Mustela eversmanii Lesson, 1827
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https://doi.org/ 10.5252/g2015n2a5 |
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urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0117CBA4-4CE0-4431-B5F6-721F998C72C7 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4535435 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038087D7-FFE1-FF9C-FC58-F93CFDB031D7 |
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Felipe |
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Mustela eversmanii Lesson, 1827 |
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Mustela eversmanii Lesson, 1827 View in CoL
MATERIAL EXAMINED. — NISP =2; MNI =1.
1989-1992 sample: 1 right mandible; 1 left mandible.
DESCRIPTION
The bone sample from the recent excavations includes several remains attributed to small Mustelidae , among which a pine marten or a beech marten (NISP=2) and a smaller one related to genus Mustela (NISP=8). Two mandibles of greater size (related to a single individual) has been observed in detail. Based on their general characters and size, the specific determination of these pieces could only be related to a polecat (European polecat Mustela putorius or steppe polecat M. eversmanii ).
These species at Fouvent do not imply the same environmental conditions for the deposit. Morphologically, the mandible of steppe polecat is distinguished from the common polecat by a bulge of the horizontal branch under the m1 just below the paraconid ( Hugueney 1975; Delpech 1989). The mandible F11.B.214 ( Fig.4G, H View FIG ) clearly shows this morphological feature. In addition, the dimensions of the two hemi-mandibles as well as the carnassials (L/B of m1 respectively 10/4 and 9.3/ 3.7 mm) suggest large-sized animals, similar to those of the steppe polecat ( Table 5). Accordingly, everything concurs unambiguously to assign those remains to Mustela eversmanii .
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