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587:(three incisors, one canine, three premolars, and three molars in both the upper and lower dentition). The three premolars are numbered 2, 3, and 4, as the first premolar is presumed to have been lost.
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Goodman et al. (2007) are inconsistent in identifying the three molars as M1 through M3 or M2 through M4; the former convention is used in MacPhee's 1987 revision of the genus.
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crest on P4 is larger. The relative lengths of some of the crests on the two last molars also differ between the two species.
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824:"The subfossil occurrence and paleoecological significance of small mammals at Ankilitelo Cave, southwestern Madagascar"
813:"The shrew tenrecs of Madagascar: systematic revision and Holocene distribution of Microgale (Tenrecidae, Insectivora)"
374:; and another damaged cranium lacking the same parts as well as the left toothrow. Both show no evidence of ongoing
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extinct tenrec species. However, there is a remnant patch of mesic forest near
Andrahomana, where a population of
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Olson, L.E., Rakotomalala, Z., Hildebrandt, K.B.P., Lanier, H.C., Raxworthy, C.J. and
Goodman, S.M. 2009.
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of associated rodent remains suggests are about 3000 years old. It is the only known recently extinct
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cusp on the lingual (inner) side of the third upper premolar (P3) and P4, present in
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798:"Description of a new species of subfossil shrew tenrec (Afrosoricida: Tenrecidae:
514:(wet) conditions around the cave, which is currently in a dry area. In addition to
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cusp on P4 less well-developed. On the other hand, the front part of the
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839:(Tenrecidae) and description of a new species from western Madagascar"
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Muldoon, K.M., de Blieux, D.D., Simons, E.L. and
Chatrath, P.S. 2009.
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is 9.4 and 9.7 mm, compared to 7.1 to 9.0 mm in eight adult
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in southeastern
Madagascar, led by David Burney in 2000 and 2003. The
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This description is based on
Goodman et al. (2007), published before
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material, but none are currently recognized as valid species; thus,
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from northern and western
Madagascar to be the closest relative of
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The rostrum (front part of the skull) is short and blunt in both
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were described as distinct species. Much of the material of "
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from layers in the same cave deposit bracketing those where
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family, which includes a variety of other
Malagasy mammals.
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is distinctly more tapered at the front, whereas that of
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has a broad rostrum (front part of the skull) and, like
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16:
An extinct shrew tenrec from southeastern
Madagascar
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Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
206:Location of Andrahomana Cave, the only place where
465:, two crests, on the fourth premolar (P4) and the
802:) from cave deposits in southeastern Madagascar"
796:Goodman, S.M., Vasey, N. and Burney, D.A. 2007.
283:) were found during expeditions to the cave of
518:, three other tenrecs have been described from
469:are reduced relative to the condition in other
323:"MacPhee's shrew tenrec" has been proposed for
552:was found yield dates of around 2480 and 1760
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358:, or lower jaws) lacking the back part (the
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386:was larger in most measurements than
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608:" used in the 2007 paper is in fact
247:of northern and western Madagascar.
453:had larger, more robust teeth than
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713:Muldoon et al., 2009, p. 1117
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871:Prehistoric animals of Madagascar
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362:and further back) as well as the
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534:may survive. Although no
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59:Scientific classification
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837:Microgale brevicaudata
811:MacPhee, R.D.E. 1987.
572:The dental formula in
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306:Microgale brevicaudata
244:Microgale brevicaudata
545:Macrotarsomys petteri
425:, but the rostrum of
876:Holocene extinctions
843:Journal of Mammalogy
828:Journal of Mammalogy
606:M. brevicaudata
602:M. brevicaudata
507:Hypogeomys australis
483:M. brevicaudata
455:M. brevicaudata
439:M. brevicaudata
427:M. brevicaudata
419:M. brevicaudata
408:M. brevicaudata
404:M. brevicaudata
388:M. brevicaudata
253:M. brevicaudata
835:"Phylogeography of
610:M. grandidieri
598:M. grandidieri
380:permanent dentition
316:M. grandidieri
40:Conservation status
536:radiocarbon dating
502:Microgale macpheei
348:Microgale macpheei
259:(gap) between the
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225:from southeastern
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25:Microgale macpheei
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343:Description
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285:Andrahomana
275:Remains of
231:Andrahomana
855:Categories
819:2889:1–45.
629:References
463:distostyle
459:mesiostyle
447:diastemata
255:, lacks a
227:Madagascar
136:Tenrecidae
122:Suborder:
800:Microgale
574:Microgale
520:subfossil
491:ectostyle
479:protocone
471:Microgale
435:Microgale
423:Microgale
372:premolars
356:mandibles
333:Microgale
301:Microgale
289:Microgale
281:Microgale
261:premolars
154:Species:
147:Microgale
82:Kingdom:
76:Eukaryota
528:recently
487:paracone
364:incisors
271:Taxonomy
257:diastema
132:Family:
106:Mammalia
96:Chordata
92:Phylum:
86:Animalia
72:Domain:
31:Holocene
583:3.1.3.3
580:3.1.3.3
368:canines
352:cranium
189:Goodman
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49:Extinct
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