First record of Erinaceidae and Talpidae from the Miocene Siwalik deposits of India

2022/02/09 by Varun Parmar, Rigzin Norboo, Rahul Magotra · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Bat Biology and Ecology Studies #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

paper · doi:10.1080/08912963.2022.2034806

openalex publication_date 2022/02/09 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2025/11/06

Abstract

Dental remains of the erinaceid Galerix rutlandae and a talpid attributed to the subfamily Uropsilinae are reported, the first members of these families from the Miocene Siwalik exposures of India. They come from deposits equivalent to the Chinji Formation at Ramnagar, northwestern India. Uropsilinae is recorded for the first time from the Indian subcontinent. This finding extends the spatial range of the subfamily and indicates that this immigrant reached the Indian subcontinent from the west, but could not survive past the Miocene.

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• Towards Resolving the Interordinal Relationships of Placental Mammals

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