Fossil afrosoricids

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Summary[edit] Description: Italiano: Comparison of occlusal morphology of the upper second molar (scaled to the same approximate buccolingual width) in a series of Paleogene African mammals with possible afrosoricid affinities. A. Widanelfarasia bowni (latest Eocene, Jebel Qatrani Formation, Egypt), based on Seiffert et al. (2007). B. Dilambdogale gheerbranti (earliest late Eocene, Birket Qarun Formation, Egypt). C. Chambilestes foussanensis (late early or early middle Eocene, Chambi, Tunisia), based on Gheerbrant and Hartenberger (1999). D. ?Garatherium todrae (late Paleocene, Jebel Guersif Formation, Morocco), based on Gheerbrant et al. (1998). E. Afrodon chleuhi (late Paleocene, Jbel Guersif Formation, Morocco), based on Gheerbrant (1988). F. Todralestes variabilis (late Paleocene, Jbel Guersif Formation, Morocco), based on Gheerbrant (1991b). Date: 11 January 2017. Source: Seiffert, E.R. 2010. The oldest and youngest records of afrosoricid placentals from the Fayum Depression of northernEgypt. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 55 (4): 599–616. Author: Seiffert, E.R.