New species of Deinogalerix (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla) from the late Miocene of Scontrone (Abruzzo, central Italy)

Savorelli, Andrea; Masini, Federico; Mazza, Ppa; Rossi, Matthew W.; Agostini, Silvano

doi:10.26879/672

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“…Savorelli et al. () agree with the latter hypothesis, proposing that Deinogalerix would have descended from a not better identified early to middle Miocene “ Parasorex‐ like” galericine.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…More ancient representatives of Deinogalerix have also been recovered from lower Tortonian coastal tidal‐flat layered calcarenites at Scontrone (Abruzzo, central Italy, Fig. ; Savorelli et al., ). The Scontrone and Gargano fossil records thus prove the existence, at least during the late Miocene, of a land, known as the Apulia Platform, that had been repeatedly isolated from neighbouring mainland areas for long periods (De Giuli et al., ; Patacca et al., ,b, ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…sp. Savorelli et al., ; from Scontrone. Deinogalerix masinii comes from Gargano's most ancient fissure, M013 (Masini et al., ; Villier et al., ), and D. samniticus and D .…”

Section: Origin Of Deinogalerixmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…sp. from Scontrone are represented by scanty remains and constitute an independent phyletic line, separate from those from Gargano (Savorelli et al., ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Currently, apart from the insular taxa, three genera are accepted besides Galerix , namely Schizogalerix , Parasorex and Tetracus . The former is clearly distinct from Galerix , while the latter is more difficult to discriminate, especially its earliest species (Savorelli et al., ; van den Hoek Ostende, ).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The tangled cases of Deinogalerix (Late Miocene endemic erinaceid of Gargano) and Galericini (Eulipotyphla, Erinaceidae): a cladistic perspective

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The Late Miocene giant erinaceid Deinogalerix from Scontrone and Gargano (Italy) is associated with many other vertebrates in deposits of a past island, the "Abruzzo-Apulia Platform". At Gargano, Deinogalerix is accompanied by the moderately endemized Galericini Apulogalerix. This first extensive cladistic analysis is aimed at defining the relationships of Deinogalerix with characteristic members of the tribe Galericini. The analysis was performed on a matrix of 30 characters and 19 taxa and identified some smaller clades, nested within three major ones. The latter include: (i) a pentatomy of Galerix species, (ii) a polytomy of "transitional" Galerix-Parasorex species and (iii) a large clade with Parasorex, Schizogalerix and Gargano representatives. Galerix and Parasorex proved to be paraphyletic and Schizogalerix monophyletic. Based on the results of the analysis, Deinogalerix and Apulogalerix have distinct origins, which supports an asynchronous colonization of the island. The line of Deinogalerix possibly stemmed from some eastern species transitional between Galerix and Parasorex around Mammal Neogene (MN) zone 2. Conversely, the line of Apulogalerix originated from a primitive Parasorex ibericus, or a close relative, around MN 9-10. Another important result was detecting an impressive early Miocene (MN 2?) radiation of Galericini. Moreover, Schizogalerix and Parasorex originated from eastern Galericini morphologically transitional between Galerix and Parasorex.

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confidence: 81%

Section: Origin Of Deinogalerixmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…sp. Savorelli et al., ; from Scontrone. Deinogalerix masinii comes from Gargano's most ancient fissure, M013 (Masini et al., ; Villier et al., ), and D. samniticus and D .…”

Section: Origin Of Deinogalerixmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…sp. from Scontrone are represented by scanty remains and constitute an independent phyletic line, separate from those from Gargano (Savorelli et al., ).…”

Section: Origin Of Deinogalerixmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Origin Of Deinogalerixmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The tangled cases of Deinogalerix (Late Miocene endemic erinaceid of Gargano) and Galericini (Eulipotyphla, Erinaceidae): a cladistic perspective

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Reappraisal of some species of the giant galericine Deinogalerix (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla, Erinaceomorpha, Erinaceidae) from the Miocene of south-eastern Italy, with a review of the genus

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Dwarfism and gigantism drive human-mediated extinctions on islands

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Islands have long been recognized as distinctive evolutionary arenas leading to morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size evolution in island mammals may have exacerbated their vulnerability, as well as how human arrival has contributed to their past and ongoing extinctions, by integrating data on 1231 extant and 350 extinct species from islands and paleo islands worldwide spanning the past 23 million years. We found that the likelihood of extinction and of endangerment are highest in the most extreme island dwarfs and giants. Extinction risk of insular mammals was compounded by the arrival of modern humans, which accelerated extinction rates more than 10-fold, resulting in an almost complete demise of these iconic marvels of island evolution.

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New species of Deinogalerix (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla) from the late Miocene of Scontrone (Abruzzo, central Italy)

Cited by 4 publications

References 20 publications

The tangled cases of Deinogalerix (Late Miocene endemic erinaceid of Gargano) and Galericini (Eulipotyphla, Erinaceidae): a cladistic perspective

The tangled cases of Deinogalerix (Late Miocene endemic erinaceid of Gargano) and Galericini (Eulipotyphla, Erinaceidae): a cladistic perspective

Reappraisal of some species of the giant galericine Deinogalerix (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla, Erinaceomorpha, Erinaceidae) from the Miocene of south-eastern Italy, with a review of the genus

Dwarfism and gigantism drive human-mediated extinctions on islands

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