Abstract
Hedgehogs (erinaceid insectivores) are a common element in Miocene small mammal faunas of Pakistan, but little material has been formally described. Here, we report on extensive collections from numerous localities across Pakistan, most from the Potwar Plateau, Punjab, and the Sehwan area in Sindh. The dominant erinaceid is Galerix, which is also known from Europe, Turkey, and East Africa. We document a new early species of Galerix, Galerix wesselsae, in sites from Sehwan, the Zinda Pir Dome, the Potwar Plateau, and Banda Daud Shah ranging in age from about 19 to 14 Ma. This species briefly co-occurs with and is then replaced by the smaller Galerix rutlandae, previously based on a few teeth from Daud Khel. G. rutlandae is a common element of Chinji Formation faunas through about 11.5 Ma. Scanty material of an apparently new species of Schizogalerix succeeds Galerix. After 10.2 Ma, no galericines occur in Pakistan, but rare erinaceines are later faunal components.
Highlights
Electronic Supplement 1: Specimens examined This appendix lists all identifiable erinaceid specimens examined for this study
Age estimates from magnetostratigraphic information for Potwar and Zinda Pir localities follow locality numbers in parentheses
For tooth-bearing jaws, we list the specimen itself under its main number, any teeth inside the jaw under the number followed by a single-letter suffix
Summary
Hedgehogs (Erinaceidae, Lipotyphla) from the Miocene of Pakistan, with description of a new species of Galerix.”. Electronic Supplement 1: Specimens examined This appendix lists all identifiable erinaceid specimens examined for this study. Age estimates from magnetostratigraphic information for Potwar and Zinda Pir localities follow locality numbers in parentheses. Notation like "m1/2" means that the specimen is either an m1 or an m2, but could not be differentiated. For tooth-bearing jaws, we list the specimen itself under its main number, any teeth inside the jaw under the number followed by a single-letter suffix.
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