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This study aims to resolve some issues by describing the lower deciduous fourth premolars (dp4s) of the genus\n                    <jats:italic>Afrotragulus<\/jats:italic>\n                    , which are described and figured for the first time in the history of paleontology, and the dp4 of the genus\n                    <jats:italic>Siamotragulus<\/jats:italic>\n                    , which is described for the first time from the Siwaliks by ascribing it to this genus. The dp4s of both these genera differ at least in morphological characters such as presence or absence of an interlobular bridge, complete or incomplete M\/\u03a3 structure, morphology of first lobe, fossettes, lingual cusps, cristids, ectostylid, cingulids, valleys, and enamel, as well as in crown height, and confirm the presence of the genus\n                    <jats:italic>Afrotragulus<\/jats:italic>\n                    in the Siwaliks. We have also provided a brief overview of the structural aspects of ruminant dp4s and p4s.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1002\/ar.70365","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,8]],"date-time":"2026-10-08T07:43:36Z","timestamp":1791445416000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Deciduous lower fourth premolar of\n                    <i>Afrotragulus<\/i>\n                    and\n                    <i>Siamotragulus<\/i>\n                    (Tragulidae, Artiodactyla): Comparison and structural aspects"],"prefix":"10.1002","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0016-5476","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sayyed Ghyour","family":"Abbas","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Zoology University of Sialkot  Sialkot Pakistan"},{"name":"Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology Chinese Academy of Sciences  Beijing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-3781-6058","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fizza","family":"Jaber","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dr. Abu Bakr Fossil Display &amp; Research Centre, Institute of Zoology University of the Punjab  Lahore Pakistan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Muhammad Adeeb","family":"Babar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Zoology University of Okara  Okara Pakistan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Khalid","family":"Mahmood","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biological Sciences Quaid\u2010i\u2010Azam University  Islamabad Pakistan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Muhammad Akbar","family":"Khan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dr. Abu Bakr Fossil Display &amp; Research Centre, Institute of Zoology University of the Punjab  Lahore Pakistan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0433-6209","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Muhammad Faisal","family":"Maqbool","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dr. Abu Bakr Fossil Display &amp; Research Centre, Institute of Zoology University of the Punjab  Lahore Pakistan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7752-5620","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"ShiQi","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology Chinese Academy of Sciences  Beijing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_10_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"762","DOI":"10.1016\/j.mambio.2011.07.002","article-title":"Dental nomenclature in Ruminantia: Towards a standard terminological framework","volume":"76","author":"B\u00e4rmann E. 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