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New systematic insights about Plio-Pleistocene moles from Poland
The generic attribution of the Plio-Pleistocene Polish moles Neurotrichus? polonicus and
Neurotrichus? skoczeni has been questioned several times in the past. The fossil material
belonging to Neurotrichus? polonicus and Neurotrichus? skoczeni is re-evaluated here and a
new diagnosis is provided on the basis of qualitative considerations. In addition, a Geometric
Morphometric analysis of the humerus has been performed including both extant and extinct
Neurotrichini and Urotrichini taxa for comparison. Our results proved the unique morphology
of the Polish material suggesting a distinct taxonomic state. The morphological variations
evidenced by the humeral shape analysis agree with the observed qualitative differences and
support a new generic allocation. The new genus Rzebikia gen. nov. is proposed for all the
material previoulsly ascribed to Neurotrichus? polonicus and Neurotrichus? skoczeni
Back to the future: what Palaeontology tells about possible effect of global warming on habitats and animal communities
I vertebrati fossili di Orosei e alcune considerazioni generali sulla paleobiogeografia dei mammiferi fossili della Sardegna
Paléobiogéographie des vertébrés continentaux du Néogène de la Méditerranée occidentale
Revision des tortues (Emydidae, Testudinidae, Trionychidae) du Plio-Pléistocène de Valdarno supérieur (Toscane, Italie)
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