Title:

Macroscelididae from the lower Miocene of the Northern Sperrgebiet, Namibia.

Author(s):
Publication Year:
2008
Abstract:

Macroscelididae are known from four main localities in the Northern Sperrgebiet (Namibia) (Elisabethfeld, Fiskus, Grillental and Langental) which have yielded a rich sample (ca. 600 specimens) including skulls, mandibles and post-cranial elements. The fauna is mainly composed of hypsodont species (Myohyrax oswaldi Andrews, 1914 and Protypotheroides beetzi Stromer, 1926) which are particularly abundant. A new species Myohyraxpickfordi and two new genera and species of Rhynchocyonine macroscelidids are erected: Brachyrhynchocyon jacobi and Hypsorhynchocyon burrelli. Material from the Middle Miocene of Arrisdrift is reconsidered in the light of the newly erected species.

Publication Title:

Memoir of the Geological Survey of Namibia

Publisher:
Geological Survey of Namibia
Issue:
20
Pages:
185-225
Item Type:
Journal Article
Language:
en

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