New species of Plesiosorex (Eulipotyphla) from the middle Miocene of Gansu: the first record of Plesiosoricidae in China

2022/07/21 by Lu Li · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology #Bat Biology and Ecology Studies

paper · doi:10.1080/08912963.2022.2102912

openalex publication_date 2022/07/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

The new species Plesiosorex shanqini from the middle Miocene Galijia site in Linxia, Gansu Province, represents the first record of the Eulipotyphlan family Plesiosoricidae in China. Morphological characteristics show that P. shanqini has attained a moderate evolutionary level and shared features shown in European and North American taxa. This study supports that Plesiosorex originated in Eurasia and dispersed to North America in the early Miocene. In addition, it is speculated that this genus preferred to the predominance of a relatively arid shrub-steppe environment and adapted to a biotope preference dominated by open grasslands and with patches of bush or forests.urn: lsid:zoobank.org:pub:72739426-BE81-4967-A871-A30EC37E4951

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