Dolomys cf. nehringi Kretzoi, 1959

Popov, Vasil V., 2004, Pliocene small mammals (Mammalia, Lipotyphla, Chiroptera, Lagomorpha, Rodentia) from Muselievo (North Bulgaria), Geodiversitas 26 (3), pp. 403-491 : 470

Dolomys cf. nehringi Kretzoi, 1959 ( Fig. 31A )

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 1 M3 (Ms41); LM3 = 2.02.

DESCRIPTION

M3 bears three salient angles on each side. Except BSA3, all are well developed. The BRA1 and LRA3 are deep and narrow. They persist as normal folds throughout the crown instead of being subject to reduction by insulation. The enamel is not differentiated. There are not dentine tracks. Number of roots is two.

REMARKS

According to size, the tooth is smaller than the respective molars of the type species of the genus, Dolomys milleri ( Nehring, 1898) ( Méhely 1914) . On the other hand, it resembles Dolomys nehringi from Csarnóta-2 both in general size (although slightly smaller) and occlusal pattern, judging from the Kretzoi’s (1959: abb. 4) illustration. The molars of this species were however not described in detail by this author. This circumstance, as well as the scarce material from Muselievo (e.g., only one M3), makes the conclusive determination difficult.

Figures

FIG. 31. — A, Dolomys cf. nehringi Kretzoi, 1959, left M3, Ms41, occlusal view; B-F, Propliomys cf. hungaricus Kormos, 1934; B, left M3, Ms49, occlusal view; C, left M3, Ms56, occlusal view; D, left M3, Ms51, occlusal view; E, left M3, Ms51, buccal view; F, left M3, Ms51, lingual view. Scale bar: 1 mm.