ミオセンのサイの骨格の中の化石の草アンソエシア:絶滅した種の食事
まとめ
古代のサイ (Teleoceras major) から発見された化石化した草の部分は,それが両生類であり,状の草を食べたことを示唆しています. この発見は,この絶滅した哺乳類の古生物学を明らかにします.
科学分野:
- パレオントロジー・パレオントロジー
- パレオボタニーは古植物学です.
- パレオバイオロジーの古生物学
背景:
- 絶滅したサイであるTeleoceras majorは,ヒポポタムスのような比例と,高い冠の歯を持っていた.
- Teleoceras majorの古生物学的な役割と食事は謎のままである.
- 化した植物の残骸は,絶滅した動物の食事に関する潜在的洞察を提供します.
研究 の 目的:
- テレオセラス・メジャー (Teleoceras major) の食生活を調査する.
- 化石化した植物証拠を用いてTeleoceras majorの古生物学的な役割を明らかにする.
主な方法:
- Teleoceras majorの骨格の口腔と肋骨の中に発見された化石化した草の部分 (anthoecia) の分析.
- 草種の識別:ベリオクロア・コミュニス,ベリオクロア・プリマエヴァ,ベリオホルドア cf. ノヴァ (Nova) とは,ノヴァ (Nova) とは,ノヴァ (Nova) とは,ノヴァ (Nova) とは,ノヴァ (Nova) とは
- ネブラスカ州のクラーレンドオン時代後半の火山灰埋蔵地内の化石発見の文脈分析.
主要な成果:
- 3種の草の化したアンソエシアは,テレオケラスの主要な化石の中で食物残留物として特定されました.
- 植物化石は,口腔と肋骨の中にあり,摂取されたことを示している.
- この発見は,かなりの量の状草を含む食生活を示唆している.
結論:
- テレオセラス・メジャー族は,おそらく両生類であった.
- 状の草は,テレオセラスの主要な食事の重要な部分を形成しました.
- この食事の証拠は,Teleoceras major.の古生物学的な謎を解くのに役立ちます.
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