[PDF][PDF] The Neogene mammal localities of Greece: faunas, chronology and biostratigraphy

GD Koufos - Hellenic Journal of Geosciences, 2006 - researchgate.net
The Neogene mammal localities of Greece are numerous and include a great number of
taxa. In the present article the faunal list for each locality is given. The lists are as complete …

The exceptionally high diversity of small carnivorans from the Late Miocene hominid locality of Hammerschmiede (Bavaria, Germany)

N Kargopoulos, A Valenciano, J Abella, P Kampouridis… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The present study deals with new material of carnivorans (Mustelidae, Mephitidae, Ailuridae,
Potamotheriinae and Viverridae) from the basal Tortonian (Late Miocene, late Astaracian) …

First joint record of Mesopithecus and cf. Macaca in the Miocene of Europe

DM Alba, E Delson, G Carnevale, S Colombero… - Journal of human …, 2014 - Elsevier
Cercopithecid fossil remains from the post-evaporitic Messinian (5.40–5.33 Ma, MN13, latest
Turolian, latest Miocene) locality of Moncucco Torinese (Tertiary Piedmont Basin, NW Italy) …

The Pikermian Event: temporal and spatial resolution of the Turolian large mammal fauna in SE Europe

DS Kostopoulos - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2009 - Elsevier
During the Turolian (late Miocene), the Eastern Mediterranean region is considered to have
been part of a single major ecological area, supporting a particular savanna-type large …

Dryopithecins, Darwin, de Bonis, and the European origin of the African apes and human clade

DR Begun - Geodiversitas, 2009 - BioOne
Darwin famously opined that the most likely place of origin of the common ancestor of
African apes and humans is Africa, given the distribution of its living descendents. But it is …

How could sympatric megaherbivores coexist? Example of niche partitioning within a proboscidean community from the Miocene of Europe

I Calandra, UB Göhlich, G Merceron - Naturwissenschaften, 2008 - Springer
Although low in diversity, megaherbivores (mammals weighting over 10 3 kg) and especially
proboscideans have a powerful impact on the structure and dynamics of present-day …

Updating the fauna and age of the Neogene-Quaternary large mammal sites of Greece

GD Koufos - Geobios, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Neogene-Quaternary continental deposits cover large areas of Greece and
several fossil mammal sites have been discovered in the country. There are several …

A hominid tooth from Bulgaria: the last pre-human hominid of continental Europe

N Spassov, D Geraads, L Hristova, GN Markov… - Journal of human …, 2012 - Elsevier
A hominid upper premolar was discovered in the Azmaka quarry, near Chirpan (Bulgaria).
The associated fauna, especially the co-occurrence of Choerolophodon and Anancus …

Complete description of the skull and mandible of the giant mustelid Eomellivora piveteaui Ozansoy, 1965 (Mammalia, Carnivora, Mustelidae), from Batallones …

A Valenciano, J Abella, O Sanisidro… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
We describe cranial, mandibular, and dental remains of five individuals of the giant mustelid
Eomellivora piveteaui Ozansoy, 1965, from the late Miocene (MN10) site of Cerro de los …

The site of Shuitangba (Yunnan, China) preserves a unique, terminal Miocene fauna

NG Jablonski, DF Su, LJ Flynn, X Ji… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The late Miocene was an important interval in mammalian evolution because of the
concatenated tectonic, climatic, and environmental changes that led to increased …