Suidae, Tragulidae, Giraffidae, and Bovidae

Geodiversitas

Sevket Sen¹  Dimitris S. Kostopoulos¹ 

关键词: Vallesian;    SE Europe;    Suidae;    Tragulidae;    Giraffidae;    Bovidae;    new species;    Vallésien;    Europe SE;    Suidae;    Tragulidae;    Giraffidae;    Bovidae;    espèce nouvelle;   

DOI  :  10.5252/g2016n2a8

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Museum National d Histoire Naturelle

【 摘 要 】

TheupperMiocenevertebratelocalityofKüçükçekmeceWest,EuropeanTurkey,hadprovidedanartiodactylassemblagethatisrichinspeciesbutpoorinspecimens.Thepresentstudyallowsrevisingpreviousartiodactyllistsprovidedforthissite,byrecognizingHippopotamodoncf.antiquus,Dorcatheriummalikin.sp.,Palaeotragussp.(largesize),Palaeogiraffapamiri(Ozansoy,1965),Bohliniacf.attica,Gazellacf.ancyrensis,Majoreascf.elegans,Prostrepsicerossp.,aff.Protoryxcf.enanus,cf.Miotragocerussp.,andBovidaeindet.(largesize).Thepresenceofasecondsuineandacervidarepoorlysupportedbycurrentdatabutnotexcluded.ThebulkofthisartiodactylassociationisalsorecognizedintheKüçükçekmeceEastfossilassemblage.TheKüçükçekmecetragulidisallocatedtoanewspeciesofamediumsizedDorcatheriumwithbunoselenodontdentition,longpremolars,tricuspiddp2(p2)andp3,longhypoconidondp2andp3,simpledistalfossetteonp4,andpresenceofalingualprotocristidonthelowermolars.TheartiodactylassociationofKüçükçekmecepointstoaVallesianage,possiblybetween9.6–9.4Ma.ThepredominanceofDorcatheriumandPalaeogiraffaamongartiodactylsindicateswoodedenvironmentalconditions,whereasthetaxonomicspectrumofartiodactylsrevealsmaininfluencesfrombothAnatoliaandSouthernBalkans.

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