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M3#132_UM KPG-M 164

left petrosal of ?Carolinacetus sp. from the locality of Kpogamé, Togo

Data citation: Mourlam M., Orliac M., 2017. M3#132_UM KPG-M 164. doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.132

Model solid/transparent

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anterior process, anteroexternal sulcus, concave facet of the promontorium, crista interfenestralis, crista transversa, endolymphatic formaen, facial sulcus, fenestra cochleae, fenestra vestibuli, foramen acusticum inferius, foramen acusticum superius, fossa for malleus head, fossa for the tensor tympani muscle, Fossa incudis, hiatus epitympanicus, hiatus fallopii, internal foramen for the facial nerve, medial tuberosity of the promontorium, perilymphatic foramen, postmeatal fossa, prefacial commissure fossa, promontorium, secondary facial foramen, sulcus of the fenestra cochleae, tube for internal auditory meatus (broken), ventrolateral tuberosity

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Specimen infos

Collection

Collection : Université de Montpellier : Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution, Montpellier, France

Inventory number : UM KPG-M 164

Information

Sex : indet

Age group :

Age (if applicable) : Middle Eocene Lutetian

Material Type : Skull, petrosal

Origin : Kpogamé, Togo

Taxonomy

Class : Mammalia

Order : Cetartiodactyla

Family : Protocetidae

Genus : ?Carolinacetus

Species :✝indet.

Description

isolated left petrosal, tegmen tympani and its anterior process partially preserved, mastoid process broken.

Related article

3D models related to the publication: Protocetid (Cetacea, Artiodactyla) bullae and petrosals from the Middle Eocene locality of Kpogamé, Togo: new insights into the early history of cetacean hearing

Mickaël Mourlam and Maëva Orliac

Keywords: archaeocete; auditory region; Lutetian; petrotympanic complex

doi: 10.18563/m3.3.1.e2

Abstract
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M3 article infos

Published in Volume 03, Issue 01 (2017)

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