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'''Orycteropodidae''' is a family of [[afrotheria]]n mammals. Although there are many fossil species, the only species surviving today is the [[aardvark]], ''Orycteropus afer''. Orycteropodidae is recognized as the only family within the order '''Tubulidentata''', so the two are [[Monotypic taxon|effectively synonyms]].<ref name="Lehmann2009">{{harvnb|Lehmann|2009}}</ref><ref name=MSW3>{{harvnb|Schlitter|2005|p=86}}</ref>
'''Orycteropodidae''' is a family of [[afrotheria]]n mammals. Although there are many fossil species, the only species surviving today is the [[aardvark]], ''Orycteropus afer''. Orycteropodidae is recognized as the only family within the order '''Tubulidentata''' (Latin: "tube" (tubulis), "tooth" (dentis)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://research.amnh.org/paleontology/perissodactyl/concepts/glossary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120123130/https://research.amnh.org/paleontology/perissodactyl/concepts/glossary|archive-date=20 November 2021|title=Glossary. American Museum of Natural History}}</ref>), so the two are [[Monotypic taxon|effectively synonyms]].<ref name="Lehmann2009">{{harvnb|Lehmann|2009}}</ref><ref name=MSW3>{{harvnb|Schlitter|2005|p=86}}</ref>


==Evolution==
==Evolution==
The first aardvark fossil discovered was originally named ''Orycteropus gaudryi'' (now ''[[Amphiorycteropus]]'') and was found in [[Turolian]] deposits on the island of [[Samos]].<ref name="Lehmann2009"/> Since then, representatives of the order Tubulidentata have been located from the [[Oligocene]] in what is now Europe, and it is believed that the order probably originated around 65–70 million years ago or in the [[Paleocene]].<ref name=sho1>{{harvnb|Shoshani|2002|p=619}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Shoshani|2002|p=620}}</ref> They are thought to be closely related to the now extinct [[Ptolemaiida]], a lineage of carnivorous afrotheres.<ref name="Cote et al 2007">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cote S, Werdelin L, Seiffert ER, Barry JC |title=Additional material of the enigmatic Early Miocene mammal ''Kelba'' and its relationship to the order Ptolemaiida |journal=Proc Natl Acad Sci USA |volume=104 |issue=13 |pages=5510–5 |date=March 2007 |pmid=17372202 |pmc=1838468 |doi=10.1073/pnas.0700441104 |bibcode = 2007PNAS..104.5510C |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name=Seifert2007>{{cite journal|last=Seiffert|first=Erik R|title=A new estimate of afrotherian phylogeny based on simultaneous analysis of genomic, morphological, and fossil evidence|journal=BMC Evolutionary Biology|year=2007|volume=7|issue=1|pages=224|doi=10.1186/1471-2148-7-224|pmid=17999766|pmc=2248600}}</ref> The family arose in Africa in the Early [[Miocene]] epoch, and spread to Eurasia later in the Miocene. Most of the family's diversity had become extinct by the end of the [[Pliocene]].<ref name="Lehmann2009"/>
The first aardvark fossil discovered was originally named ''Orycteropus gaudryi'' (now ''[[Amphiorycteropus]]'') and was found in [[Turolian]] deposits on the island of [[Samos]].<ref name="Lehmann2009"/> Since then, representatives of the order Tubulidentata have been located from the [[Oligocene]] in what is now Europe, and it is believed that the order probably originated around 65–70 million years ago or in the [[Paleocene]].<ref name=sho1>{{harvnb|Shoshani|2002|p=619}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Shoshani|2002|p=620}}</ref> They are thought to be closely related to the now extinct [[Ptolemaiida]], a lineage of carnivorous afrotheres.<ref name="Cote et al 2007">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cote S, Werdelin L, Seiffert ER, Barry JC |title=Additional material of the enigmatic Early Miocene mammal ''Kelba'' and its relationship to the order Ptolemaiida |journal=Proc Natl Acad Sci USA |volume=104 |issue=13 |pages=5510–5 |date=March 2007 |pmid=17372202 |pmc=1838468 |doi=10.1073/pnas.0700441104 |bibcode = 2007PNAS..104.5510C |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name=Seifert2007>{{cite journal|last=Seiffert|first=Erik R|title=A new estimate of afrotherian phylogeny based on simultaneous analysis of genomic, morphological, and fossil evidence|journal=BMC Evolutionary Biology|year=2007|volume=7|issue=1|pages=224|doi=10.1186/1471-2148-7-224|pmid=17999766|pmc=2248600 |doi-access=free }}</ref> The family arose in Africa in the Early [[Miocene]] epoch, and spread to Eurasia later in the Miocene. Most of the family's diversity had become extinct by the end of the [[Pliocene]].<ref name="Lehmann2009"/>


== Characteristics ==
== Characteristics ==
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Aardvarks had originally been categorized as relatives of [[Anteater|American anteaters]] in the order Edentata. But their unique type of teeth and other morphological characteristics had made it clear that aardvarks are not closely related to any other living mammals. Since the end of the 19th century, they are placed in their own separate order Tubulidentata. Both the fossil record and genetic studies have corroborated that separate status. All similarities to American anteaters have evolved independently as adaptations to eating ants.
Aardvarks had originally been categorized as relatives of [[Anteater|American anteaters]] in the order Edentata. But their unique type of teeth and other morphological characteristics had made it clear that aardvarks are not closely related to any other living mammals. Since the end of the 19th century, they are placed in their own separate order Tubulidentata. Both the fossil record and genetic studies have corroborated that separate status. All similarities to American anteaters have evolved independently as adaptations to eating ants.


One of the most distinctive features of the animals is that their teeth have a "tubulidentate" microstructure, lacking enamel, and are just rounded structures of dentine. They lack incisors and canines, and have 20–22 teeth, which are evergrowing, unrooted, and diphyodont. Another unique trait is that their small milk teeth are lost before the animal is born.
One of the most distinctive features of the animals is that their teeth have a "tubulidentate" microstructure, lacking enamel, and are just rounded structures of dentine. They lack incisors and canines, and have 20–22 teeth, which are evergrowing, unrooted, and [[diphyodont]]. Another unique trait is that their small milk teeth are lost before the animal is born.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}


A few anatomical characters unite the Orycteropodidae and Tubulidentata. The [[occiput|occipital]] region of the skull has extensive [[mastoid]] exposure, the [[femur]] has a [[pectineal tubercle]], and the [[diaphysis]] of the [[tibia]] is curved [[Anatomical terms of location#Axes|mediolaterally]].{{cn|date=December 2019}}
A few anatomical characters unite the Orycteropodidae and Tubulidentata. The [[occiput|occipital]] region of the skull has extensive [[mastoid]] exposure, the [[femur]] has a [[pectineal tubercle]], and the [[diaphysis]] of the [[tibia]] is curved [[Anatomical terms of location#Axes|mediolaterally]].{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}


Modern aardvarks are polygynous, the females providing care for the young. They are territorial, and only cross paths to breed. The males' genitals create a musk while females create this musk from glands in their elbows, this scent helps mating occur. The gestation period lasts about seven months, and they are dependent upon the mother until they are six months of age, becoming sexually mature at two years of age. Breeding occurs once a year, they produce one offspring, and will have maybe one to two more in their lifetime. Aardvarks are [[Myrmecophagy|myrmecophagous]], feeding almost exclusively on termites and ants. They rely on their sense of smell to find most of their food and hunt at night.
Modern aardvarks are polygynous, the females providing care for the young. They are territorial, and only cross paths to breed. The males' genitals create a musk while females create this musk from glands in their elbows, this scent helps mating occur. The gestation period lasts about seven months, and they are dependent upon the mother until they are six months of age, becoming sexually mature at two years of age. Breeding occurs once a year, they produce one offspring, and will have maybe one to two more in their lifetime. Aardvarks are [[Myrmecophagy|myrmecophagous]], feeding almost exclusively on termites and ants. They rely on their sense of smell to find most of their food and hunt at night.
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== Classification ==
== Classification ==
This classification follows Lehmann 2009.<ref name = "Lehmann2009"/><ref name="mikko">Mikko's Phylogeny Archive [http://www.helsinki.fi/~mhaaramo/] {{cite web|last=Haaramo|first=Mikko|year=2007|title=''Tubulidentata – aardwarks'' |url=http://www.helsinki.fi/~mhaaramo/metazoa/deuterostoma/chordata/synapsida/eutheria/basal_ungulata/tubulidentata.html |access-date= 30 December 2015}}</ref>
This classification follows Lehmann 2009.<ref name = "Lehmann2009"/><ref name="mikko">Mikko's Phylogeny Archive [http://www.helsinki.fi/~mhaaramo/] {{cite web|last=Haaramo|first=Mikko|year=2007|title=''Tubulidentata – aardwarks'' |url=http://www.helsinki.fi/~mhaaramo/metazoa/deuterostoma/chordata/synapsida/eutheria/basal_ungulata/tubulidentata.html |access-date= 30 December 2015}}</ref>


* Genus †''[[Scotaeops]]'' <small>Ameghino 1887</small> [''Scoteops'' <small>(sic) Ameghino 1894</small>]
* Genus †''[[Scotaeops]]'' <small>Ameghino 1887</small> [''Scoteops'' <small>{{sic}} Ameghino 1894</small>]
** †''[[Scotaeops simplex|S. simplex]]'' <small>Ameghino 1887</small>
** †''[[Scotaeops simplex|S. simplex]]'' <small>Ameghino 1887</small>
* Genus †''[[Archaeorycteropus]]'' <small>Ameghino 1905</small>
* Genus †''[[Archaeorycteropus]]'' <small>Ameghino 1905</small>
* Genus †''[[Palaeorycteropus]]'' <small>Filhol 1893</small> [''Palaeoryctoropus'' <small>(sic) Filhol 1893</small>]
* Genus †''[[Palaeorycteropus]]'' <small>Filhol 1893</small> [''Palaeoryctoropus'' <small>{{sic}} Filhol 1893</small>]
** †''[[Palaeorycteropus quercyi|P. quercyi]]'' <small>Filhol 1893</small>
** †''[[Palaeorycteropus quercyi|P. quercyi]]'' <small>Filhol 1893</small>
* Genus † ''[[Myorycteropus]]'' <small>MacInnes, 1956</small>
* Genus † ''[[Myorycteropus]]'' <small>MacInnes, 1956</small>
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** †''aff. [[Amphiorycteropus pottieri|A. pottieri]]'' <small>(Ozansoy, 1965)</small> [''Orycteropus pottieri'' <small>Ozansoy 1965</small>]
** †''aff. [[Amphiorycteropus pottieri|A. pottieri]]'' <small>(Ozansoy, 1965)</small> [''Orycteropus pottieri'' <small>Ozansoy 1965</small>]
** †''aff. [[Amphiorycteropus seni|A. seni]]'' <small>(Tekkaya, 1993)</small> [''Orycteropus seni'' <small>Tekkaya 1993</small>]
** †''aff. [[Amphiorycteropus seni|A. seni]]'' <small>(Tekkaya, 1993)</small> [''Orycteropus seni'' <small>Tekkaya 1993</small>]
* Genus ''[[Orycteropus]]'' [[Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|Geoffroy St. Hilaire]] 1796 [''Oryctopus'' (sic) Rafinesque 1815; ''Oryctheropus'' (sic) Muirhead 1819; ''Orajeteropus'' (sic) Hill 1913]
* Genus ''[[Orycteropus]]'' [[Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|Geoffroy St. Hilaire]] 1796 [''Oryctopus'' {{sic}} Rafinesque 1815; ''Oryctheropus'' {{sic}} Muirhead 1819; ''Orajeteropus'' {{sic}} Hill 1913]
** †''[[Orycteropus crassidens|O. crassidens]]'' <small>MacInnes, 1956</small>
** †''[[Orycteropus crassidens|O. crassidens]]'' <small>MacInnes, 1956</small>
** †''[[Orycteropus djourabensis|O. djourabensis]]'' <small>Lehmann et al. 2004</small>
** †''[[Orycteropus djourabensis|O. djourabensis]]'' <small>Lehmann et al. 2004</small>
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==References==
==References==
* {{cite journal | last = Lehmann | first = Thomas | year = 2009 | title = Phylogeny and systematics of the Orycteropodidae (Mammalia, Tubulidentata) | journal = Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society | volume = 155 | issue = 3 | pages = 649–702 | doi = 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00460.x | doi-access = free }}
* {{cite journal | last = Lehmann | first = Thomas | year = 2009 | title = Phylogeny and systematics of the Orycteropodidae (Mammalia, Tubulidentata) | journal = Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society | volume = 155 | issue = 3 | pages = 649–702 | doi = 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00460.x | doi-access = free | url = https://zenodo.org/records/5445097/files/source.pdf }}
* {{cite journal | last1 = Lehmann | first1 = Thomas | last2 = Vignaud | first2 = Patrick | last3 = Likius | first3 = Andossa | last4 = Brunet | first4 = Michel | year = 2005 | title = A new species of Orycteropodidae (Mammalia, Tubulidentata) in the Mio-Pliocene of northern Chad | journal = Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society | volume = 143 | issue = 1 | pages = 109–131 | doi = 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00143.x | doi-access = free }}
* {{cite journal | last1 = Lehmann | first1 = Thomas | last2 = Vignaud | first2 = Patrick | last3 = Likius | first3 = Andossa | last4 = Brunet | first4 = Michel | year = 2005 | title = A new species of Orycteropodidae (Mammalia, Tubulidentata) in the Mio-Pliocene of northern Chad | journal = Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society | volume = 143 | issue = 1 | pages = 109–131 | doi = 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00143.x | doi-access = free | url = http://doc.rero.ch/record/15233/files/PAL_E2516.pdf }}
* {{MSW3 Tubulidentata | id = 11300002}}
* {{MSW3 Tubulidentata | id = 11300002}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | last = Shoshani | first = Jeheskel | editor-last = Robertson | editor-first = Sarah | title = Tubulidentata | encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of Life Sciences | year = 2002 | volume = 18: Svedberg, Theodor to Two-hybrid and Related Systems | publisher = Nature Publishing Group | location = London, UK | isbn = 978-1-56159-274-6 }}
* {{cite encyclopedia | last = Shoshani | first = Jeheskel | editor-last = Robertson | editor-first = Sarah | title = Tubulidentata | encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of Life Sciences | year = 2002 | volume = 18: Svedberg, Theodor to Two-hybrid and Related Systems | publisher = Nature Publishing Group | location = London, UK | isbn = 978-1-56159-274-6 }}
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Orycteropodidae
Temporal range: 20–0 Ma Early Miocene to Recent[1]
Orycteropus aferAardvark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Superorder: Afrotheria
Grandorder: Afroinsectiphilia
Order: Tubulidentata
Huxley, 1872
Family: Orycteropodidae
Gray, 1821
Genera

Orycteropus
Amphiorycteropus
Eteketoni[2]
Leptorycteropus
Myorycteropus[1]

Orycteropodidae is a family of afrotherian mammals. Although there are many fossil species, the only species surviving today is the aardvark, Orycteropus afer. Orycteropodidae is recognized as the only family within the order Tubulidentata (Latin: "tube" (tubulis), "tooth" (dentis)[3]), so the two are effectively synonyms.[1][4]

Evolution

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The first aardvark fossil discovered was originally named Orycteropus gaudryi (now Amphiorycteropus) and was found in Turolian deposits on the island of Samos.[1] Since then, representatives of the order Tubulidentata have been located from the Oligocene in what is now Europe, and it is believed that the order probably originated around 65–70 million years ago or in the Paleocene.[5][6] They are thought to be closely related to the now extinct Ptolemaiida, a lineage of carnivorous afrotheres.[7][8] The family arose in Africa in the Early Miocene epoch, and spread to Eurasia later in the Miocene. Most of the family's diversity had become extinct by the end of the Pliocene.[1]

Characteristics

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Orycteropodidae skeleton

Aardvarks had originally been categorized as relatives of American anteaters in the order Edentata. But their unique type of teeth and other morphological characteristics had made it clear that aardvarks are not closely related to any other living mammals. Since the end of the 19th century, they are placed in their own separate order Tubulidentata. Both the fossil record and genetic studies have corroborated that separate status. All similarities to American anteaters have evolved independently as adaptations to eating ants.

One of the most distinctive features of the animals is that their teeth have a "tubulidentate" microstructure, lacking enamel, and are just rounded structures of dentine. They lack incisors and canines, and have 20–22 teeth, which are evergrowing, unrooted, and diphyodont. Another unique trait is that their small milk teeth are lost before the animal is born.[citation needed]

A few anatomical characters unite the Orycteropodidae and Tubulidentata. The occipital region of the skull has extensive mastoid exposure, the femur has a pectineal tubercle, and the diaphysis of the tibia is curved mediolaterally.[citation needed]

Modern aardvarks are polygynous, the females providing care for the young. They are territorial, and only cross paths to breed. The males' genitals create a musk while females create this musk from glands in their elbows, this scent helps mating occur. The gestation period lasts about seven months, and they are dependent upon the mother until they are six months of age, becoming sexually mature at two years of age. Breeding occurs once a year, they produce one offspring, and will have maybe one to two more in their lifetime. Aardvarks are myrmecophagous, feeding almost exclusively on termites and ants. They rely on their sense of smell to find most of their food and hunt at night.

Classification

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This classification follows Lehmann 2009.[1][9]

  • Genus †Scotaeops Ameghino 1887 [Scoteops [sic] Ameghino 1894]
  • Genus †Archaeorycteropus Ameghino 1905
  • Genus †Palaeorycteropus Filhol 1893 [Palaeoryctoropus [sic] Filhol 1893]
  • Genus † Myorycteropus MacInnes, 1956
    • M. africanus MacInnes, 1956 [Orycteropus africanus MacInnes 1955] type species
    • aff. M. chemeldoi (Pickford, 1975) [Orycteropus chemeldoi Pickford 1975]
    • aff. M. minutus (Pickford, 1975) [Orycteropus minutus Pickford 1975]
  • Genus †Leptorycteropus Patterson, 1975
  • Genus †Amphiorycteropus Lehmann 2009
    • A. gaudryi (Major, 1888) [Orycteropus gaudryi Major 1888] type species
    • A. abundulafus (Lehmann et al., 2005) [Orycteropus abundulafus Lehmann et al. 2005][10]
    • A. browni (Colbert, 1933) [Orycteropus browni Colbert 1933; Orycteropus pilgrimi Colbert 1933]
    • A. depereti (Helbing, 1933) [Orycteropus depereti Helbing 1933]
    • A. mauritanicus (Arambourg, 1959) [Orycteropus mauritanicus Arambourg 1959]
    • aff. A. pottieri (Ozansoy, 1965) [Orycteropus pottieri Ozansoy 1965]
    • aff. A. seni (Tekkaya, 1993) [Orycteropus seni Tekkaya 1993]
  • Genus Orycteropus Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1796 [Oryctopus [sic] Rafinesque 1815; Oryctheropus [sic] Muirhead 1819; Orajeteropus [sic] Hill 1913]
    • O. crassidens MacInnes, 1956
    • O. djourabensis Lehmann et al. 2004
    • O. afer (Pallas 1776) Aardvark (type species)
      • O. a. capensis (Gmelin 1788) [Myrmecophaga capensis Gmelin 1788; Orycteropus capensis Gmelin 1788] (Cape Aardvark)
      • O. a. senegalensis Lesson 1840 [Orycteropus senegalensis Schinz 1845] (Western/Senegambian Aardvark)
      • O. a. haussanus Matschie 1900 [Orycteropus haussanus Matschie 1900] (Hausa Aardvark)
      • O. a. adametzi Grote 1921 [Orycteropus adametzi]
      • O. a. leptodon Hirst 1906 [Orycteropus leptodon Hirst 1906] (Cameroon Aardvark)
      • O. a. erikssoni Lönnberg 1906 [Orycteropus erikssoni Lonnberg 1906; Orycteropus erikssoni erikssoni] (Eriksson's/North Congo Aardvark)
      • O. a. albicaudus Rothschild 1907 (South-western/Damara Aardvark)
      • O. a. angolensis Zukowsky & Haltenorth 1957 [Orycteropus angolensis] (Angolan Aardvark)
      • O. a. afer (Pallas 1776) [Orycteropus afer wertheri Matschie 1898; Orycteropus wertheri Matschie 1900 (East African/Bagamoyo Aardvark)] (Southern Aardvark)
      • O. a. wardi Lydekker 1908 [Orycteropus wardi] (Congo/Ward's Aardvark)
      • O. a. observandus Grote 1921 [Orycteropus observandus]
      • O. a. matschiei Grote 1921 [Orycteropus matschiei]
      • O. a. lademanni Grote 1911 [Orycteropus lademanni]
      • O. a. ruvanensis Grote 1921 [Orycteropus ruvanensis] (Ruwana Aardvark)
      • O. a. faradjius Hatt 1932 [Orycteropus erikssoni faradjius] (Faradje Aardvark)
      • O. a. kordofanicus Rothschild 1927 [Orycteropus kordofanicus] (Kordofan Aardvark)
      • O. a. aethiopicus Sundevall 1843 [Orycteropus aethiopicus] (Northeastern/Abyssinian Aardvark)
      • O. a. somalicus Lydekker 1908 [Orycteropus somalicus] (Somalia Aardvark)

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Lehmann 2009
  2. ^ Martin Pickford (2019). Orycteropodidae (Tubulidentata, Mammalia) from the Early Miocene of Napak, Uganda. Vol. 47. pp. 1–101. ISBN 978-3-89937-247-2. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "Glossary. American Museum of Natural History". Archived from the original on 20 November 2021.
  4. ^ Schlitter 2005, p. 86
  5. ^ Shoshani 2002, p. 619
  6. ^ Shoshani 2002, p. 620
  7. ^ Cote S, Werdelin L, Seiffert ER, Barry JC (March 2007). "Additional material of the enigmatic Early Miocene mammal Kelba and its relationship to the order Ptolemaiida". Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 104 (13): 5510–5. Bibcode:2007PNAS..104.5510C. doi:10.1073/pnas.0700441104. PMC 1838468. PMID 17372202.
  8. ^ Seiffert, Erik R (2007). "A new estimate of afrotherian phylogeny based on simultaneous analysis of genomic, morphological, and fossil evidence". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7 (1): 224. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-224. PMC 2248600. PMID 17999766.
  9. ^ Mikko's Phylogeny Archive [1] Haaramo, Mikko (2007). "Tubulidentata – aardwarks". Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  10. ^ Lehmann et al. 2005

References

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Further reading

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  • "A sub-complete fossil aardvark (Mammalia, Tubulidentata) from the Upper Miocene of Chad". doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2005.12.016
  • MacInnes D. G. (1956). Fossil Tubulidentata from East Africa. British Museum (Natural History), London. Fossil mammals of Africa series; no. 10. 46 pp.