Martes wenzensis Stach, 1959 within the early history of the genus Martes Pinel, 1792

• Autorzy: Marciszak Adrian , Lipecki Grzegorz , Spassov Nikolai

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/agp.2023.148027

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Martes wenzensis Stach, 1959 is the only European Pliocene marten and possible ancestor of an evolutionary lineage leading through Martes vetus Kretzoi, 1942 to Martes martes Linnæus, 1758. Its occurrence ranged between c. 3.6–2.2 Ma and its presence is recorded herein from four sites: three Polish and one Bulgarian (Varshets). The oldest record from Węże 1, dated to 3.6–3.2 Ma, is also the most abundant and the type locality for this species. Only isolated teeth came from two other Polish sites, Węże 2 and Rębielice Królewskie 1A, dated to 2.5–2.2 Ma. The visceocranium from Varshets (c. 2.5 Ma) shows intermediate features between the type specimen from Węże 1 and the Early Pleistocene M. vetus, its possible descendant. The palaeontological records corroborate well with molecular data. The comparison of marten crania from Węże 1 and Varshets shows decrease in size and massiveness of teeth during the evolution of the species. Martes wenzensis shows an admixture of features inherent to M. vetus, M. martes, and M. foina Erxleben, 1777. The species resembles more M. vetus and M. martes than M. foina. It is described as a large, robust marten, with a flat forehead, short and broad viscerocranium, wide snout, robust canines, elongated and narrow premolars and enlarged carnassials.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

martes; evolution; dentition; lineage; pliocene; pleistocene

PL

kuna; ewolucja; uzębienie; rodowód; pliocen; plejstocen

• Wydawca: Faculty of Geology of the University of Warsaw ; Komitet Nauk Geologicznych PAN
• Czasopismo: Acta Geologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 74, no. 1
• Strony: art. no. e4
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 125 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Marciszak Adrian

• Department of Palaeozoology, University of Wrocław

autor

Lipecki Grzegorz

• Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences

autor

Spassov Nikolai

• National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2026).