Aepyosciurinae - a new subfamily of Sciuridae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from basal loess deposits at the northeastern border of Tibetan Plateau

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	Aepyosciurinae - a new subfamily of Sciuridae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from basal loess deposits at the northeastern border of Tibetan Plateau
	Wang, BY; Qiu, ZX; Qiu, ZX (reprint author), Acad Sinica, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China.
	2003-04-01
发表期刊	CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN
ISSN	1001-6538
卷号	48 期号:7 页码:691-695
文章类型	Article
摘要	Aepyosciurinae, a new subfamily of Sciuridae, were found at the base of the early Pleistocene loess deposits in Dongxiang County, Gansu Province. Its unilaterally hypsodont and lophodont cheek teeth are unique among the sciurids so far known all over the world. Certain degree of similarity can be observed between the cheek teeth of the new subfamily and the Anomalurinae living in tropical and subtropical forests in central and western Africa. Aepyosciuris orientalis gen. et sp. nov. might have lived in montaneous woodland or grassland and lived on harder leaves, barks, or even grass. This tends to show that the northeastern border area of the Tibetan Plateau had been lifted considerably high in early Pleistocene (ca. 2 Ma), with drier climate, becoming a suitable habitat for Aepyosciurus orientalis.; Aepyosciurinae, a new subfamily of Sciuridae, were found at the base of the early Pleistocene loess deposits in Dongxiang County, Gansu Province. Its unilaterally hypsodont and lophodont cheek teeth are unique among the sciurids so far known all over the world. Certain degree of similarity can be observed between the cheek teeth of the new subfamily and the Anomalurinae living in tropical and subtropical forests in central and western Africa. Aepyosciuris orientalis gen. et sp. nov. might have lived in montaneous woodland or grassland and lived on harder leaves, barks, or even grass. This tends to show that the northeastern border area of the Tibetan Plateau had been lifted considerably high in early Pleistocene (ca. 2 Ma), with drier climate, becoming a suitable habitat for Aepyosciurus orientalis.
关键词	Tibetan Plateau Pleistocene Loess Sciuridae Taxonomy
WOS标题词	Science & Technology
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收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:000182411500019
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/3735
专题	中科院古脊椎所（2000年以后）古哺乳动物研究室
通讯作者	Qiu, ZX (reprint author), Acad Sinica, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China.
作者单位	Acad Sinica, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wang, BY,Qiu, ZX,Qiu, ZX . Aepyosciurinae - a new subfamily of Sciuridae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from basal loess deposits at the northeastern border of Tibetan Plateau[J]. CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN,2003,48(7):691-695.
APA	Wang, BY,Qiu, ZX,&Qiu, ZX .(2003).Aepyosciurinae - a new subfamily of Sciuridae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from basal loess deposits at the northeastern border of Tibetan Plateau.CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN,48(7),691-695.
MLA	Wang, BY,et al."Aepyosciurinae - a new subfamily of Sciuridae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from basal loess deposits at the northeastern border of Tibetan Plateau".CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN 48.7(2003):691-695.