Project 4288: C. Tsai, Z. J. Tseng. 2022. Eurasian wanderer: an island sabre‐toothed cat (Felidae, Machairodontinae) in the Far East. Papers in Palaeontology. 8 (5):null.
Abstract
Machairodontinae, including the famous Smilodon and Homotherium, was an iconic Pleistocene carnivore lineage that occupied a critical ecological palaeo-niche and is thought to have had a profound impact on ice-age ecosystem structure. Recent ancient molecular studies on Homotherium suggest a wider distribution than that inferred from the fossil record, highlighting a need for additional fieldwork, fossil collection, and research in understudied geographic regions. After the original publication 80 years ago that identified a Pleistocene carnivore fossil as Felis sp. in Taiwan, here we revise its identification and demonstrate the presence of the large machairodontine cat, cf. Homotherium sp., in the Pleistocene of Taiwan, suggesting the eastern-most occurrence of this lineage in Eurasia. Our results also emphasize the importance of fossil curation and in-depth research in elucidating regional hidden diversity and lost ecosystem structure for the understanding faunal turnover and the origin of modern biodiversity.Read the article »
Article DOI: 10.1002/spp2.1469
Project DOI: 10.7934/P4288, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P4288
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Download Project SDD File | Total scored cells: 437 Total media associated with cells: 0 Total labels associated with cell media: 0 |
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Total characters: 37 Total characters with associated media: 0 Total characters with media with labels: 0 Total character states: 93 Total character states with associated media: 0 Total character states with media with labels:0 Total unordered/ordered characters:37/0 |
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- Creation Date:
23 June 2022 - Publication Date:
06 October 2022 - Project views: 3818
- Matrix downloads: 6
Authors' Institutions
- National Taiwan University
- University of California Berkeley
- American Museum of Natural History
Members
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Cheng-Hsiu Tsai Project Administrator | 16 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 437 (437, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M28816' (14 Taxa)
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[1] † Proailurus lemanensis Last Modified in 03/28/23 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[2] † Promegantereon ogygia Last Modified in 03/28/23 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[3] † Paramachaerodus orientalis Last Modified in 03/28/23 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[4] † Paramachaerodus maxixmiliani Last Modified in 03/28/23 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[5] † Rhizosmilodon fiteae Last Modified in 03/28/23 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[6] † Smilodon gracilus Last Modified in 03/28/23 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[7] † Smilodon fatalis Last Modified in 03/28/23 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[8] † Smilodon populator Last Modified in 03/28/23 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[9] † Megantereon cultridens Last Modified in 03/28/23 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[10] † Megantereon hesperus Last Modified in 03/28/23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[11] † Machairodus aphanistus Last Modified in 03/28/23 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[12] † Homotherium serum Last Modified in 03/28/23 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[13] † Amphimachairodus coloradensis Last Modified in 03/28/23 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[14] † Taiwan specimen Last Modified in 03/28/23 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Specimen list | 487 | |
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