Namachloris
| Namachloris Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Afrosoricida |
| Family: | Chrysochloridae |
| Genus: | †Namachloris |
| Species: | †N. arenatans |
| Binomial name | |
| †Namachloris arenatans Pickford, 2015 | |
Namachloris is an extinct genus of chrysochlorid that lived during the Bartonian stage of the Eocene epoch.
Distribution
[edit]Namachloris arenatans is known from the Eocliff Limestone of Namibia.[1]
Description
[edit]Like the Congo golden mole, the Hottentot golden mole, and the yellow golden mole, Namachloris had the middle ear's major blood vessels contained in bony tubes, a cochlea that was highly coiled, a secondary crus commune, a basicranium and lateral skull wall exhibiting high pneumatisation, and no identifiable canaliculus cochleae for the perilymphatic duct. Unlike these extant golden moles, Namachloris had a tensor tympani muscle and lacked a basicranial intercommunication linking the right and left ears.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Pickford, Martin (2015). "Late Eocene Chrysochloridae (Mammalia) from the Sperrgebiet, Namibia" (PDF). Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia. 16: 153–193.
- ↑ Mason, Matthew J.; Bennett, Nigel C.; Pickford, Martin (March 2018). "The middle and inner ears of the Palaeogene golden mole Namachloris : A comparison with extant species". Journal of Morphology. 279 (3): 375–395. doi:10.1002/jmor.20779. ISSN 0362-2525. Retrieved 14 August 2026 – via Wiley Online Library.
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