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First Occurrence of a Gomphotheriid (Proboscidea, Mammalia) from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Authors
  • Kum Sik Han,1
  • So, Kwang Sik2
  • Choe, Rye Sun1
  • Kim, Se Chan1
  • 1 Institute of Human Evolution and Development History, Faculty of History, Kim Il Sung University, Pyongyang, North Korea , Pyongyang (North Korea)
  • 2 Department of Paleontology, Faculty of Geology, Kim Il Sung University, Pyongyang, North Korea , Pyongyang (North Korea)
Type
Published Article
Journal
Paleontological Journal
Publisher
Pleiades Publishing
Publication Date
Dec 29, 2021
Volume
55
Issue
10
Pages
1186–1192
Identifiers
DOI: 10.1134/S003103012110004X
Source
Springer Nature
Keywords
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Abstract

AbstractA species of gomphotheriids were firstly discovered from the Kidong Formation from Myongchon County, North Hamgyong Province, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Although the tusk is broken and two of the teeth are so deeply worn, the new material displays some mandibular and dental feature combinations that might belong to the known species of either Gomphotherium (probably G. subtapiroideum) or amebelodontids. This discovery not only extends the geographic of the gomphotheriids, but also fills a blank in the gomphotheriid study in DPRK.

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