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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFE3FFE3B1E9FA77FD16FA7D" box="[453,665,1476,1503]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="817">Nesogale dobsoni</emphasis>
(Thomas, 1884)
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<paragraph id="8B9A36D0FFE3FFE3B08CFA49FDF0F9FA" blockId="21.[160,1157,1530,1728]" pageId="21" pageNumber="817">Attributed material: Inner recess (superficial): 1 mandibular ramus. Upper Stratum: 2 crania; 5 mandibular rami. Lower Stratum: 2 anterior crania; 5 maxillary fragments; 7 mandibular rami; see Appendix for details.</paragraph>
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Although the skulls of 
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are relatively robust in comparison with 
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, the anterior parts of the skull are rarely preserved amongst the subfossil material. Deciduous premolars are present in 
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and two others respectively exhibit an erupting p4 (Stage 2 according to 
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) and canine (Stage 4); however, the dentition of other specimens is apparently adult based on premolar and molar dentition.
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Comparative measurements of the mandible of modern and Children’s Cave subfossil specimens of 
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in millimetres. Range: minimum and maximum values, mean = average value, N = number of specimens measured. MH: mandible height; ARL: ascending ramus length.
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Modern
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<th id="76C45DEEFFE00009B087FEF1FE79FEF4" box="[171,502,322,342]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">Range</th>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B2DAFEF1FCBDFEF4" box="[758,818,322,342]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">7.0–8.5</td>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B41EFEF1FBF6FEF4" box="[1074,1145,322,342]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">6.7–8.3</td>
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<th id="76C45DEEFFE00009B087FEE9FE79FECC" box="[171,502,346,366]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">Mean</th>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B2DAFEE9FCBDFECC" box="[758,818,346,366]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">7.73</td>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B41EFEE9FBF6FECC" box="[1074,1145,346,366]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">7.42</td>
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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFE0FFE0B087FEC1FEB7FE24" box="[171,312,370,390]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">Nesogale dobsoni</emphasis>
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Children’s Cave
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<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B41EFEC1FBF6FE24" box="[1074,1145,370,390]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">N = 11</td>
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<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B41EFE39FBF6FE3C" box="[1074,1145,394,414]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">6.5–8.1</td>
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<th id="76C45DEEFFE00009B087FE11FE79FE14" box="[171,502,418,438]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">Mean</th>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B2DAFE11FCBDFE14" box="[758,818,418,438]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">7.62</td>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B41EFE11FBF6FE14" box="[1074,1145,418,438]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">7.24</td>
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Modern
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<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B41EFE09FBF6FE6C" box="[1074,1145,442,462]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">N = 72</td>
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<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B41EFE61FBF6FE44" box="[1074,1145,466,486]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">8.2–10.3</td>
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<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B2DAFDB1FCBDFDB4" box="[758,818,514,534]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">N = 18</td>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B41EFDB1FBF6FDB4" box="[1074,1145,514,534]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">N = 18</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35153492FFE00009B087FDA9FBF6FD8C" box="[171,1145,538,558]" gridrow="11" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">
<th id="76C45DEEFFE00009B087FDA9FE79FD8C" box="[171,502,538,558]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">Range</th>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B2DAFDA9FCBDFD8C" box="[758,818,538,558]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">5.5–6.8</td>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B41EFDA9FBF6FD8C" box="[1074,1145,538,558]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">6.6–7.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35153492FFE00009B087FD81FBF6FDE4" box="[171,1145,562,582]" gridrow="12" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">
<th id="76C45DEEFFE00009B087FD81FE79FDE4" box="[171,502,562,582]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">Mean</th>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B2DAFD81FCBDFDE4" box="[758,818,562,582]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">6.1</td>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B41EFD81FBF6FDE4" box="[1074,1145,562,582]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">7.46</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35153492FFE00009B087FDF9FBF6FDFC" box="[171,1145,586,606]" gridrow="13" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">
<th id="76C45DEEFFE00009B087FDF9FE79FDFC" box="[171,502,586,606]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">
<taxonomicName id="4C254D53FFE0FFE0B087FDF9FEFFFDFC" box="[171,368,586,606]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Oryzorictes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="22" pageNumber="818" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tetradactylus">
<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFE0FFE0B087FDF9FEFFFDFC" box="[171,368,586,606]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">Oryzorictes tetradactylus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Children’s Cave
</th>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B2DAFDF9FCBDFDFC" box="[758,818,586,606]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">N = 46</td>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B41EFDF9FBF6FDFC" box="[1074,1145,586,606]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">N = 47</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35153492FFE00009B087FDD1FBF6FDD4" box="[171,1145,610,630]" gridrow="14" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">
<th id="76C45DEEFFE00009B087FDD1FE79FDD4" box="[171,502,610,630]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">Range</th>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B2DAFDD1FCBDFDD4" box="[758,818,610,630]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">5.5–6.8</td>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B41EFDD1FBF6FDD4" box="[1074,1145,610,630]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">6.6–8.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35153492FFE00009B087FDC9FBF6FD2C" box="[171,1145,634,654]" gridrow="15" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">
<th id="76C45DEEFFE00009B087FDC9FE79FD2C" box="[171,502,634,654]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">Mean</th>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B2DAFDC9FCBDFD2C" box="[758,818,634,654]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">6.15</td>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B41EFDC9FBF6FD2C" box="[1074,1145,634,654]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">7.33</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35153492FFE00009B087FD21FBF6FD04" box="[171,1145,658,678]" gridrow="16" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">
<th id="76C45DEEFFE00009B087FD21FE79FD04" box="[171,502,658,678]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">
<taxonomicName id="4C254D53FFE0FFE0B087FD21FEF8FD04" authority="Modern N" authorityName="Modern N" box="[171,375,658,678]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Oryzorictes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="22" pageNumber="818" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hova">
<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFE0FFE0B087FD21FEBFFD04" box="[171,304,658,678]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">Oryzorictes hova</emphasis>
Modern
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B2DAFD21FCBDFD04" box="[758,818,658,678]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">N = 20</td>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B41EFD21FBF6FD04" box="[1074,1145,658,678]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">N = 20</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35153492FFE00009B087FD19FBF6FD1C" box="[171,1145,682,702]" gridrow="17" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">
<th id="76C45DEEFFE00009B087FD19FE79FD1C" box="[171,502,682,702]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">Range</th>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B2DAFD19FCBDFD1C" box="[758,818,682,702]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">6.1–7.6</td>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B41EFD19FBF6FD1C" box="[1074,1145,682,702]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">7.3–9.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35153492FFE00009B087FD71FBF6FD74" box="[171,1145,706,726]" gridrow="18" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">
<th id="76C45DEEFFE00009B087FD71FE79FD74" box="[171,502,706,726]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">Mean</th>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B2DAFD71FCBDFD74" box="[758,818,706,726]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">6.92</td>
<td id="76C45DEEFFE00009B41EFD71FBF6FD74" box="[1074,1145,706,726]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">8.12</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9A36D0FFE0FFE0B0ECFCD4FED2FBD1" blockId="22.[160,1156,802,1139]" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">
Few specimens of 
<taxonomicName id="4C254D53FFE0FFE0B1A2FCD4FD8FFC22" box="[398,512,871,896]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Nesogale" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="22" pageNumber="818" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dobsoni">
<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFE0FFE0B1A2FCD4FD8FFC22" box="[398,512,871,896]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">N. dobsoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
occur in the Children’s Cave subfossil remains in comparison to the other species of 
<taxonomicName id="4C254D53FFE0FFE0B1DBFC39FD02FC01" authorityName="Dobson" authorityYear="1882" box="[503,653,906,931]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="22" pageNumber="818" phylum="Chordata" rank="subFamily" subFamily="Oryzorictinae">Oryzorictinae</taxonomicName>
(2.5% of the identified remains). 
<taxonomicName id="4C254D53FFE0FFE0B40CFC39FF79FC64" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Nesogale" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="22" pageNumber="818" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dobsoni">
<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFE0FFE0B40CFC39FF79FC64" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">Nesogale dobsoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is relatively common in museum collections and Major collected contemporary live specimens from several humid forest localities but not, however, from Antsirabe or nearby localities (
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B21FFE0FFE0B14DFC41FD05FBA9" author="Jenkins PD &amp; Carleton MD" box="[353,650,1010,1035]" pageId="22" pageNumber="818" refId="ref15332" refString="Jenkins PD, Carleton MD. 2005. Charles Immanuel Forsyth Major's expedition to Madagascar, 1894 to 1896: beginnings of modern systematic study of the island's mammalian fauna. J Nat Hist. 39 (20): 1779 -- 1818. doi: 10.1080 / 00222930400023719." type="journal volume" year="2005">Jenkins and Carleton 2005</bibRefCitation>
). However, 
<taxonomicName id="4C254D53FFE0FFE0B321FC41FC0FFBA9" box="[781,896,1010,1035]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Nesogale" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="22" pageNumber="818" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dobsoni">
<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFE0FFE0B321FC41FC0FFBA9" box="[781,896,1010,1035]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">N. dobsoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was found in fresh owl pellets at Antsifotrakely (
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B21FFE0FFE0B193FBA6FDE7FB8C" author="MacPhee RDE" box="[447,616,1045,1070]" pageId="22" pageNumber="818" pagination="1 - 45" refId="ref15657" refString="MacPhee RDE. 1987. The shrew tenrecs of Madagascar: systematic revision and holocene distribution of Microgale (Tenrecidae, Insectivora). Am Mus Novit. 2889: 1 - 45." type="journal article" year="1987">MacPhee 1987</bibRefCitation>
). In comparison with modern specimens from other localities, we find that the Children’s Cave specimens fit within the species’ variability (
<figureCitation id="131E2A55FFE0FFE0B0CAFBE9FEDFFBD1" box="[230,336,1114,1139]" captionStart="Figure 12" captionStartId="23.[160,225,869,892]" captionTargetBox="[244,1141,152,714]" captionTargetId="graphics-211@23.[244,1141,152,715]" captionTargetPageId="23" captionText="Figure 12. Measurements of subfossil specimens of Nesogale dobsoni from the Children’s Cave in comparison with modern representatives of the species. Measurements in millimetres. ARL:ascending ramus length; MH: mandible height." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13219799" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13219799/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="818">Figure 12</figureCitation>
).
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