Cranial Remain from Tunisia Provides New Clues for the Origin and Evolution of Sirenia (Mammalia, Afrotheria) in Africa

Julien Benoit (1) , Sylvain Adnet (1) , Essid El Mabrouk (2) , Hayet Khayati (2) , Mustapha Ben Haj Ali (2) , Laurent Marivaux (1) , Gilles Merzeraud (3) , Samuel Merigeaud (4) , Monique Vianey-Liaud (1) , Rodolphe Tabuce (1)

1 UMR ISEM - Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier
2 ONM - Office National des Mines
3 Bassins
4 CHU Montpellier

Mots clés: PROBOSCIDEA; EOCENE; SEA COWS; EAR REGION; NUMIDOTHERIUM-KOHOLENSE; ANATOMY; ALGERIA

Domaines: Paléontologie

Julien Benoit, Sylvain Adnet, Essid El Mabrouk, Hayet Khayati, Mustapha Ben Haj Ali, et al.. Cranial Remain from Tunisia Provides New Clues for the Origin and Evolution of Sirenia (Mammalia, Afrotheria) in Africa. PLoS ONE, 2013, 8 (1), pp.e54307. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0054307⟩. ⟨hal-00807308⟩