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FIG. 5 in Révision des Équidés (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) du site pléistocène moyen du lac Karâr (Tlemcen, Algérie)

FIG. 5. — Equus sp., lac Karâr, Algérie,prémolaires inférieures définitives (p3-p4) droite (Sp 25) et gauche (Sp 26) en vues occlusale (a) et linguale (b). Abréviation: Sp., spécimen. Échelle. 2 cm.

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FIG. 1 in Révision des Équidés (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) du site pléistocène moyen du lac Karâr (Tlemcen, Algérie)

FIG. 1. — Cartes de localisation géographique (A) et topographique (B, d'après Boule 1900) de la station préhistorique du lac Karâr;C, vue du site en février 2016, cliché Y. Sam.

FIG. 5 in Shrews (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla) from a biodiversity hotspot, Mount Nimba (West Africa), with a field identification key to species

FIG. 5. — Plot between the two first axes of the CVA performed upon four external body measurements (head and body, tail, hindfoot, and tail lengths) for 252 shrew specimens from Mount Nimba, Ziama and surrounding areas. Each species is represented by a color dot. Yellow dots indicate class barycenter and ellipses at 0.05% confidence; b, C. buettikoferi Jentink, 1888; d, C. douceti Heim de Balsac, 1958; e, C. eburnea Heim de Balsac, 1958; g, C. grandiceps Hutterer, 1983; j, C. jouvenetae Heim de Balsac, 1958; C. muricauda (Miller, 1900); mu, S. megalura (Jentink, 1888); n, C. nimbae Heim de Balsac, 1956; o, C. obscurior Heim de Balsac, 1958; ol, C. olivieri (Lesson, 1827); sy, C. nimbasilvanus Hutterer, 2003; t, C. theresae Heim de Balsac, 1968.

FIG. 1 in Shrews (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla) from a biodiversity hotspot, Mount Nimba (West Africa), with a field identification key to species

FIG. 1. — Detail of the trapping localities at Mount Nimba with respect to elevation. Sampling sites are shown in black circles. Light and dark grey shading refer to areas above 600 m and 1000 m, respectively. Names of localities used in this work as follows: G, Guinea; L, Liberia, Gbié: G1-A, B; Gouan: G2-A, B; Seringbara:G3; Gblayougouma G4; Ziéla: G5; East Nimba Nature Reserve L1-A, B, C; Bentor: L2; Bonlah: L3; Yekepa: L4; Tailings: L5; Camp4: L6; Liabala: L7; Gbapa: L8; Zolowee: L9; Grassfield: L10; Border (Yekepa): L11.

APPENDIX 8 in Shrews (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla) from a biodiversity hotspot, Mount Nimba (West Africa), with a field identification key to species

APPENDIX 8. — Nimba shrews skins with field numbers: A, MNHN-ZM-2014-900 (LB07) C. buettikoferi Jentink, 1888 Camp 4; B, MNHN-ZM-2012-1079 (NIM217) C. grandiceps Hutterer, 1983 Gouan; C, MNHN-ZM-2012-1158 (NIM201) C. olivieri (Lesson, 1827) Gbié; D, MNHN-ZM-2012-1111 (NIM232) C. muricauda (Miller, 1900) Gouan; E, MNHN-ZM-2012-1180 (NIM 301) C. theresae Heim de Balsac, 1968 Gouan; F, MNHN-ZM-MO-1981-492 C. nimbae Heim de Balsac, 1956 Holotype Zouguepo; G, MNHN-ZM-MO-1981-483 C. eburnea Heim de Balsac, 1958 Mt Tonkui; H, MNHN-ZM-2012-1123 (NIM 219) C. obscurior Heim de Balsac, 1958 Gouan.

FIG. 4 in Shrews (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla) from a biodiversity hotspot, Mount Nimba (West Africa), with a field identification key to species

FIG. 4. — Standard karyotypes from Mount Nimba shrews: A, male C. buettikoferi Jentink, 1888 MNHN-ZM-2012-1071, 2n = 52, NFa = 66; B, male C. grandiceps Hutterer, 1983 MNHN-ZM-2012-1077, 2n = 46, NFa = 64; C, male C. jouvenetae Heim de Balsac, 1958 MNHN-ZM-2012-1091, 2n = 44, NFa = 68; D, male C. olivieri (Lesson, 1827) MNHN-ZM-2012-1164, 2n = 50, NFa = 60; E, female C. theresae Heim de Balsac, 1968 MNHN-ZM-2012-1171, 2n = 50, NFa = 70.

FIG. 7 in Shrews (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla) from a biodiversity hotspot, Mount Nimba (West Africa), with a field identification key to species

FIG. 7. — Comparison of the relative abundance (% on y axis) of shrew species between four different surveys. Nimba this work (N = 226), Taï: Churchfield et al. (2004) (N = 553), Ziama: Nicolas et al. (2009) (N = 2571), Dodo-Haut Cavally: Decher et al. (2005) (N = 15). For authorships of the species, see Table 5.

FIG. 3 in Shrews (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla) from a biodiversity hotspot, Mount Nimba (West Africa), with a field identification key to species

FIG. 3. — Craniodental measurements used for morphometric analyses adapted from Dippenaar (1977) and Hutterer & Kock (2002): a, condyle-incisive length; b, nasal width; c, interorbital width; d, occipital greatest width; e, greatest maxillary width; f, upper tooth row length; g, height of the skull at M2 level; h, greatest braincase height; i, mandibular length; j, lower tooth row length; k, greatest length between extremities of the coronoid and angular processes.

FIG. 2 in Shrews (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla) from a biodiversity hotspot, Mount Nimba (West Africa), with a field identification key to species

FIG. 2. — Examples of habitats where pitfall traps were placed on the Guinean and Liberian Nimba: A, gallery forest and swamp, camp 4 (Liberia); B, pitfall, altitude savannah with Loudetia kagerensis, Mare d'hivernage site (1642 m) (Guinea); C, pitfall, Selingbala (Guinea): mesophyllous secondary forest; D, pitfall, Gbie (Guinea): gallery forest with Parinari excelsa Sabine,1824, Carapa procera DC., 1824 and Pseudospondias microcarpa (A. Rich.) Engl., 1883, Maranthochloa purpurea (Ridl.) Milne-Redh.

Figure 34 in Bipedal browsing adaptations of the unusual Late Eocene-earliest Oligocene tylopod Anoplotherium (Artiodactyla, Mammalia)

Figure 34. Flesh reconstruction of the Ham 3 Anoplotherium latipes specimen in bipedal stance, based on the skeletal reconstruction in Figure 31. Scale bar = 100 mm.

Figure 32 in Bipedal browsing adaptations of the unusual Late Eocene-earliest Oligocene tylopod Anoplotherium (Artiodactyla, Mammalia)

Figure 32. Reconstruction of the Ham 3 A. latipes skeleton in bipedal stance, supplemented as in Figure 30. Forelimb supinated. Neck at normal articulatory position. Scale bar = 100 mm.

Figure 28 in Bipedal browsing adaptations of the unusual Late Eocene-earliest Oligocene tylopod Anoplotherium (Artiodactyla, Mammalia)

Figure 28. Graph of moments of resistence (bh2) of vertebral centra of the Ham 3 skeleton, calculated after Slijper (1946), i.e. maximum breadth × height2 in millimetres of posterior articular surface.

Figure 30 in Bipedal browsing adaptations of the unusual Late Eocene-earliest Oligocene tylopod Anoplotherium (Artiodactyla, Mammalia)

Figure 30. Scatter diagram of medial length versus distal width in millimetres of astragali of Anoplotherium laurillardi from La Débruge and of A. commune and A. latipes (undifferentiated) from La Débruge (Z), Montmartre (Ɨ), Quercy (O) and sites in the Isle of Wight in the Osborne (O) and lower Hamstead (Δ) members.

Figure 25 in Bipedal browsing adaptations of the unusual Late Eocene-earliest Oligocene tylopod Anoplotherium (Artiodactyla, Mammalia)

Figure 25. Anoplotherium commune, Gypse, Montmartre. Right cuneiform and unciform (BMNH.M2212) in proximopostero-medial view, shown articulated during supination (A) and pronation (B). Scale bar = 10 mm.

Figure 26 in Bipedal browsing adaptations of the unusual Late Eocene-earliest Oligocene tylopod Anoplotherium (Artiodactyla, Mammalia)

Figure 26. Anoplotherium latipes, Mormoiron. Pelvis in dorsal view, redrawn from Roman (1922: pl. 3, fig. 2). Scale bar = 100 mm.

Figure 24 in Bipedal browsing adaptations of the unusual Late Eocene-earliest Oligocene tylopod Anoplotherium (Artiodactyla, Mammalia)

Figure 24. Anoplotherium commune, Gypse, Montmartre. A, B, right associated unciform (A) and cuneiform (B) (BMNH.M2212). C–E, right associated cuboid (D), navicular and ectocuneiform (E), metatarsal III (C, E) and metatarsal IV (C, D) (BMNH.M2221). Views are proximal (A, C), distal (B), lateral (D) and medial (E). Coated with ammonium chloride. Scale bars = 50 mm, the larger for A–B, the smaller for C–E.

Figure 27. Anoplotherium latipes. Ham 3 in Bipedal browsing adaptations of the unusual Late Eocene-earliest Oligocene tylopod Anoplotherium (Artiodactyla, Mammalia)

Figure 27. Anoplotherium latipes. Ham 3 skeleton. Reconstruction of left leg in anterior view, with knee bent in probable normal standing position, showing distally splayed tibia. Scale bar = 100 mm.

Figure 22. Anoplotherium latipes. Ham 3 in Bipedal browsing adaptations of the unusual Late Eocene-earliest Oligocene tylopod Anoplotherium (Artiodactyla, Mammalia)

Figure 22. Anoplotherium latipes. Ham 3 skeleton. Reconstruction of dorsal part of rib cage in anterior view by articulating thoracic vertebra 4? and 8th or 9th ribs (see Fig. 7). Scale bar = 50 mm.

Figure 23. Anoplotherium latipes. Ham 3 in Bipedal browsing adaptations of the unusual Late Eocene-earliest Oligocene tylopod Anoplotherium (Artiodactyla, Mammalia)

Figure 23. Anoplotherium latipes. Ham 3 skeleton. Reconstruction of pronation and supination articulatory positions of proximal left ulna and radius. A, C, pronated. B, D, supinated. Views are anteroproximal (A, B) and anterior (C, D). Scale bars = 10 mm.

Figure 21. Anoplotherium latipes. Ham 3 skeleton. A, right metatarsal II in Bipedal browsing adaptations of the unusual Late Eocene-earliest Oligocene tylopod Anoplotherium (Artiodactyla, Mammalia)

Figure 21. Anoplotherium latipes. Ham 3 skeleton. A, right metatarsal II and right mesocuneiform articulated (IWCMS. 1999.128). B, partial pes articulated shown as left, comprising left calcaneum, left cuboid, right mesocuneiform (reversed), left ectocuneiform, left metatarsal III (IWCMS. 1999.128) and left metatarsal II (IWCMS. 2000.390). C, left calcaneum. D, left M/T II. E, left ectocuneiform and M/T III articulated. F, right M/T II. G, right mesocuneiform. H–J, pedal left first phalanx III (IWCMS. 1999.128). K, sesamoid (IWCMS. 1999.128). Views are medial (A, E), anterior (B), lateral (C, D, J), proximal (F), distal (G), dorsal (H), ventral (I) and medial or lateral (K). Coated with ammonium chloride. Scale bar = 50 mm.