Project 4214: G. N. Bronner, S. Mynhardt, N. C. Bennett, L. Cohen, N. Crumpton, M. Hofreiter, P. Arnold, R. J. Asher. 2024. Phylogenetic history of golden moles and tenrecs (Mammalia: Afrotheria). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 201 (1):184-213.
Abstract
We conducted a phylogenetic analysis of genetic and anatomical data focusing on golden moles (Chrysochloridae) and tenrecs (Tenrecidae). Our results support the now well-resolved topology for extant tenrecids, in addition to the paraphyly of ‘Chrysochlorinae’ and the genera Chrysochloris and Chlorotalpa as traditionally used. Carpitalpa arendsi is the sister taxon to Neamblysomus; together, they compose the sister clade of Amblysomus. Unexpectedly, Calcochloris obtusirostris is the sister taxon of Chrysospalax. The oldest divergence within crown Chrysochloridae is likely to be the node separating Eremitalpa–Huetia or Eremitalpa alone from the remaining species. A Chrysochloris–Cryptochloris root appears most frequently under equally weighted parsimony or with few or no sampled tenrecids, suggesting that it is artefactual. The tropical genus Huetia is among the most widely distributed and anatomically polymorphic in our sample. Eremitalpa and Huetia have a relatively unspecialized hyoid apparatus and short angular process of the dentary. These elements in Huetia show a particular resemblance to those of the Namibian fossil Namachloris, which we reconstruct as a stem chrysochlorid. Crown chrysochlorids are geologically younger than crown tenrecids and probably diversified in the Miocene around the same time as the tenrecid genus Microgale. Fossils of both groups from Eocliff in Namibia are probably late Eocene to early Miocene in age.Read the article »
Article DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad121
Project DOI: 10.7934/P4214, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P4214
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Download Project SDD File | Total scored cells: 6243 Total media associated with cells: 19 Total labels associated with cell media: 15 |
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Total characters: 173 Total characters with associated media: 5 Total characters with media with labels: 5 Total character states: 395 Total character states with associated media: 348 Total character states with media with labels:344 Total unordered/ordered characters:173/0 |
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- Creation Date:
16 March 2022 - Publication Date:
28 September 2023 - Matrix downloads: 8
Authors' Institutions
- Natural History Museum, London
- Universität Potsdam (Potsdam University)
- Stellenbosch University
- University of Cambridge
- University of Cape Town
- University of Pretoria
- Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency
Members
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Robert Asher Project Administrator | 54 | 65 | 203 | 173 | 387 | 462 | 6243 (6022, 0, 221) | 19 | 15 | 21 | ||||
Gary Bronner Character annotater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Samantha Mynhardt Character annotater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M28763' (48 Taxa)
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[1] Procavia capensis Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 5 | 155 | 147 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[2] Elephantulus rufescens Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 5 | 161 | 154 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[3] Amblysomus corriae Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 7 | 166 | 153 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[4] Amblysomus hottentotus Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 5 | 165 | 156 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
[5] Amblysomus marleyi Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 77 | 90 | 89 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[6] Amblysomus meesteri Taxon name last Modified on 10/26/22 | 7 | 160 | 159 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[7] Amblysomus robustus Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 5 | 166 | 157 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[8] Amblysomus septentrionalis Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 12 | 155 | 151 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[9] Calcochloris obtusirostris Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 23 | 145 | 138 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[10] Carpitalpa arendsi Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 36 | 135 | 131 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[11] Chlorotalpa duthieae Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 10 | 162 | 153 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[12] Chlorotalpa sclateri Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 10 | 163 | 154 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[13] Chrysochloris asiatica Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 4 | 166 | 163 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[14] Kilimatalpa stuhlmanni Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 11 | 161 | 157 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[15] Chrysospalax trevelyani Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 12 | 164 | 150 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[16] Chrysospalax villosus Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 22 | 154 | 137 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[17] Cryptochloris wintoni Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 11 | 162 | 146 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
[18] Cryptochloris zyli Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 51 | 121 | 87 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
[19] Echinops telfairi Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 5 | 159 | 156 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[20] Eremitalpa granti Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 5 | 166 | 161 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
[21] Geogale aurita Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 5 | 165 | 162 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[22] Hemicentetes semispinosus Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 5 | 162 | 157 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[23] Huetia leucorhinus Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 8 | 170 | 152 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
[24] Microgale cowani Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 5 | 164 | 150 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[25] Microgale dobsoni Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 12 | 157 | 154 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[26] Microgale longicaudata Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 17 | 152 | 150 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[27] Microgale mergulus Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 6 | 163 | 160 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[28] Microgale talazaci Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 10 | 161 | 149 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[29] Micropotamogale lamottei Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 23 | 142 | 139 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
[30] Neamblysomus gunningi Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 22 | 147 | 135 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
[31] Neamblysomus julianae Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 5 | 164 | 148 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
[32] Oryzorictes tetradactylus Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 13 | 155 | 151 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
[33] Potamogale velox Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 6 | 160 | 156 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[34] Setifer setosus Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 5 | 169 | 162 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[35] Tenrec ecaudatus Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 5 | 166 | 159 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[36] † Arenagale calcareus Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 152 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[37] † Chrysochloris arenosa Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 95 | 77 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[38] † Chrysochloris bronneri Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 150 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[39] † Erythrozootes chamerpes Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 100 | 73 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[40] † Namachloris arenatans Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 54 | 120 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[41] † Nanogale fragilis Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 161 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[42] † Namagale grandis Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 138 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[43] † Parageogale aletris Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 148 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[44] † Proamblysomus antiquus Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 118 | 52 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[45] † Prochrysochloris miocaenicus Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 128 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[46] † Promicrogale namibiensis Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 165 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[47] † Protenrec tricuspis Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 137 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
[48] † Sperrgale minutus Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23 | 148 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Project downloads
type | number of downloads | Individual items downloaded (where applicable) |
Total downloads from project | 11 | |
Matrix downloads | 8 | tenrecs-gmoles plus fossils (8 downloads); |
Project downloads | 3 |