A new species of Plesiogulo (Mustelidae: Carnivora) from the Late Miocene of Africa

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dc.contributor.authorHaile-Selassie, Yohannes
dc.contributor.authorHlusko, Leslea J
dc.contributor.authorClark Howell, F
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-02T09:10:05Z
dc.date.available2014-01-02T09:10:05Z
dc.date.issued2004-12
dc.description.abstractA new species of Plesiogulo (Plesiogulo botori sp. nov.) is described from 5.5–6.0 Ma deposits in East Africa. This new fossil material comes from two localities: Lemudong’o in southern Kenya, and Adu Dora, in the Afar Depression of Ethiopia. The new mustelid species is larger than all known OldWorld Plesiogulo species and extends the temporal and spatial range of the genus inAfrica. Plesiogulo botori sp. nov. documents the earliest occurrence of the genus in Africa in general and the first evidence of its occurrence in late Miocene deposits of eastern Africa. Associated mammalian fauna at both localities where the species has been found indicate a closed/wooded habitat for the genus. This and other occurrences of the genus across Europe, Asia, and the New World indicate that the genus Plesiogulo was geographically widely dispersed during the upper Tertiary.en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Science Foundation Leakey Foundation University of Illinois Center for African Studies University of Illinois Research Board Palaeo-anthropology Scientific Trusten_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0078-8554
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net10539/13323
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherBernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Researchen_ZA
dc.subjectLate Miocene, Carnivora, Mustelidae, Kenya, Ethiopia.en_ZA
dc.titleA new species of Plesiogulo (Mustelidae: Carnivora) from the Late Miocene of Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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