Subfamilies and genera of the Soricidae

Repenning, Charles A.

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“…Th e lower incisor is short to moderately long and is curving upward, its cutting edge is slightly serrate to smooth. Th e fi rst upper antemolar is larger than the equal-sized second and third antemolars, all of them are unicuspid (aft er Repenning 1967). Th e genus is present in the European mainland from the Early Villányian (MN 16 zone, Pliocene) to present.…”

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Crocidura (Mammalia, Soricidae) remains from the late Early Pleistocene Somssich Hill 2 locality (Villány Hills, Southern Hungary).

Botka¹,

Mészáros²

2015

Fragm Palaeont Hung

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-Two species of the white-toothed shrews (Crocidura kornfeldi Kormos, 1934 and Crocidura obtusa Kretzoi, 1938) were found in the late Early Pleistocene vertebrate fauna of the Somssich Hill 2 locality. Most of the specimens could not be identifi ed at the species level, therefore they are described here as Crocidura sp. indet. (kornfeldi or obtusa). Detailed morphological and morphometrical analyses were made on the remains of the two species. Th e biostratigraphical and palaeoecological relations of their occurrence are also given. With 14 fi gures and 5 tables.

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Crocidura (Mammalia, Soricidae) remains from the late Early Pleistocene Somssich Hill 2 locality (Villány Hills, Southern Hungary).

Botka¹,

Mészáros²

2015

Fragm Palaeont Hung

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“…Family Soricidae Chodsigoa parca Allen, 1923 Chodsigoa is sometimes regarded a subgenus within Soriculus (Ellerman and Morrison-Scott 1951;Corbet and Hill 1992;Hutterer 1993), but we follow Hutterer (in press) and others (Allen 1923;Osgood 1932;Allen 1938;Repenning 1967) in treating Chodsigoa as a separate genus distinguished from Soriculus in having only three upper unicuspid teeth. Two kinds of Chodsigoa were collected from Mt.…”

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A survey of small mammals from Mt. Tay Con Linh II, Vietnam, with the description of a new species of Chodsigoa (Insectivora: Soricidae)

Lunde

Musser

Sơn³

2003

Mammal Study

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Abstract. A survey of small mammals from Mt. Tay Con Linh II, Ha Giang Province, Vietnam (22°45'27"N, 104°49'49"E) resulted in the capture of 17 species of bat, insectivore, and rodent: Cynopterus sphinx, Rousettus leschenaulti, Sphaerias blanfordi, Scaptonyx fusicaudus, Chodsigoa parca, Chodsigoa caovansunga new species, Blarinella griselda, Crocidura attenuata, Crocidura fuliginosa, Crocidura wuchihensis, Belomys pearsonii, Callosciurus inornatus, Leopoldamys edwardsi, Niviventer fulvescens, Niviventer langbianis, Niviventer tenaster and Chiropodomys gliroides. In addition Ratufa bicolor and Tamiops sp. are reported from observations. Scaptonyx fusicaudus and Blarinella griselda represent new distributional records for Vietnam. As part of the process of identifying specimens of Vietnamese Chodsigoa, we examined specimens of C. lamula and C. parva, including the holotype of parva and concluded that C. parva is not synonymous with C. lamula but actually represents a separate, very small species currently known only from the type locality in Yunnan, China.Key words: biodiversity, Chodsigoa, mammals, Vietnam.Vietnam's northern frontier was once an expanse of subtropical forest but is now almost entirely converted to grassland or savanna (Wikramanayake et al. 2002). Only very small fragments of forest remain in secluded mountainous regions but these are currently under threat, and the opportunity to study their native fauna is fast disappearing (MacKinnon 1997;Wikramanayake et al. 2002). As part of an effort to document small mammal species diversity from this region we surveyed Mt. Tay Con Linh II (22°45'27"N, 104°49'49"E; Fig. 1). Subtropical forest still exists here at altitudes above approximately 1200 m and from our base camp at 1400 m we collected small mammals along a transect extending all the way to the summit at 2200 m. Descriptions of habitats encountered along our study transect are as follows:1250-1550 m -Disturbed subtropical forest with an estimated canopy height of between 20-25 m. There was a lush understory of shrubs, saplings and woody lianas. Most canopy trees were about 60 cm diameter breast height (dbh) but on precipitous slopes we ob-* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: lunde@amnh.org

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“…One function is to prolong the life of the tooth, and therefore the organism, as in soricines. Pigmentation may be a primitive characteristic of soricids and is preserved in forms such as Domnina gradata from the early Oligocene of North America (Repenning 1967). A 2nd function of pigmented enamel is the primary development of cutting edges, as is the case of rodent incisors.…”

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Elemental Analysis of Soricine Enamel: Pigmentation Variation and Distribution in Molars of Blarina Brevicauda

Strait

Smith

2006

Journal of Mammalogy

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Soricine shrews are typified by the presence of reddish pigment in their tooth enamel. This coloration is caused by iron and is thought to make the enamel more resistant to wear. Ten specimens of Blarina brevicauda were examined for percentage iron concentration using a scanning electron microscope in conjunction with an energydispersive spectrometer. Substantial iron variation was found between individual molar cusps and between different tooth positions. Specifically, the cusps associated with crushing and grinding, as opposed to shearing, had more iron incorporated into their enamel. In addition, the enlarged m1 exhibits higher iron density than the more-posterior teeth. These results suggest that increased iron density is expressed on teeth, and parts of teeth, that are subject to greatest stresses and are most prone to fracture and excessive wear.

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Subfamilies and genera of the Soricidae

Abstract: Diagnoses and contents of subfamilies ContinuedNames of fossil genera not used in text_ Ancestry of the Soricidae_ Paleozoogeography and correlation Key to living and fossil genera of the Soricidae References._______________________ Index_ _______________________________________

Cited by 79 publications

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Crocidura (Mammalia, Soricidae) remains from the late Early Pleistocene Somssich Hill 2 locality (Villány Hills, Southern Hungary).

Crocidura (Mammalia, Soricidae) remains from the late Early Pleistocene Somssich Hill 2 locality (Villány Hills, Southern Hungary).

A survey of small mammals from Mt. Tay Con Linh II, Vietnam, with the description of a new species of Chodsigoa (Insectivora: Soricidae)

Elemental Analysis of Soricine Enamel: Pigmentation Variation and Distribution in Molars of Blarina Brevicauda

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