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Milne-Edwards and G. Grandidier, 1898
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This relatively small rodent is known by three species in
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. The two largest are
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Petter, 1959
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and
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and the smallest
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Milne Edwards and G. Grandidier, 1898
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. By describing another endemic genus of
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,
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showed that
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is very close to
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in tooth morphology although size may discriminate between them.
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A close examination of representatives of the three
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allowed us to find some distinctive characters.
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has a long incisive foramen entering the palate between the molar rows and ending after the prelobe of M1, while
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have a shorter one ending before the anterior root of M1.
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has the incisive foramen ending at the level of the anterior root of M1. There is also a size difference between the small
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and larger
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.
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the upper molars, in
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the M1 looks small and wide while in
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it looks slightly more elongated and narrower.
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there is a trace of a mesoloph on M2 and M3, a large round M3 and an antero-labial cingulum on both M2 and M3.
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the lower molars, the
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displays a narrow and elongated m3 and the antero-labial cusps of the anterior row of cusps are related to the single posterior cusp by a longitudinal median crest (mure).
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separating the two lobes of m3 is long, transverse and stopped by the lingual wall of the molar.
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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFCFFFCB3D8FF3DFB84FF05" box="[1012,1035,142,167]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="806">M</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFCFFFCB427FF3DFBF1FF05" box="[1035,1150,142,167]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="806">. koopmani</emphasis>
, the valley is cut in two by a longitudinal median crest;there is no oblique crest connecting the two lobes.
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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFCFFFCB115FF67FEDFFF4F" box="[313,336,212,237]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="806">M</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFCFFFCB17CFF67FE21FF4F" box="[336,430,212,237]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="806">. bastardi</emphasis>
the crests are more oblique on the lower molars, especially m3, and the cusps look more bunodont (
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).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFFFFFFB08CFA4DFF76F9B7" bold="true" box="[160,249,1534,1557]" pageId="9" pageNumber="805">Figure 4.</emphasis>
Rodent dental material from Childrenss Cave. (a) Left upper molar row of
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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFFFFFFB381FA4DFBBCF9B7" box="[941,1075,1534,1557]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="805">B. betsileoensis</emphasis>
NHMUK PV M
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105365; (b) Right lower molar row
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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFFFFFFB208F9AFFD23F991" box="[548,684,1564,1587]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="805">B. betsileoensis</emphasis>
NHMUK PV M
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105196; (c) Right upper molar row
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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFFFFFFB0B3F98AFF63F9F2" box="[159,236,1593,1616]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="805">R. rattus</emphasis>
NHMUK PV M
</taxonomicName>
105616; (d) Left upper molar row of
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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFFFFFFB2F6F98AFD7DF9F2" box="[730,754,1593,1616]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="805">M.</emphasis>
cf.
<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFFFFFFB33FF98AFCD2F9F2" box="[787,861,1593,1616]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="805">bastardi</emphasis>
NHMUK PV M
</taxonomicName>
102315; (e) Left upper molar row of
<taxonomicName id="4C254D53FFFFFFFFB174F9E5FDD3F9CF" authority="NHMUK PV M" authorityName="NHMUK PV M" box="[344,604,1622,1645]" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Macrotarsomys" isUncertain="true" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="9" pageNumber="805" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bastardi">
<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFFFFFFB174F9E5FEFFF9CF" box="[344,368,1622,1645]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="805">M.</emphasis>
cf.
<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFFFFFFB1A2F9E5FE57F9CF" box="[398,472,1622,1645]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="805">bastardi</emphasis>
NHMUK PV M
</taxonomicName>
102316; (f) Right lower molar row of
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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFFFFFFB398F9E5FBBBF9CF" box="[948,1076,1622,1645]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="805">Mus musculus</emphasis>
NHMUK PV M
</taxonomicName>
105164-sequence; (g) Right lower molar row
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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFFFFFFB2ADF9C7FD16F929" box="[641,665,1652,1675]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="805">M.</emphasis>
cf.
<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFFFFFFB295F9C7FC8CF929" box="[697,771,1652,1675]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="805">bastardi</emphasis>
NHMUK PV M
</taxonomicName>
105123; (h) Left m1
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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFFFFFFB47CF9C7FBE7F929" box="[1104,1128,1652,1675]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="805">M.</emphasis>
cf.
<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFFFFFFB0B3F922FF66F90A" box="[159,233,1681,1704]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="805">bastardi</emphasis>
NHMUK PV M
</taxonomicName>
104879; (i) Left m1 and m3
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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFFFFFFB252F922FD19F90A" box="[638,662,1681,1704]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="805">M.</emphasis>
cf.
<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFFFFFFB299F922FD70F90A" box="[693,767,1681,1704]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="805">bastardi</emphasis>
NHMUK PV M
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105124.
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<paragraph id="8B9A36D0FFFCFFFCB0ECFEAAFEC4FDE5" blockId="10.[159,1156,142,583]" pageId="10" pageNumber="806">
Different fossils of
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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFCFFFCB1B9FEAAFDB9FE90" box="[405,566,281,306]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="806">Macrotarsomys</emphasis>
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have been described in the literature.
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B21FFFCFFFCB3DAFEAAFEC0FEF7" author="Sabatier M &amp; Legendre S" pageId="10" pageNumber="806" pagination="21 - 28" refId="ref16378" refString="Sabatier M, Legendre S. 1985. Une faune a rongeurs et chiropteres plio-pleistocenes de Madagascar. Actes du 110 e Congres national des societes savantes, Montpellier, section des sciences. 6. 21 - 28." type="journal article" year="1985">Sabatier and Legendre (1985)</bibRefCitation>
listed three potential species of the genus in Tsimanampetsotsa (now written as Tsimanampesotse) (SW
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)
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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFCFFFCB24DFEEDFDF9FED5" box="[609,630,350,375]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="806">M</emphasis>
. cf.
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</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFCFFFCB2DBFEEDFC98FED5" box="[759,791,350,375]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="806">, M</emphasis>
. sp. and
<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFCFFFCB354FEEDFC02FED5" box="[888,909,350,375]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="806">M</emphasis>
. nov. sp. but did not provide measurements or illustrations of their specimens.
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B21FFFCFFFCB31BFE32FBB8FE38" author="Goodman SM &amp; Vasey N &amp; Burney DA" box="[823,1079,385,410]" pageId="10" pageNumber="806" pagination="753 - 762" refId="ref15021" refString="Goodman SM, Vasey N, Burney DA. 2006. The subfossil occurrence and paleoecological implications of Macrotarsomys petteri (Rodentia: Nesomyidae) in extreme southeastern Madagascar. CR Palevol. 5: 753 - 762. doi: 10.1016 / j. crpv. 2006.09.008." type="journal article" year="2006">
Goodman
<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFCFFFCB383FE32FC6DFE38" box="[943,994,385,410]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="806">et al</emphasis>
. (2006)
</bibRefCitation>
found representatives of
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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFCFFFCB156FE17FE68FE1F" box="[378,487,420,445]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="806">M. petteri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the subfossil sites of Andrahomana (SE
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).
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B21FFFCFFFCB08CFE75FE29FE7D" author="Muldoon KM &amp; Blieux DDD &amp; Simons EL &amp; Chatrath PS" box="[160,422,454,479]" pageId="10" pageNumber="806" refId="ref15982" refString="Muldoon KM, Blieux DDD, Simons EL, Chatrath PS. 2009. The subfossil occurrence and paleoecological significance of small mammals at Ankilitelo Cave, Southwestern Madagascar. J Mammal. 90: 1111 -- 1131. doi: 10.1644 / 08 - MAMM-A- 242.1." type="journal volume" year="2009">
Muldoon
<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFCFFFCB138FE75FEC3FE7D" box="[276,332,454,479]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="806">et al</emphasis>
. (2009)
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described
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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFCFFFCB21DFE75FD3CFE7D" box="[561,691,454,479]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="806">M. bastardi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFCFFFCB2D0FE75FCE4FE7D" box="[764,875,454,479]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="806">M. petteri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in Ankilitelo cave (SW
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) but did not provide measurements. No fossils attributed to
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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFCFFFCB397FE5AFBC8FDA0" box="[955,1095,489,514]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="806">M. koopmani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have yet been recovered. We describe here for the first time the presence of
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<emphasis id="B951EAC2FFFCFFFCB3B2FDBFFBB1FD87" box="[926,1086,524,549]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="806">Macrotarsomys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the Childrens Cave.
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