Mafia, Reumer, 1984

Popov, Vasil V., 2004, Pliocene small mammals (Mammalia, Lipotyphla, Chiroptera, Lagomorpha, Rodentia) from Muselievo (North Bulgaria), Geodiversitas 26 (3), pp. 403-491 : 406-407

Mafia cf. csarnotensis Reumer, 1984 ( Fig. 3)

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 1 I1 (Ms146), fragment of mandible with m1 (Ms376).

MEASUREMENTS. — I1: LI1 = 2.45; HI1 = 1.67; m1 (L × W) = 1.82 × 1.10; HMd/m2 = 1.85; Lm1-m3 = 4.25; HC = 2.25; LLF = 1.65; LUF = 1.05.

DESCRIPTION

I1: the non-fissident apex is intensely pigmented in dark red. The posterior buccal edge of the crown is slightly convex. The cingulum is not well pronounced, especially in the uppermost part of the crown height. The apex and talon are separated by a shallow groove.

Mandible: m1: the upper part of the crown is intensely stained in dark red; the entoconid crest is lacking and the entoconid is nearly conical, slightly elongated antero-posteriorly; the buccal and lingual cingula are relatively broad and well pronounced; the buccal ventral margin of the crown is concave in its middle part. The mental foramen is situated under the second half of the crown of m1. The condyle possesses a broad interarticular area. The upper facet is obliquely oriented in relation to the lower one.

REMARKS

The measurements of the bones and teeth available, as well as their structural details, generally correspond to the original material from Csarnóta-2 ( Reumer 1984). However, some differences should be mentioned. According to Reumer (1984), the facets of the condyle in the Hungarian specimens are nearly parallel. The cingulum of the upper incisive from Muselievo is rather weak in comparison with the material from Csarnóta-2. For the time being the scarce and poorly preserved material available does not permit to ascertain whether these differences have systematic value or not, and the determination remains tentative. The species is known from Hungary ( Reumer 1984), Poland (Rzebik- Kowalska 1990b), Turkey ( Reumer 1998), and Bulgaria ( Popov 2003).