La faune de rongeurs des grottes a Autralopithèques
Date
1957-04
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The Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research
Abstract
This is the first of a series to be devoted to the rodent fossils of South African caves.
It is mainly concerned with a discussion of the Cricetid genus Mystromys, which forms the
dominant element of the rodent fauna. The two sub-species of M. hausleitneri described by
Broom are considered to be indistinguishable from each other; the species itself is distinguished
by the dimensions of the teeth. The dentition of a new species, Mystromys darti, is fully
described and the relations with Petromyscus are discussed.
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Keywords
rodent fossils, caves, dentition