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Vulpes qiuzhudingi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Vulpes
Species:
V. qiuzhudingi
Binomial name
Vulpes qiuzhudingi
( Wang et al., 2014) [1]
Synonyms

Alopex qiuzhudingi

The ancestral Arctic fox Vulpes qiuzhudingi is an extinct species of fox found in the Himalayas. [2] It was primarily carnivorous. [3] The fossils, dating from between 5.08 and 3.60 million years ago, were found in the Zanda Basin and Kunlun Mountains of Tibet. [4] It was named after Qiu Zhuding, a paleontologist from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. [3] The species is believed to be the ancestor of Vulpes lagopus, the modern Arctic fox, which would support the "Out of Tibet" theory: namely, that a number of current arctic species trace their ancestry to species originally from the Tibetan Plateau. [5]

References

  1. ^ Wang, Xiaoming; Tseng, Zhijie Jack; Li, Qiang; Takeuchi, Gary T.; Xie, Guangpu (11 June 2014). "From 'third pole' to north pole: a Himalayan origin for the arctic fox". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 281 (1787). Royal Society: 20140893. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2014.0893. PMC  4071559. PMID  24920475.
  2. ^ Wang, Xiaoming (2015). "Cenozoic vertebrate evolution and paleoenvironment in Tibetan Plateau: Progress and prospects". Gondwana Research. 4 (27): 1335–1354. doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2014.10.014.
  3. ^ a b Qiu, Jane (11 June 2014). "Origins of Arctic fox traced back to Tibet". Nature. doi: 10.1038/nature.2014.15398. S2CID  130724421. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  4. ^ Christine Dell'Amore (10 June 2014). "An extinct species of "very carnivorous" fox with supersharp teeth once roamed the frigid Tibetan Plateau, a new study says". National Geographic. Archived from the original on June 14, 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  5. ^ ""Out of Tibet" hypothesis: Cradle of evolution for cold-adapted mammals is in Tibet". National Science Foundation. June 11, 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vulpes qiuzhudingi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Vulpes
Species:
V. qiuzhudingi
Binomial name
Vulpes qiuzhudingi
( Wang et al., 2014) [1]
Synonyms

Alopex qiuzhudingi

The ancestral Arctic fox Vulpes qiuzhudingi is an extinct species of fox found in the Himalayas. [2] It was primarily carnivorous. [3] The fossils, dating from between 5.08 and 3.60 million years ago, were found in the Zanda Basin and Kunlun Mountains of Tibet. [4] It was named after Qiu Zhuding, a paleontologist from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. [3] The species is believed to be the ancestor of Vulpes lagopus, the modern Arctic fox, which would support the "Out of Tibet" theory: namely, that a number of current arctic species trace their ancestry to species originally from the Tibetan Plateau. [5]

References

  1. ^ Wang, Xiaoming; Tseng, Zhijie Jack; Li, Qiang; Takeuchi, Gary T.; Xie, Guangpu (11 June 2014). "From 'third pole' to north pole: a Himalayan origin for the arctic fox". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 281 (1787). Royal Society: 20140893. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2014.0893. PMC  4071559. PMID  24920475.
  2. ^ Wang, Xiaoming (2015). "Cenozoic vertebrate evolution and paleoenvironment in Tibetan Plateau: Progress and prospects". Gondwana Research. 4 (27): 1335–1354. doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2014.10.014.
  3. ^ a b Qiu, Jane (11 June 2014). "Origins of Arctic fox traced back to Tibet". Nature. doi: 10.1038/nature.2014.15398. S2CID  130724421. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  4. ^ Christine Dell'Amore (10 June 2014). "An extinct species of "very carnivorous" fox with supersharp teeth once roamed the frigid Tibetan Plateau, a new study says". National Geographic. Archived from the original on June 14, 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  5. ^ ""Out of Tibet" hypothesis: Cradle of evolution for cold-adapted mammals is in Tibet". National Science Foundation. June 11, 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

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