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| Ziegler, R.; Dahlmann, Th.; Reumer, J.W.F.; Storch, G.. |
| Introduction Research of Miocene and Pliocene insectivores has a long history in Germany. Already in the middle of the 19th century Miocene insectivore species have been described from South German localities. Most of these were authored by Herman von Meyer, who deserves to be named a pioneer of German insectivores research. Weisenau, today part of the city of Mainz, is the type locality of Dimylus paradoxus described by von Meyer (1846:473). Haslach near Ulm yielded the type of Cordylodon haslachensis, also described by von Meyer (1859: 174). The widely known Steinheim fauna yielded among others the type of Parasorex socialis, again described by von Meyer (1865:884). Von Meyer often received fossils from private collectors for determination. Usually, he... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Insectivores; Miocene; Pliocene; Germany; 38.22. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/317359 |
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