子,动物和其他现存的类哺乳动物的晚白时期的亲属
J D Archibald1, A O Averianov, E G Ekdale
1Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182-4614, USA. darchibald@sunstroke.sdsu.edu
Nature
|November 2, 2001
概括
在乌兹别克斯坦发现的化石显示,一些白纪晚期的eutherians,如Kulbeckia,属于胎盘哺乳动物群 (Placentalia). 这一发现推迟了胎盘哺乳动物的起源比以前认为的更早.
科学领域:
- 古生物学的古生物学
- 哺乳动物进化 哺乳动物进化
- 人类遗传学 是一个学科.
背景情况:
- 尤瑟里亚包括现存的胎盘哺乳动物及其已灭绝的亲属.
- 乌兹别克斯坦的德哈拉库杜克动物群代表了已知的最古老的以为主导的群体.
- 对于哺乳动物进化史来说,了解早期的类关系至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究来自Dzharakuduk动物群的早期eutherian哺乳动物的遗传学位置.
- 为了完善胎盘哺乳动物 (Placentalia) 多样化的时间表.
- 测试现有的关于白纪晚期eutherian关系的假设.
主要方法:
- 对详细描述的晚白纪eutherians的遗传学分析.
- 纳入化石种类,代表动物,形动物和古老类动物.
- 化石年龄与分子分歧估计的比较.
主要成果:
- 库尔贝基亚 (Kulbeckia),来自85-90万年前的德哈拉库杜克动物群,被确定为Zalambdalestidae,扩大了该家族的范围.
- 遗传学分析强烈支持Zalambdalestidae和"Zhelestidae",但不是Asioryctitheria.
- 晚白时期的eutherians,包括Zalambdalestidae,被放置在王冠组Placentalia.
结论:
- 一些白纪晚期的eutherians被证实属于胎盘类.
- 一些胎盘哺乳动物超级秩序的多样化与分子估计一致.
- 证据不支持现存的胎盘秩序的晚白纪起源.
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