Abstract

Tarsal morphology of the pleuraspidotheriid mammal Hilalia from the middle Eocene of Turkey

Highlights

  • Pleuraspidotheriids are a group of primitive ungulate mammals that, until recently, were thought to be restricted to the late Paleocene of Western Europe

  • It has been hypothesized that this family survived in Central Anatolia until at least the middle Eocene

  • The evolution of Hilalia is addressed in the context of the apparent geographic isolation of Central Anatolia during the Eocene

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Summary

Introduction

Pleuraspidotheriids are a group of primitive ungulate mammals that, until recently, were thought to be restricted to the late Paleocene of Western Europe. It has been hypothesized that this family survived in Central Anatolia until at least the middle Eocene.

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