TY - JOUR
T1 - A new giraffid Bramiscus micros nov. gen. nov. sp. (Ruminantia, Giraffidae) from the Miocene of northern Pakistan
AU - Ríos, María
AU - Ghyour Abbas, Sayyed
AU - Khan, Muhammad Akbar
AU - Solounias, Nikos
N1 - info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/CEEC IND 2018/CEECIND%2F02199%2F2018%2FCP1564%2FCT0009/PT#
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We especially thank J. Barry for his numerous interactions and his help with so many problems over the years. We also thank J. Barry for putting up with us working at his desk where the fossils are. We also thank D. Pilbeam and the Department of Human and Evolutionary Biology and the Pea-body Museum of Harvard and the Departments of Mammalogy and Palaeontology of the AMNH for access to specimens. MR and NS would also like to thank P. Perez, S. Fraile and E. Cantero (MNCN-CSIC, Madrid, Spain), L. Celia and D. DeMiguel (ICP, Barcelona, Spain), P. Montoya (MGUV, Valencia, Spain), J. Galkin, J. Meng, and E. Westwig (AMNH; New York, USA), J. Hooker, P. Brewer, and S. Pappa. Brewer and S. Pappa (NHM, London, UK), S. Sen, C. Argot, and S. Peigne (MNHN, Paris, France) and Ursula B. G\u00F6hlich (NHM, Vienna, Austria) and their respective home institutions for access to their giraffe fossil collections. Funding was provided by NS and the Department of Anatomy at NYIT-COM. We thank our Anatomy Department, librarian Mahnaz Tehrani, and Matthew Mihlbachler. MR also thanks the Stimulus of Scientific Employment, Individual Support-2018 Call grant from GeoBioTec, and the FPI predoc-toral grant (2012-2016) (Spanish government MINECO http://www.mineco.gob.es/ codes: BES-2012-052589, EEBB-I-14-07947, EEBB-I-15-09349, EEBB-I-16-10617) and the EEBB-FPI fellowship programme 2013, 2014 and 2015. MR also thanks the SYNTHESIS+ programme. We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to the Handling Editor, M. Pole, for his exceptional support and guidance throughout the publication process.
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PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - We report new cranial, dental, and postcranial remains of a new early giraffid from the Middle Miocene of Pakistan: Bramiscus micros nov. gen. nov. sp. (Ruminantia, Giraffidae). The material comes from the fossil site Dhok Bun Amir Khatoon (Chinji Formation 14-11.4 Ma, Lower Siwaliks), located in the Chakwal district (Punjab, Pakistan). Additional remains were identified from the Hasvard Siwaliks Collection. The new findings show fused anterior ossicones, as in Bramatherium. The metatarsals possess a strong medial ridge and a weak lateral ridge, a feature encountered only in Bramatherium perimense. The size of our taxon is smaller than Bramatherium, hence the name. Bramiscus micros nov. gen. nov. sp. coexisted at the same time with other giraf-fids, such as Progiraffa exigua, Giraffokeryx punjabiensis, Giraffa priscilla, Giraffa punjabiensis, and other still unnamed taxa.
AB - We report new cranial, dental, and postcranial remains of a new early giraffid from the Middle Miocene of Pakistan: Bramiscus micros nov. gen. nov. sp. (Ruminantia, Giraffidae). The material comes from the fossil site Dhok Bun Amir Khatoon (Chinji Formation 14-11.4 Ma, Lower Siwaliks), located in the Chakwal district (Punjab, Pakistan). Additional remains were identified from the Hasvard Siwaliks Collection. The new findings show fused anterior ossicones, as in Bramatherium. The metatarsals possess a strong medial ridge and a weak lateral ridge, a feature encountered only in Bramatherium perimense. The size of our taxon is smaller than Bramatherium, hence the name. Bramiscus micros nov. gen. nov. sp. coexisted at the same time with other giraf-fids, such as Progiraffa exigua, Giraffokeryx punjabiensis, Giraffa priscilla, Giraffa punjabiensis, and other still unnamed taxa.
KW - Chinji
KW - Giraffidae
KW - Mammalia
KW - Miocene
KW - new species, new genus, Vertebrate
KW - Siwaliks
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85196161107&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.26879/1243
DO - 10.26879/1243
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85196161107
SN - 1094-8074
VL - 27
JO - Palaeontologia Electronica
JF - Palaeontologia Electronica
IS - 2
M1 - 27.2.a29
ER -