Miomaci
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Ursidae |
| Subfamily: | Ailuropodinae |
| Genus: | †Miomaci de Bonis, Abella, Merceron and Begun2017 |
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Miomaci(LatinizedGreek:mio,abbreviation of "Miocene"+Hungarian:maci"little bear" ) is a genus of herbivorousailuropodinebear from the late Miocene of Hungary. It is known only from teeth and jaws, but these indicate it was significantly smaller than its close relativeIndarctos,[1]which could reach 265.74 kg.[2]
Discovery and Naming
[edit]Miomaciis known from dental remains of one individual including a leftmaxillawith P3-M2, left uppercanine,2 leftincisors,right M1, right M2, right p1, fragment of rightmandiblewith p3-m1, left hemimandible with alveoli with p1-p4, m1 (separated), m2-m3. The material is stored in the Geological Museum of the Geological and Geophysical Institute of Hungary.[1]The specimens are known from theEdelény Formationnear the town ofRudabánya, Hungaryand date to theVallesianage of thelate Miocene.[1]
The generic name is derived from 'Miocene' and 'Maci,theHungarianword for 'little bear' or 'teddy bear'. The specific name,pannonicum,is Latin for 'comes fromPannonia', the Roman province in whichRudabányais located.[1]
References
[edit]- ^abcdde Bonis, Louis; Merceron, Juan; Abella, Gildas; Begun, David (October 2017)."A new late Miocene ailuropodine (Giant Panda) from Rudabánya (North-central Hungary)".Geobios.50(5–6): 413–421.Bibcode:2017Geobi..50..413D.doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2017.09.003.
- ^Abella, Juan; Valenciano, Alberto; Pérez-Ramos, Alejandro; Montoya, Plinio; Morales, Jorge (2013-09-18)."On the Socio-Sexual Behaviour of the Extinct Ursid Indarctos arctoides: An Approach Based on Its Baculum Size and Morphology".PLOS ONE.8(9): e73711.Bibcode:2013PLoSO...873711A.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073711.ISSN1932-6203.PMC3776837.PMID24058484.
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