Placental nature of the alleged marsupial from the Cretaceous of Madagascar

• Autorzy: Averianov A O , Archibald J.D. , Martin T.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A recently (Krause 2001) reported fragmentary mammalian lower molar (University of Antananarivo, UA 8699) from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Madagascar, was attributed to Marsupialia, for which far reaching paleobiogeographical conclusions were made. The five characters used to identify UA 8699 as a marsupial are not exclusive to Late Cretaceous marsupials, but are found also in some placental mammals, notably in Late Cretaceous ungulatomorph zhelestids, known from various Upper Cretaceous strata in Asia, Europe, and NorthAmerica (Nessov et al. 1998). Identification of UA 8699 as a zhelestid placental is in keeping withmyriad other faunal similarities between Europe and Africa/Madagascar.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

molar; placental nature; mammal; Cretaceous; Madagascar; paleontology

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: 48
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.149-151,fig.

Twórcy

autor

Averianov A O

• Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab.1, Saint Petersburg 199034, Russia

autor

Archibald J.D.

autor

Martin T.

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