Sonidolestes wendusui, a new genus of Erinaceinae (Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from the Lower Miocene of Inner Mongolia, China

A new erinaceine, Sonidolestes wendusui gen. et sp. nov., from the Early Miocene of Inner Mongolia in China, is described here. The tooth morphology of this new taxon is quite unique. Especially, the enlarged p4 has a regressed paraconid and lacks the metaconid and the paralophid, unlike any known m...

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Published inHistorical biology Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11
Main Authors Li, Lu, Cailleux, Florentin, Mutu, Eerdeng, Van den Hoek Ostende, Lars W., Qiu, Zhuding
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis 02.01.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
durophagy
Early Miocene
Ecological niches
Erinaceinae
Inner Mongolia
Insects
Miocene
New genera
New species
Snails
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Summary:A new erinaceine, Sonidolestes wendusui gen. et sp. nov., from the Early Miocene of Inner Mongolia in China, is described here. The tooth morphology of this new taxon is quite unique. Especially, the enlarged p4 has a regressed paraconid and lacks the metaconid and the paralophid, unlike any known member of the Erinaceinae. Sonidolestes wendusui probably feeds on snails or coleopteran insects. The new erinaceine demonstrates the experimentation of members of the Asian Erinaceinae with different food and ecological niches.
ISSN:0891-2963
1029-2381
DOI:10.1080/08912963.2022.2141628