Hoplitomerycidae (Late Miocene, Italy), an Example of Giantism in Insular Ruminants

The remains of the largest Hoplitomeryx known to date have been retrieved from the upper Miocene limestones of Scontrone (Abruzzo, central Italy). Hoplitomerycidae derived from small-sized Oligocene Tragulina ruminants. Therefore, this is the first giant insular ruminant ever described. Insular gian...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of mammalian evolution 2015-06, Vol.22 (2), p.271-277
Hauptverfasser:	Mazza, Paul Peter Anthony, Rossi, Maria Adelaide, Agostini, Silvano
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal Genetics and Genomics Anthropology Biomedical and Life Sciences Evolutionary Biology Gigantism Hoplitomerycidae Hoplitomeryx Human Genetics Life Sciences Miocene Original Paper
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