TABLE 1. — Comparative sample for the Quibas fossil m 1 in 2 D Geometric morphometrics of the first lower molar of the genus Meles Brisson, 1762 including new badger evidence from the Lower Pleistocene Quibas site (Murcia, Spain)

TABLE 1. — Comparative sample for the Quibas fossil m1, including information of the species, geographical origin, chronology, and data origin.
SpeciesGeographical originChronologyData OriginMeles meles meles (Linnaeus, 1758) (n = 54)SpainCurrentMNCNMeles meles (Linnaeus, 1758) (fossil) (n = 1)Unikoté 1 Cave, FranceUpper PleistoceneMallye 2018Meles meles (fossil) (n = 6)Laceduzza Cave, ItaliaUpper PleistoceneMecozzi et al. 2019Meles meles (fossil) (n = 3)Kudaro Cave, GeorgiaMiddle PleistoceneBaryshnikov 2009M. meles atavus Kormos, 1914 (n = 2)Vallparadís, Spain1.0 MaMadurell-Malapeira et al. 2011Meles magnus Jiangzou, Liu, Wagner & Chen, 2018 (n = 3)Liucheng Gigantopithecus Cave, China2.48-2.0 MaJiangzou et al. 2018Meles teihardi Qiu, Deng & Wang, 2004 (n = 1)Ningyang, ChinaLower PleistoceneJiangzou et al. 2018Meles chiai Teilhard de Chardin, 1940 (n = 1)Localidad 18 de Zhoukoudian, China2.0 MaJiangzou et al. 2018Meles thorali Viret, 1951 (n = 1)Saint-Vallier, FranceUpper PleistoceneMallye 2007Meles leucurus Hodgson, 1847 (n = 3)Zoological Institute, Beijing, ChinaCurrentJiangzou et al. 2018Meles leucurus (n = 4)Bliznets Cave, RussiaEarly HoloceneAlekseeva & Baryshnikov 2020Arctonyx albogularis (Blyth, 1853) (n = 3)Zoological Institute, Beijing, ChinaCurrentJiangzou et al. 2018