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Mimolagus teeth, tarsals and body-size model

Middle Eocene teeth and tarsals document an unusually large mimotonid and support bounded functional comparisons.

Represented range47.8–41.2 Ma
RegionsLower Irdin Manha Formation, Erlian Basin, Nei Mongol, China
CladesMimolagus aurorae · Glires · Mimotonidae

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morphology · medium

Mimolagus aurorae holotype right M3 IVPP V20115 and referred teeth and tarsals document a large middle-Eocene mimotonid; estimated body mass and convergence on small tapiroid ecomorphology derive from astragalar regression and functional comparison, not direct ecology or ancestry.

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References

  1. A large mimotonid from the Middle Eocene of China sheds light on the evolution of lagomorphs and their kinFostowicz-Frelik, Ł.; Li, C.; Mao, F.; Meng, J.; Wang, Y. · 2015 · DOI 10.1038/srep09394
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