Talk:Brachytarsomys mahajambaensis/GA1

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Reviewer:  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  10:40, 27 May 2010 (UTC) Comments later

A couple of queries 1. looking at these two sentences
 * The presence of B. mahajambaensis, a rare element in the local rodent fauna, suggests that the region was previously more humid.
 * Brachytarsomys is a rare element of the rodent fauna, which is dominated by multiple species of ... The modern, dry environment in northwestern Madagascar is decidedly inhospitable to these animals; the presence of B. mahajambaensis could indicate that the region was more humid in the past.
 * I’m not sure I get this: there are two extant Brachytarsomys species in the current arid environment, so why would the presence of a third mean that it was more humid then? I can see that could be the case if B. mahajambaensis inhabited wetter environments (no evidence as far as I can see) or if it was numerous, but it’s described as a rare element in the fauna.
 * The living species occur in humid mountain forests, not in the lowlands where B. mahajambaensis was found. I've tried to clarify a little.

2. Do we know whether the extinct form is related more closely to one of the extant species that the other?
 * No comments in Mein et al., so no.

I can't see anything else  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  11:00, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for reviewing! Ucucha 15:25, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

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