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.
Specimen: Chrysospalax trevelyani (UMZC:E5470C)
View: skull lateral

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.


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Article DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad121

Project DOI: 10.7934/P4214, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P4214
This project containsMatrices
  • 203 Media
  • 1 Matrix
  • 54 Taxa
  • 65 Specimens
  • 173 Characters
Total size of project's media files: 202.16M

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Total scored cells: 6243
Total media associated with cells: 19
Total labels associated with cell media: 15
Characters
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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MorphoBank Project 4214
  • 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
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    Gary Bronner
    Character annotater
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    Samantha Mynhardt
    Character annotater
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    Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M28763' (48 Taxa)

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    [1] Procavia capensis
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    5155147015003
    [2] Elephantulus rufescens
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    5161154010003
    [3] Amblysomus corriae
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    716615306003
    [4] Amblysomus hottentotus
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    516515606333
    [5] Amblysomus marleyi
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    77908906003
    [6] Amblysomus meesteri
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/26/22
    716015906003
    [7] Amblysomus robustus
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    516615706003
    [8] Amblysomus septentrionalis
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    1215515106003
    [9] Calcochloris obtusirostris
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    2314513807003
    [10] Carpitalpa arendsi
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    3613513102003
    [11] Chlorotalpa duthieae
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    1016215302003
    [12] Chlorotalpa sclateri
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    1016315402003
    [13] Chrysochloris asiatica
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    416616304003
    [14] Kilimatalpa stuhlmanni
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    1116115703003
    [15] Chrysospalax trevelyani
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    1216415002003
    [16] Chrysospalax villosus
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    2215413701003
    [17] Cryptochloris wintoni
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    1116214604333
    [18] Cryptochloris zyli
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    511218704443
    [19] Echinops telfairi
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    5159156010003
    [20] Eremitalpa granti
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    516616104223
    [21] Geogale aurita
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    516516205003
    [22] Hemicentetes semispinosus
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    5162157010003
    [23] Huetia leucorhinus
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    817015203303
    [24] Microgale cowani
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    516415005003
    [25] Microgale dobsoni
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    1215715405003
    [26] Microgale longicaudata
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
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    [27] Microgale mergulus
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    616316006003
    [28] Microgale talazaci
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    1016114906003
    [29] Micropotamogale lamottei
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    2314213909103
    [30] Neamblysomus gunningi
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    2214713505113
    [31] Neamblysomus julianae
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    516414808113
    [32] Oryzorictes tetradactylus
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    1315515108113
    [33] Potamogale velox
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    6160156011003
    [34] Setifer setosus
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
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    [35] Tenrec ecaudatus
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
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    [36] † Arenagale calcareus
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    15220001003
    [37] † Chrysochloris arenosa
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
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    [38] † Chrysochloris bronneri
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    150212102003
    [39] † Erythrozootes chamerpes
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    100733501003
    [40] † Namachloris arenatans
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    541207702003
    [41] † Nanogale fragilis
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    16112100003
    [42] † Namagale grandis
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    13834601003
    [43] † Parageogale aletris
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    148241702003
    [44] † Proamblysomus antiquus
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
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    [45] † Prochrysochloris miocaenicus
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
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    [46] † Promicrogale namibiensis
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    1659000003
    [47] † Protenrec tricuspis
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    137351802003
    [48] † Sperrgale minutus
    Taxon name last Modified on 06/29/23
    14827300003


    Project downloads

    type number of downloads Individual items downloaded (where applicable)
    Total downloads from project11
    Matrix downloads8tenrecs-gmoles plus fossils (8 downloads);
    Project downloads3