Early Palaeogene Louisinidae (Macroscelidea, Mammalia), their relationships and north European diversity
Author
Hooker, Jerry J.
Author
Russell, Donald E.
text
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
2012
2012-03-20
164
4
856
936
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00787.x
journal article
10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00787.x
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GENUS
TEILHARDIMYS
KRETZOI & KRETZOI, 2000
Type
species:
Teilhardimys musculus
(
Teilhard de Chardin, 1927
)
, early Ypresian, Neustrian
ELMA
, Zone PEI, Eocene, Dormaal,
Belgium
, Kyson, Ferry Cliff,
UK
, Pourcy,
France
;?including
Teilhardimys
cf.
musculus
, late Thanetian, Cernaysian
ELMA
, Tendruy,
Spain
(López-Martínez & Peláez- Campomanes, 1999).
Referred species:
Teilhardimys reisi
(
Antunes, Estravis & Russell, 1987
)
comb. nov.
, early Ypresian, Neustrian
ELMA
, Zone
PEII
?, Silveirinha,
Portugal
;
Te.
brisswalteri
sp. nov.
, late Thanetian, Cernaysian
ELMA
, Cernay, Berru.
Diagnosis:
Small louisinines. P
4
with neoformed metaconule. P
4
buccal cusps crested. M
1
with: hypocone subequal to protocone (shared with
Louisina
and
Dipavali
). Parastyle high on M
1–3
. M
1
with: hypoconid more than half height of protoconid; entoconid subequal to metaconid (shared with
Louisina
).
Comment on nomenclature:
Teilhardimys
Kretzoi & Kretzoi, 2000
is a replacement name for
Microhyus
Teilhard de Chardin, 1927
(not 1928 as given by
Kretzoi & Kretzoi, 2000: 401
), which is preoccupied by
Microhyus
Leconte, 1876
, a curculionid beetle (
Leconte, 1876: 237–238
).