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Systematics and paleobiogeography of Sardolagus obscurus n. gen. n. sp. (Leporidae, Lagomorpha) from the early Pleistocene of Sardinia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 March 2018

Chiara Angelone ,
Stanislav Čermák ,
Blanca Moncunill-Solé ,
Josep Quintana ,
Caterinella Tuveri ,
Marisa Arca  and
Tassos Kotsakis
Chiara Angelone
Affiliation:
Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont, Edifici Z ICTA−ICP, Carrer de les Columnes s/n, Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain 〈chiara.angelone@icp.cat〉, 〈blanca.moncunill@icp.cat〉 Dipartimento di Scienze, Università Roma Tre, Largo S. L. Murialdo, 1, 00146 Roma, Italy
Stanislav Čermák*
Affiliation:
Institute of Geology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojová 269, 165 00 Prague 6, Czech Republic 〈cermaks@gli.cas.cz〉
Blanca Moncunill-Solé
Affiliation:
Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont, Edifici Z ICTA−ICP, Carrer de les Columnes s/n, Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain 〈chiara.angelone@icp.cat〉, 〈blanca.moncunill@icp.cat〉
Josep Quintana
Affiliation:
Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont, Edifici Z ICTA−ICP, Carrer de les Columnes s/n, Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain 〈chiara.angelone@icp.cat〉, 〈blanca.moncunill@icp.cat〉 C/ Gustau Mas 79 1r, 07760 Ciutadella de Menorca, Menorca, Spain 〈picoguevo@hotmail.com〉
Caterinella Tuveri
Affiliation:
Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per le prov. di Sassari, Olbia-Tempio e Nuoro, Via G. Asproni, 8, 08100 Nuoro, Italy 〈caterinella.tuveri@beniculturali.it〉, 〈marisa.arca@beniculturali.it〉
Marisa Arca
Affiliation:
Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per le prov. di Sassari, Olbia-Tempio e Nuoro, Via G. Asproni, 8, 08100 Nuoro, Italy 〈caterinella.tuveri@beniculturali.it〉, 〈marisa.arca@beniculturali.it〉
Tassos Kotsakis
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Scienze, Università Roma Tre, Largo S. L. Murialdo, 1, 00146 Roma, Italy
*
*corresponding author
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Abstract

The extreme rareness of Sardinian fossil sites older than Middle and Late Pleistocene makes the Monte Tuttavista karst complex (E Sardinia, Italy) very important. Remarkable lagomorph material, recovered from several fissure infillings of Monte Tuttavista referable to the Capo Figari/Orosei 1 and Orosei 2 faunal sub-complexes (early Pleistocene, ~2.1/1.9–1.1 Ma), allowed us to describe a new endemic insular leporid, Sardolagus obscurus n. gen. n. sp. The new taxon is characterized by a peculiar combination of an advanced p3 (Lepus-type) and a primitive P2 lacking deep flexa. The origin of such discrepancy, unprecedented among continental and insular endemic European leporids, is unclear. It could be the result of: (1) an independent evolution of p3 from an ancestor bearing the primitive P2/p3 (e.g., Alilepus, Hypolagus), or (2) a selective reversal morphocline from an Oryctolagus/Lepus-like leporine. The lack of data about the phylogenetic origin of the new taxon makes any inference about its possible arrival to Sardinia problematic. Crossing the European leporid records and evidence of migrations to Sardinia, we hypothesize three possible ages in which the ancestor of Sardolagus obscurus could have arrived in Sardinia, restricted to the late Miocene–early/late Pliocene (~8–3.6 Ma). The phylogenetic relationship between Sardolagus obscurus n. gen. n. sp. and the oldest Sardinian leporid, recorded from Capo Mannu D1 and dated at the early/late Pliocene boundary (~3.6 Ma), is unclear at present, however it is quite likely that they pertain to the same lineage.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 92 , Issue 3 , May 2018 , pp. 506 - 522
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