RT Journal Article
T1 Langebaanweg’s sabertooth guild reveals an African Pliocene evolutionary hotspot for sabertooths (Carnivora; Felidae)
A1 Jiangzuo, Qigao
A1 Rabe, Caitlin
A1 Abella, Juan
A1 Govender, Romala
A1 Valenciano, Alberto
AB Here, we describe and revise craniodental material from Langebaanweg ‘E’ Quarry (South Africa, early Pliocene, ∼5.2 Ma), which represents one of the largest and best-preserved collections of sabertooth felids from Mio-Pliocene deposits of Africa. Four taxa, including two new species, are recognized: Lokotunjailurus chinsamyae sp. nov., Adeilosmilus aff. kabir, Yoshi obscura, and Dinofelis werdelini sp. nov. The felid guild composition analyzed herein suggests the presence of a mosaic environment with open components in the region, and shows a potential relationship with that of Yuanmou, suggesting a similar environment and/or dispersal route/event. The reassessment of the rich early Pliocene felids from Langebaanweg is a step toward understanding the transition and evolution of the felids in the southern hemisphere during the late Miocene to early Pliocene.
PB Elsevier
YR 2023
FD 2023-08-18
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/87966
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/87966
LA eng
NO Agencia Estatal de Investigación
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
NO Chinese Natural Science Foundation Program
NO Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences
NO Gobierno de Aragón
NO Generalitat de Catalunya
NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid
NO The Genus (DSI-NRF CoE-Palaeo)
NO Oppenheimer Memorial Trust
DS Docta Complutense
RD 10 abr 2025