古脊椎动物学报2021，Vol.59Issue(3)：245-256,12.DOI:10.19615/j.cnki.1000-3118.210304
亚洲最古老鸽子(Columbidae)物种有效性再检验:北京周口店早更新世丛氏原鸽(Columba congi)
Reexamination of the oldest pigeon(Aves:Columbidae)from Asia:Columba congi from the Early Pleistocene of Zhoukoudian,Beijing,China
摘要
Abstract
Columba congi is an extinct species that was described as part of the Early Pleistocene(～1.7 Ma)fauna from locality 12 of the UNESCO Zhoukoudian or"Peking Man"site in Beijing,China.Only four partial humeri of the original type series of 11 bones can be located,and the features present in those specimens do not support the original diagnosis.However,our study and redescription shows that the straight and flat margin of the pneumotricipital fossa rim(in ventral view)and the relative distal position of the dorsal supracondylar tubercle may support the continued recognition of C.congi as a valid extinct species.Columba congi appears to be the oldest fossil of Columba in Asia,and it lived during a warmer and wetter period of time of the Pleistocene with a forested Zhoukoudian.Further study of pigeons from all localities at Zhoukoudian should help to resolve questions about pigeon biogeography and evolution,including possibly the time and center of origin of the globally distributed C.livia.关键词
周口店/早更新世/鸽属/丛氏原鸽/肱骨Key words
Zhoukoudian/Early Pleistocene/Columba/Columba congi/humerus分类
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沈韦,Thomas A.STIDHAM,李志恒..亚洲最古老鸽子(Columbidae)物种有效性再检验:北京周口店早更新世丛氏原鸽(Columba congi)[J].古脊椎动物学报,2021,59(3):245-256,12.基金项目
国家自然科学基金(批准号:NSFC41772013)资助. （批准号:NSFC41772013）
