Project 896: B. P. Kraatz, F. Bibi, A. Hill, M. Beech. 2013. A new fossil thryonomyid from the Late Miocene of the United Arab Emirates and the origin of African cane rats. Naturwissenschaften: The Science of Nature. 100 (5):437-449.
Abstract
Cane rats (Thryonomyidae) are represented today by two species inhabiting sub-Saharan Africa. Their fossil record is predominately African, but includes several Miocene species from Arabia and continental Asia that represent dispersal events from Africa. For example, Paraulacodus indicus, known from the Miocene of Pakistan, is closely related to living Thryonomys. Here we describe a new thryonomyid, Protohummus dango, gen. et sp. nov., from the late Miocene Baynunah Formation of the United Arab Emirates. The new thryonomyid is less derived than “Thryonomys” asakomae from the latest Miocene of Ethiopia and clarifies the origin of crown Thryonomys and the evolutionary transition from Paraulacodus. A phylogenetic analysis shows Protohummus dango to be morphologically intermediate between Paraulacodus spp. and extinct and living Thryonomys spp. The morphological grade and phylogenetic position of Protohummus dango further supports previous biochronological estimates of the age of the Baynunah Formation (ca. 6–8 Ma).Read the article »
Project DOI: 10.7934/P896, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P896
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Download Project SDD File  | Total scored cells: 553 Total media associated with cells: 0 Total labels associated with cell media: 0 |
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| Total characters: 22 Total characters with associated media: 0 Total characters with media with labels: 0 Total character states: 52 Total character states with associated media: 0 Total character states with media with labels:0 Total unordered/ordered characters:22/0 |
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06 March 2013 - Publication Date:
01 May 2013 - Media downloads: 1
- Matrix downloads: 14
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Authors' Institutions
- University of York
- Yale University
- American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)
- Western University of Health Sciences
- Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority
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| Brian Kraatz Project Administrator | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 553 (525, 0, 28) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Maureen Admin Full membership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| MorphoBank Curator Full membership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M1988' (27 Taxa)
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| [1] † Phiomys andrewsi Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [2] † Metaphiomys schaubi Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [3] † Gaudeamus aegyptius Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [4] † Sacaresia moyaeporisi Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [5] † Paraphiomys simonsi Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [6] † Paraphiomys pigotti Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [7] † Neosciuromys africanus Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [8] † Paraphiomys knolli Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [9] † Apodecter stromeri Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [10] † Paraphiomys orangeus Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [11] † Paraphiomys hopwoodi Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [12] † Paraphiomys renelavocati Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [13] † Epiphiomys coryndoni Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [14] † Paraphiomys occidentalis Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [15] † Paraphiomys shipmani Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [16] † Kochalia geespei Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [17] † Paraphiomys afarensis Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [18] † Paraphiomys roessneri Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [19] † Paraphiomys australis Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [20] Thryonomys swinderianus Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [21] Thryonomys gregorianus Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [22] † Thryonomys asakomae Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [23] † Paraulacodus indicus Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [24] † Paraulacodus johanesi Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [25] † Protohummus dango Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [26] † Lavacatomys aequatorialis Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [27] † Thryonomys wesselmani Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Project downloads
| type | number of downloads | Individual items downloaded (where applicable) |
| Total downloads from project | 347 | |
| Matrix downloads | 14 | Baynunah thryonomyid (14 downloads); |
| Project downloads | 332 | |
| Media downloads | 1 | M284683 (1 download); |