Geomagnetic secular variation and the statistics of palaeomagnetic directions

MHL Deenen, CG Langereis… - Geophysical Journal …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
In this study, we examine the role of palaeosecular variation (PSV) in the use of statistics for
palaeomagnetic studies, and we provide new reliability criteria for palaeomagnetic poles or …

The spread of grass-dominated habitats in Turkey and surrounding areas during the Cenozoic: phytolith evidence

CAE Strömberg, L Werdelin, EM Friis… - Palaeogeography …, 2007 - Elsevier
The arrival of hipparionine horses in the eastern Mediterranean region around 11 Ma was
traditionally thought to mark the simultaneous westward expansion of savanna vegetation …

Distribution history and climatic controls of the Late Miocene Pikermian chronofauna

JT Eronen, MM Ataabadi, A Micheels… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
The Late Miocene development of faunas and environments in western Eurasia is well
known, but the climatic and environmental processes that controlled its details are …

[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 …

[PDF][PDF] The late Miocene mammal faunas of the Mytilinii basin, Samos Island, Greece: new collection. 14. Bovidae

DS Kostopoulos - Beiträge zur Paläontologie, 2009 - researchgate.net
The Late Miocene Mammal Faunas of the Mytilinii Basin, Samos Island, Greece: New
Collection 14. Bovidae Page 1 The Late Miocene Mammal Faunas of the Mytilinii Basin …

Dietary interpretation and paleoecology of herbivores from Pikermi and Samos (late Miocene of Greece)

N Solounias, F Rivals, GM Semprebon - Paleobiology, 2010 - cambridge.org
A large sample of the Pikermi and Samos ungulates was examined by microwear analysis
using a light stereomicroscope (561 extinct and 809 extant comparative specimens). The …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] The late Miocene mammal faunas of the Mytilinii basin, Samos Island, Greece: new collection. 16. Biochronology

GD Koufos, DS Kostopoulos… - Beiträge zur Paläontologie, 2009 - academia.edu
The limited correlation of the old collections to the fossiliferous sites and to the local
stratigraphy prevented safe dating of the Samos mammal fauna for a long time. Two main …

A new great ape from the late Miocene of Turkey

ES GüLEç, A Sevim, C Pehlevan, F Kaya - Anthropological science, 2007 - jstage.jst.go.jp
An adult maxilla and partial mandibles of a hominoid primate recovered from the late
Miocene locality of Çorakyerler (central Anatolia) are recognized as a new species of …

Late Miocene mammal events and biostratigraphy in the Eastern Mediterranean

GD Koufos - Deinsea, 2003 - natuurtijdschriften.nl
A biostratigraphic division of the Neogene in the Eastern Mediterranean is highly necessary.
Data from Late Miocene mammalian faunas and absolute dating were collected and used …