对晚始新世古蒙语鼠相似种(啮齿目：壮鼠科)的综合研究
收稿日期: 2025-02-24
网络出版日期: 2025-06-20
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国家自然科学基金(42072023);中国科学院战略性先导科技专项(XDB26000000)
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Comprehensive research on Late Eocene Hulgana cf. H. ertnia (Rodentia: Ischyromyidae)
Received date: 2025-02-24
Online published: 2025-06-20
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内蒙古四子王旗白音敖包地区新发现一保存较为完整的啮齿类化石，材料包含门齿、颊齿及头后骨骼。运用多种研究手段对其开展综合研究。根据形态对比，这一新化石被归入壮鼠科蒙语鼠属并鉴定为古蒙语鼠相似种(Hulgana cf. H. ertnia)。对其门齿釉质微观结构进行分析，结果显示为典型的散系釉质结构。骨组织学分析指示该标本为一年轻个体，这一结果也与其颊齿发育阶段以及磨蚀程度相符。新标本跟骨的几何形态测量学分析结果和股骨与指骨的骨组织学证据均支持蒙语鼠为一种擅奔跑的地栖型啮齿类，同时具备一定掘穴能力，与部分现生仓鼠及地松鼠等相似。
李岚馨 , 李茜 . 对晚始新世古蒙语鼠相似种(啮齿目：壮鼠科)的综合研究[J]. 古脊椎动物学报, 2025 , 63(3) : 189 -209 . DOI: 10.19615/j.cnki.2096-9899.250620
A relatively well-preserved rodent fossil, including its incisors, cheek teeth, and postcranial skeleton, was collected from the Baiyin Obo in Siziwang Banner, Nei Mongol. A multifaceted research approach was undertaken in this study to conduct a comprehensive analysis on the newly discovered specimen. Based on a morphological comparison, the new specimen was identified as Hulgana cf. H. ertnia within the Ischyromyidae family. Incisive enamel microstructure analysis revealed the typical pauciserial enamel structure of Hulgana. Bone histological analysis indicates that the specimen represents a juvenile individual, which is consistent with the ontogenetic stage indicated by dental developmental stage and wear pattern. The application of geometric morphometrics to the calcaneus and bone histology of the femur and phalanx further substantiates the taxonomic classification of Hulgana as a terrestrial and cursorial rodent, exhibiting a degree of fossorial ability. This classification is analogous to that of certain extant cricetids and ground squirrels.
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