Life history of a new Paraceratheriid from the Early Oligocene of Northwest China

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	Life history of a new Paraceratheriid from the Early Oligocene of Northwest China
	Lu, Xiaokang 1; Deng, Tao2,3
	2025-08-06
发表期刊	SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
ISSN	2045-2322
卷号	15 期号:1 页码:10
通讯作者	Deng, Tao(dengtao@ivpp.ac.cn)
摘要	Understanding life history is crucial for elucidating mammalian evolution. Body size and tooth development have long been fundamental parameters in reconstructing the life histories of both fossil and extant species. The superfamily Rhinocerotoidea exhibits a protracted evolutionary history from the Eocene to the present, with its large body sizes and high-crowned teeth providing compelling evidence for such studies. In this research, we describe Turpanotherium qiui sp. nov., a new species within the family Paraceratheriidae, identified from a mandible recovered from the Early Oligocene of Northwest China. Analysis of elemental concentrations revealed insights into both longitudinal life history patterns and discrete developmental events. Significant variations in barium and strontium concentrations in the enamel were associated with neonatal development and breastfeeding phases, whereas zinc, strontium, and barium concentrations in the dentine displayed marked seasonal variability. Analysis of Retzius lines in enamel and annual lines in cementum from tooth histology reveals that this Paleogene species exhibited a life history pace comparable to its Quaternary relatives. The evolution of life history traits in Rhinocerotoidea has been relatively conservative since the Oligocene and does not consistently correlate with shifts in body size. This study establishes a foundation for understanding the evolution of life histories in this group.
DOI	10.1038/s41598-025-13365-w
关键词[WOS]	INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY ; TRACE-ELEMENTS ; AGE ESTIMATION ; LINXIA BASIN ; LATE MIOCENE ; LASER ; LONGEVITY ; DISCOVERY ; GANSU ; PACE
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[42430207] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[42172001] ; National Key Research and Development Program of China[2023YFF0804501]
项目资助者	National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Key Research and Development Program of China
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:001549768800025
出版者	NATURE PORTFOLIO
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/24804
专题	中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
通讯作者	Deng, Tao
作者单位	1.Henan Univ Chinese Med, Dept Human Anat, Zhengzhou 450046, Henan, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lu, Xiaokang,Deng, Tao. Life history of a new Paraceratheriid from the Early Oligocene of Northwest China[J]. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,2025,15(1):10.
APA	Lu, Xiaokang,&Deng, Tao.(2025).Life history of a new Paraceratheriid from the Early Oligocene of Northwest China.SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,15(1),10.
MLA	Lu, Xiaokang,et al."Life history of a new Paraceratheriid from the Early Oligocene of Northwest China".SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 15.1(2025):10.