The Eastern Beringian vole Microtus deceitensis(Rodentia, Muridae, Arvicolinae) in Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene faunas of Alaska and Yukon

• Published in: Quaternary Research
• Main Author: Storer, John E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2003
• Subjects: Fort Selkirk; Yukon; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0033-5894(03)00067-x; http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S003358940300067X?httpAccept=text/xml; http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S003358940300067X?httpAccept=text/plain; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033589400012291

Abstract The fossil vole Microtus deceitensis occurs in Early Pleistocene deposits at Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory, and Late Pliocene beds at the type locality, Cape Deceit, Alaska. Analyses of simple vs complex morphotypes in the cheek teeth, and of differentiation of tooth enamel, show that the C...