:
Spanish journal of palaeontology

ISSN: 2255-0550

Année de publication: 2020

Titre de la publication: SPANISH JOURNAL OF PALAEONTOLOGY

Volumen: 35

Número: 2

Pages: 185-192

Type: Article

DOI: 10.7203/SJP.35.2.18481 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAccès ouvert editor

D'autres publications dans: Spanish journal of palaeontology

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Résumé

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.

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We want to thank Pablo Peláez-Campomanes for valuable comments on this manuscript. I.M. was funded by a predoctoral grant from the Complutense University of Madrid (CT27/16-CT28/16). This work was funded by the Spanish Society of Palaeontology through the help research grant 2018 (Ayudas a la investigación AJISEP-2018). This work was partially supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities (project PGC2018-094955-A-I00).

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