Castoridae (Rodentia) from the Villafranchian site of Węże 2 in southern Poland

• Autorzy: Czernielewski Michał

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DOI

10.7306/gq.1650

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Several isolated teeth and jaw fragments of beavers (Rodentia: Castoridae), discovered at the Villafranchian (MN 16b?) site of Węże 2 in southern Poland, are attributable to two species: Dipoides ex gr. problematicus-sigmodus and Trogontherium (Euroxenomys) minus. The genus Dipoides and the species Trogontherium (Euroxenomys) minus have not previously been reported from Poland. Their presence at the Węże 2 site suggests that these lesser-known and extinct representatives of the Castoridae were adapted to similar conditions as the modern species (Castor fiber and C. canadensis).

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Villafranchian; rodents; beavers; Węże; karst

• Wydawca: Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
• Czasopismo: Geological Quarterly
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 66, No. 2
• Strony: art. no. 18
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 50 poz., fot., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Czernielewski Michał

• Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Paleobiology, Twarda 51/55, 00-818 Warszawa, Poland

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).