RT Journal Article
T1 Eucyon khoikhoi sp. nov. (Carnivora: Canidae) from Langebaanweg ‘E’ Quarry (early Pliocene, South Africa): the most complete African canini from the Mio-Pliocene
A1 Valenciano Vaquero, Alberto
A1 Govender, Romala
A1 Morales, Jorge
AB A new medium-sized canid, Eucyon khoikhoi sp. nov., is described from the early Pliocene site of Langebaanweg ‘E’ Quarry (South Africa). It possesses a robust dentition with large upper- and lower-second molars, an m1 talonid without a transverse cristid between the entoconid and the hypoconid, and a well-developed hypoconulid shelf. Our cladistic analysis of the earliest better-known African canini, places E. khoikhoi as the most basal taxon of an African clade composed of E. wokari, ?Nyctereutes barryi, ?Schaeffia mohibi and Schaeffia adusta (living side-striped jackal). We suggest an alternative arrangement for the poorly known East African E. intrepidus from the Late Miocene and E. kuta from the Middle Pliocene. Eucyon intrepidus could belong to the same clade as E. khoikhoi, unlike E. kuta, whose dentition suggests a closer relation with the Lupulella group. Thus, these results support the paraphyly of Eucyon, demonstrating the need for an in-depth review of the genus. Eucyon khoikhoi has a body mass comparable to E. kuta and the European E. debonisi and E. monticinensis. We conclude that E. khoikhoi may have had a comparable role in the ecosystem to the extant hypocarnivorous S. adusta.
PB Linnean Society of London
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/130355
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/130355
LA eng
NO Valenciano, A., Morales, J., & Govender, R. (2022). eucyon khoikhoi sp. Nov. (Carnivora: Canidae)From langebaanweg ‘e’ quarry :(Early pliocene, south africa) the most complete african canini from the mio-pliocene. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 194(2), 366-394. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab022
NO American Museum of Natural History
NO DST-NFR Centre of Excellence in Palaeosciences
NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
NO NRF/AOP
NO Ministerio de Investigación e Innovación
NO Gobierno de Aragón
DS Docta Complutense
RD 25 feb 2026