{"title":"The Hedgehog Ocajila Macdonald, 1963 (Mammalia, Lipotyphla, Erinaceidae) from the Oligocene (Orellan to Arikareean) of North America","authors":"W. Korth","doi":"10.2992/007.087.0302","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT A large sample of previously undescribed specimens of the rare hedgehog (Erinaceidae) Ocajila Macdonald, 1963, allows for a more complete and detailed description of the dentition of this genus. Previously, only the single (type) species, Ocajila makpiyahe Macdonald, 1963, had been described and limited to fewer than five specimens. The new material has allowed for the recognition of two new species, Ocajila macdonaldi from the Whitneyan of Montana, and Ocajila rasmusseni from the Arikareean of Montana. In addition, an indeterminate species is recognized from the Orellan of Montana, representing the earliest occurrence of the genus.","PeriodicalId":50771,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Carnegie Museum","volume":"69 1","pages":"207 - 220"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6000,"publicationDate":"2022-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Annals of Carnegie Museum","FirstCategoryId":"89","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2992/007.087.0302","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"PALEONTOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT A large sample of previously undescribed specimens of the rare hedgehog (Erinaceidae) Ocajila Macdonald, 1963, allows for a more complete and detailed description of the dentition of this genus. Previously, only the single (type) species, Ocajila makpiyahe Macdonald, 1963, had been described and limited to fewer than five specimens. The new material has allowed for the recognition of two new species, Ocajila macdonaldi from the Whitneyan of Montana, and Ocajila rasmusseni from the Arikareean of Montana. In addition, an indeterminate species is recognized from the Orellan of Montana, representing the earliest occurrence of the genus.
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Annals of Carnegie Museum is a quarterly journal that publishes peer-reviewed short and medium-length original scientific contributions in organismal biology, earth sciences, and anthropology, in 40 by 52.5 pica format (168 by 220 mm or 6-5/8 by 8-5/8 inches). Subject matter must be relevant to Carnegie Museum of Natural History scientific sections or Powdermill Nature Reserve (PNR), preferably with connection to the Carnegie collection and/or personnel. Carnegie Museum staff and research associates receive publication priority, but others are encouraged to submit papers, especially those manuscripts explicitly based on the Carnegie collection.