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The taxonomy and taphonomy in mio-pliocene and late middle pleistocene micromammals from the Cape west coast, South Africa
No full textIncludes bibliographical references.The study sites investigated in this thesis are situated along the southwest coast of South Africa in an area dominated by the sclerophyllous fynbos of the Strandveld and Sandveld, which supports a well-known micromammal (murid, soricid, macroscelid, bathyergid and chrysochlorid) fauna. This study presents the results of a taphonomic, taxonomic and palaeoecological study of micromammal assemblages from two palaeontological sites in the Saldanha Bay/Langebaanweg area on the west coast, in the western Cape Province, South Africa. The micromammalian populations of these two sites are compared both taxonomically, and taphonomically, with other fossil sites on the west coast dating to the Terminal Pleistocene and Holocene. The older of the two sites is 'E' Quarry at Langebaanweg. a disused phosphate mine, which is the only site in the western Cape Province representing the Mio-Pliocene, a slice of time when modem micromammal genera were emerging. The second site investigated in this thesis is the late Middle Pleistocene site of Hoedjiespunt 1, which fills a significant gap in the continuum of micromammal evolution in the western Cape. This site contained faunal remains accumulated by a brown hyaena (Hyaena brunnea), and micromammal bones and teeth were recovered from the same sediments. The Hoedjiespunt 1 micromammal assemblages have added to the information available on the past distribution of several species in the Saldanha area, and have confirmed the presence of several endemic species in the west coast area during the late Middle Pleistocene. A comparison between the other west coast fossil sites and Hoedjiespunt 1 indicates that conditions on the west coast in the late Middle Pleistocene were relatively more arid. The micromammals from Langebaanweg 'E' Quarry indicate that fynbos microhabitats were well established during the Mia-Pliocene on the west coast. Both the fynbos, and most of the micro mammal genera present at LBW, have families resident in the west coast area today. The micromammal assemblages from Langebaanweg indicate that the general micromammal population in the area remained relatively unchanged during the period of deposition of the two main fossil-bearing members of the Varswater Formation. There is no compelling evidence to suggest that any marked climatic or environmental change took place during this period
Christiane Denys et Marylène Patou-Mathis (dir.), Manuel de taphonomie
No full textChristiane Denys, zoologue et professeure au Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, et Marylène Patou-Mathis, préhistorienne, directrice de recherche au CNRS, également rattachée au MNHN, ont rassemblé quatorze contributions dans ce premier Manuel de taphonomie en langue française, édité dans la collection “ Archéologiques ” des éditions Errance. Le manuel est présenté par Dominique Garcia, qui signe la préface, comme un ouvrage méthodologique de référence, destiné principalement aux étudiants..
Rhinolophidae Gray 1825
No full textRhinolophidae Four species of rhinolophids have been recorded from Mt Nimba.Published as part of Monadjem, Ara, Richards, Leigh & Denys, Christiane, 2016, An African bat hotspot: the exceptional importance of Mount Nimba for bat diversity, pp. 359-375 in Acta Chiropterologica 18 (2) on page 366, DOI: 10.3161/15081109ACC2016.18.2.005, http://zenodo.org/record/394248
Emballonuridae Gervais 1855
No full textEmballonuridae A single species from this family has been recorded from Mt Nimba.Published as part of Monadjem, Ara, Richards, Leigh & Denys, Christiane, 2016, An African bat hotspot: the exceptional importance of Mount Nimba for bat diversity, pp. 359-375 in Acta Chiropterologica 18 (2) on page 366, DOI: 10.3161/15081109ACC2016.18.2.005, http://zenodo.org/record/394248
Figure 1 in The contribution of Edouard-Louis Trouessart to mammalogy
No full textFigure 1 Portrait of Edouard-Louis Trouessart at Angers (in Couffon 1906: 58).Published as part of Denys, Christiane, Callou, Cécile & Mellier, Benoît, 2012, The contribution of Edouard-Louis Trouessart to mammalogy, pp. 355-364 in Mammalia 76 (4) on page 356, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2011-0131, http://zenodo.org/record/390924
Miniopteridae Dobson 1875
No full textMiniopteridae Two species of miniopterids have been recorded from Mt Nimba.Published as part of Monadjem, Ara, Richards, Leigh & Denys, Christiane, 2016, An African bat hotspot: the exceptional importance of Mount Nimba for bat diversity, pp. 359-375 in Acta Chiropterologica 18 (2) on page 371, DOI: 10.3161/15081109ACC2016.18.2.005, http://zenodo.org/record/394248
Nycteris intermedia Aellen 1959
No full textNycteris intermedia Aellen, 1959 This species was previously recorded from Ziéla, Guinean Nimba (Fahr, 2013 d). A single specimen was also recorded during this survey on the Guinean side (Denys et al., 2013). These two specimens (MNHN 1985-1143 and MNHN 2015-1357) were re-examined here. Greatest skull lengths were 17.4 mm and 18.2 mm, fitting the description of this species (Fahr, 2013 d).Published as part of Monadjem, Ara, Richards, Leigh & Denys, Christiane, 2016, An African bat hotspot: the exceptional importance of Mount Nimba for bat diversity, pp. 359-375 in Acta Chiropterologica 18 (2) on page 367, DOI: 10.3161/15081109ACC2016.18.2.005, http://zenodo.org/record/394248
Pteropodidae Gray 1821
No full textPteropodidae A total of 11 species of pteropodids have been recorded from Mt Nimba.Published as part of Monadjem, Ara, Richards, Leigh & Denys, Christiane, 2016, An African bat hotspot: the exceptional importance of Mount Nimba for bat diversity, pp. 359-375 in Acta Chiropterologica 18 (2) on page 363, DOI: 10.3161/15081109ACC2016.18.2.005, http://zenodo.org/record/394248
La manutention : une ou plusieurs bonnes méthodes?
No full textDenys Denis explique la stratégie intégrée de prévention en manutention (SIPM), en insistant sur les mécanismes qui la sous-tendent et qui permettent une prévention des troubles musculosquelettiques associés à la manutention. Deux intervenants, Benjamin Reid-Soucy, conseiller en prévention à l\u27APSAM et Christiane Lemay, ergonome à la santé publique au travail, expliquent comment ils ont appliqué la SIPM en milieux de travail
Hipposideridae Lydekker 1891
No full textHipposideridae A total of eight species of hipposiderids have been recorded from Mt Nimba (Monadjem et al., 2013 b).Published as part of Monadjem, Ara, Richards, Leigh & Denys, Christiane, 2016, An African bat hotspot: the exceptional importance of Mount Nimba for bat diversity, pp. 359-375 in Acta Chiropterologica 18 (2) on page 365, DOI: 10.3161/15081109ACC2016.18.2.005, http://zenodo.org/record/394248
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