Análisis de los patrones de coloración en bóvidos (Ruminantia, Artiodactyla): Aplicaciones en la paleorreconsctrucción de Tethytragus Azanza & Morales, 1994.

  1. Sergio Pérez González
  2. Juan López Cantalapiedra 2
  3. Gema María Alcalde 2
  4. Manuel Hernández Fernández 1
  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

  2. 2 Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
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    Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02v6zg374

Aldizkaria:
Paleolusitana

Argitalpen urtea: 2009

Alea: 1

Orrialdeak: 373-382

Mota: Artikulua

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This work offers a tentative interpretation of the possible coat colour pattern of the Miocene bovid genus Tethytragus. The method used includes a maximum likelihood reconstruction analysis of data collected from all the 55 species of extant ruminants pertaining to the monophyletic group including the subfamilies Aepycerotinae, Alcelaphinae, Hippotraginae, Pantholopinae y Caprinae. We inferred three different options of colour patterns, corresponding to the basal nodes of the phylogeny of such a group. All of these options share a series of common characteristics: neutral coloured body, white rump patches and possibly darker limbs and tail, as well as a white belly.The only apparent facial marks are white lips and possibly a dark nasal region.