First record of insectivore from the late Oligocene, Kargil Formation (Ladakh Molasse Group), Ladakh Himalayas

dc.contributor.author	Wazir, W.A.
dc.contributor.author	Cailleux, F.
dc.contributor.author	Sehgal, R.K.
dc.contributor.author	Patnaik, R.
dc.contributor.author	Kumar, N.
dc.contributor.author	van den Hoek Ostende, L.W.
dc.date.accessioned	2022-07-16T10:40:42Z
dc.date.available	2022-07-16T10:40:42Z
dc.date.issued	2022-07-16
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3644
dc.description.abstract	The Kargil Formation in the region of Ladakh (northern India) is known for its late Oligocene mammal fauna of both large mammals and rodents. New excavations in the area yielded a maxillary fragment of an insectivore with three premolars and two roots of a canine. The fossil record of the insectivores on the Indian subcontinent is as yet scanty. Based on the peculiar morphology of the last premolar, the Ladakh fossil could be identified as belonging to a new species of Erinaceinae, Ladakhechinus iugummontis n. gen. n. sp. The new find confirms the large diversity among hedgehogs in Asia during the Oligocene.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Erinaceidae	en_US
dc.subject	Eulipotyphla	en_US
dc.subject	India	en_US
dc.subject	Mammalia	en_US
dc.subject	Maxilla	en_US
dc.subject	New genus	en_US
dc.title	First record of insectivore from the late Oligocene, Kargil Formation (Ladakh Molasse Group), Ladakh Himalayas	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US