On a new diatomyid (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Paleogene of south-east Serbia, the first record of the family in Europe

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On a new diatomyid (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Paleogene of south-east Serbia, the first record of the family in Europe
 
Marković, Zoran; Wessels, Wilma; van de Weerd, Andrew A.; de Bruijn, Hans
(2018) Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, volume 98, issue 3, pp. 459 - 469
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Abstract
A new diatomyid genus and species, Inopinatia balkanica, from the early Oligocene of south-east Serbia is described, and the affinities between the Diatomyidae and Ctenodactylidae are discussed. Inopinatia balkanica nov. gen. nov. sp. seems to have retained its deciduous teeth throughout life just as all other species of the family. ... read more
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Keywords: Rodentia, Diatomyidae, Oligocene, Serbia, Biogeography, General Earth and Planetary Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12549-017-0301-4
ISSN: 1867-1594
Publisher: Springer Verlag
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