The earliest Muntiacus (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from the Late Miocene of Yuanmou, southwestern China (original) (raw)
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Abstract
The extended excavations from 1998 to 2000 in Yuanmou, Yunnan Province, southwestern China, resulted in the discovery of a new Late Miocene (ca 9-7 Ma) hominoid locality with associated mammalian fauna at Leilao. It includes a new muntjak, Muntiacus leilaoensis sp. nov. It has similar morphology to the extant forms and is the earliest record of the Muntiacus. This discovery shows that the Muntiacus are a persistent and conservative group in contrast with the other rapidly evolving cervids since ca 9-7 Ma. To cite this article: W. Dong et al., C. R. Palevol 3 (2004).
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Comptes rendus - Palevol
Pub Date:
2004
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Keywords:
- Muntiacus;
- Cervidae;
- Artiodactyla;
- Yuanmou;
- China;
- Late Miocene