Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 39(1) 1996

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VOL 39(1) 1996

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Mammalia, Rodentia, systematics, Villanyian, northeastern Italy

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Dinaromys allegranzii n. sp. (Mammalia, Rodentia) from Rivoli Veronese (northeastern Italy) in a Villanyian association

• Benedetto SALA

Abstract:

The first well documented Villanyian faunal assemblage found in Italy comes from a karst fissure at Rivoli Veronese (Venetia, northeastern Italy). It is represented by four Insectivora and fourteen Rodentia, among which is a new species of Dinaromys.This species is based on fifteen M/1 belonging to individuals of different ages, and a few other teeth. The description of the new Dinaromys and a comparison with other species are presented here. Dinaromys topachevskii NESIN & SKORIK, 1989 most likely has an M/1 of similar shape and size, but differs in some characters. Dinaromys allegranzii n. sp. seems to conserve paedomorphic features in the teeth.