| 论文摘要 |
A new erinaceine, Sonidolestes wendusui gen. et sp. nov., from the Early Miocene of Inner Mongolia in China, is described here. The tooth morphology of this new taxon is quite unique. Especially, the enlarged p4 has a regressed paraconid and lacks the metaconid and the paralophid, unlike any known member of the Erinaceinae. Sonidolestes wendusui probably feeds on snails or coleopteran insects. The new erinaceine demonstrates the experimentation of members of the Asian Erinaceinae with different food and ecological niches. |
