Subfossil rodents and tenrecs of Children’s Cave, Madagascar
Author
Denys, Christiane
Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB) UMR 7205, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Universités, EPHE, Université des Antilles, Paris, France;
Author
Gabriel, Nadine W.
Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, UK;
Author
Lalis, Aude
Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB) UMR 7205, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Universités, EPHE, Université des Antilles, Paris, France;
Author
Jenkins, Paulina
Vertebrates Division, Natural History Museum, London, UK
text
Journal of Natural History
2024
2024-07-15
58
25 - 28
796
839
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2024.2370663
journal article
10.1080/00222933.2024.2370663
1464-5262
13219769
Oryzorictes tetradactylus
Milne-Edwards and A. Grandidier, 1882
Attributed material: Inner recess (Superficial): 1 cranium. Upper Stratum: 70 maxillae and maxillary fragments; 81 mandibular rami; see Appendix.
As in other genera, the anterior dentition is less frequently preserved than molars, with incisors rarely and canines occasionally present.
Deciduous incisors were present on the anterior cranium of
one specimen
, but judging by the dentition, and by measurements, most of the
Children’s Cave
subfossils are adult and fit within the variability of the modern species (
Figure 13
)
.