Evidence of late root formation of molars in Anderson’s red-backed vole, Eothenomys andersoni (Thomas, 1905) (Cricetidae, Rodentia), and arguments for its generic allocation
We evaluated the molars in Anderson’s red-backed vole (n = 114) from the Kii Peninsula of Honshu, Japan. Two of the specimens are considered extremely old aged based on their dimensions and on the loss of alveolar capsules of M2, and a third one is also old based on its strongly worn left M3 and M1....
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Pensoft Publishers
2022-10-01
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Series: | ZooKeys |
Online Access: | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/86960/download/pdf/ |