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Cambridge University Press 0521640970 - The Evolution of Neogene Terrestrial Ecosystems in Europe Edited by Jorge Agusti, Lorenzo Rook and Peter Andrews Index More information Index Abies, 382, 383 Albanensia grimmi, 157, 158 Abruzzi-Apulia palaeobioprovince, 191–3, Albanohyus, 403 197 Albanohyus pygmaeus, 119 Aceraceae, 184 Alcelaphini, 444 Aceratherium, 217, 221, 223 algal symbionts, 282–3, 311, 315 Aceratherium incivisum, 167, 170 Alicornops alfambrense, 119, 173 Aceratherium kiliasi, 212 Alicornops simorrense, 114, 119 Aceritherium incisivum, 119 Alilepus, 145, 198–9 Aceritherium tetradactylum, 119 Allohyaena kadici, 173 Acerorhinus, 253, 261 Allosoricinae, 392, 394 Acteocemas, 96, 98 Allospalax, 152 Adcrocuta, 104, 114, 209, 212 alluvial sediments Adcrocuta eximia, 118, 167, 173, 209, 211, NE Spain, 398–9 214, 215, 218, 220, 222, 230, 449 Sinap, 243–7 Aden, Gulf of, Pliocene tephra correlation, Tuscany, 365–8 24, 31, 31–51 Alpine foredeep, 13, 15 Aegean, rodent faunas, 17 altitudinal position, 89–90 aeolian deposits, Upper Valdarno basin, altitudinal trees, 379, 383 363–5 Altomiramys,96 Aepycerotini, 444 Alveolinella, 291 Afghanistan, Miocene primate taxa, 458 Amblycoptus, 267, 268, 270, 393 Africa American mammal immigration to Europe climate, 62–4 9, 13, 17, 446;, see also Bering climate/vegetation relationship, 64–8, landbridge 290, 292 American shrews, 392, 393, 394–5 correspondence analysis, recent faunas, Ammonia, 291 419–29 Amphechinus, 265 palaeoenvironment reconstruction, 290, amphibians, Italy, 191 292 Amphicyon, 14, 103 Pliocene environmental change, 66–77, Amphicyon castellanus, 116 446 Amphicyon major, 116, 172 savanna fauna evolution, 437–8, 446–9 amphicyonids, 103, 104, 172, 174, 403 Africa-Eurasia palaeogeography, 14–17 Amphilagus, 267 African entrants into Europe, 96, 98, 99, Amphilagus sarmaticus, 265, 266 101, 106, 115, 197, 271, 291, 297, 406 Amphimoschus-like cervid, Italy, 192 African monsoon, 62 Amphiope bioculata, 278 Afromontane vegetation, 293 Amphiprax, 104 Afropithecus, 463–73 Amphiprox anocerus, 120, 170 Agenian, 90 Amphitragulus, 94, 100 Agnotherium antiquus, 116 Anacus arvernensis, 116, 173 Albanensia, 104, 146, 181 Anapithecus, 116, 295, 460–1, 477 © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 0521640970 - The Evolution of Neogene Terrestrial Ecosystems in Europe Edited by Jorge Agusti, Lorenzo Rook and Peter Andrews Index More information Index Anapithecus cf. hernyaki, 169, 174, 461 Aragonian-Vallesian transition, 113–24 489 Anapithecus hernyaki, 169 Aragoral mudejar, 121 Anatolia, Turkey see Sinap Formation Archaeodesmana, 145, 176, 178, 184 Anatolian plate, 14–17 Archaeodesmana cf. pontica, 163 Anchitherium, 13, 90, 96, 113, 119, 133, 252 Archaeodesmana vinea, 157, 158, 161, 162, Anchitherium aurelianensis, 172 163 Anchitherium sampelayoi, 119 Arctaphicyon, 173 Ancyclotherium pentelici, 119 Ardipithecus, 467, 473 Ancylotherium, 212, 415 Ardroverictis schmidkit., 117 Ancylotherium pentelicum, 218, 220, 221 aridity, 24, 28, 357–65, 407–8, 437 Andegameryx, 94, 96, 98 Africa, 64, 68, 69, 70, 71–3, 77, 446, 447 Angustidens, 178 mock aridity, 69, 70, 73 Ankarapithecus, 252, 261, 295, 465–76 Armantomys, 94, 96, 136 Ankarapithecus meteai, 461 Artemisia steppe, 379, 383, 477 anoa, 445 artiodactyls, 94, 96, 98, 100–1, 106, 119 anomalomyids, 105, 149, 150–2, 182 Central Europe, 170 Anomalomys, 105, 150, 182, 265, 267 Greece, 206, 208 Anomalomys cf. gaudryi, 157 Italy, 192, 197, 198 Anomalomys gaillardi, 158 Spain, 403 Anourosorex, 178, 184 Arvicolidae, 152, 162 Anourosorex kormosi, 162 Asellia, 145 Anourosorex squamipes, 393 Asellia cf. mariatheresae, 158, 200 Anourosoricini, 393, 395 Asia, correspondence analysis, recent Antarctic ice, 17, 68, 403 faunas, 419–29 antelopes, 436, 444 Asian entrants into Europe, 95, 98, 99, 101, Antemus, 402 106, 178–81, 197, 271, 406 Anthracoglis, 195 Asoriculus, 176, 177, 393 Anthracoglis cf. marinoi, 195 Asoriculus gibberodon, 393 Anthracoglis marinoi, 194, 195 Asteraceae, 382 Anthracomys lorenzi, 198–9 Atlanteroxerus, 136, 252 Anthracomys majori, 195, 196 Atlanteroxerus cf. rhodius, 200 anthracotherids, 95, 105–6, 195 atmospheric circulation, 59–62, 372, 397, Anthracotherium,11 407 Apodemus, 106, 151, 271 Aureliachoerus,96 Apodemus aV. primaevus,89 Australopithecus, 449 Apodemus etruscus, 198–9 Austria Apodemus gudrunae, 151, 164, 200 Miocene primate taxa, 457 Apula amberti, 341, 342 non-marine molluscs, 334–5, 336–7, 339 Apula escoYerae, 338, 340 see also Central Europe Apula koehnei, 345 Austroportax, 101, 102, 106, 121 Aquitanian vegetation, 380–1 Avicennia mangrove, 380, 381, 383 Arabian plate, 14–17 Axis axis, 445 Arabian Sea, Pliocene tephra correlations, 23–51 Baranogale adroveri, 117 Aragonian Baranogale cf. adroveri, 173 MN units, Spain, 86, 86–7, 96–102 Barberahyus, 114 rodent assemblages, Spain, 127–38 Barberahyus castellensis, 1194 shrews, 392 basin correlations, Eurasia, 85–90, 258–9 © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 0521640970 - The Evolution of Neogene Terrestrial Ecosystems in Europe Edited by Jorge Agusti, Lorenzo Rook and Peter Andrews Index More information Index 490 basin facies analysis, Tuscany, 355–72 boselaphine bovids, 113, 212, 224 beavers 103, 104, 105, 166, 169, 181, 184; bovids, 98, 99, 101, 102, 104, 106–7, 113, see also Castoridae 114, 425, 441 Begertherium, 253 Greece, 206, 208–9, 212, 224, 227, 228, Belbus, 252 229, 230, 231, 415, 418, 422, 429 Belbus beaumonti, 218, 449 Italy, 195, 198, 200 Bensonomys gileyi, 402 Siwaliks, 405 benthonic foraminifera, 282–93, 477 Turkey, 254 Beremendia, 394 Brachyodus, 95, 96 Beremendia Wssidens, 394 Brachyodus onoideus, 205, 210 Beremendia minor, 394 Brachypotherium, 119, 253, 404 Beremendiini, 394, 395 Brachypotherium goldfussi, 167, 173 Bering landbridge, 11, 17, 287, 290, 293, Bransatoglis, 96, 104, 134, 403 296, 298, 393 Bubalus quarlesi (mountain anoa), 445 Beryslavsky mammalian complex, 268–70 Budorcas (takins), 445 Betulaceae, 184 Bunolistriodon, 13, 98, 100, 206, 253 Bilkynsky mammalian complex, 270–1 Bunolistriodon lockarti, 210 biochronology Byzantinia, 252, 270 hominoid primates, 455–63 non-marine molluscs, 329 Cainotherium, 96, 100 biodiversity, and soricids, 391 Calatayud-Daroca Basin, 127–38 biogeography Calatayud-Teruel Basin, 113–24 and coral data, 312–14 Calligonum, 382 hominoid primates, 454–81 Calomyscus,86 biome method, 380 Camelopardis attica, 230 biostratigraphy camels, 445 Late Miocene, Central Europe, 167–74, Can Vilella, Spain, 89 178–82 Canalicia, 332, 333 Miocene, Spain, 84–107 Canalicia attracta, 332 MN mammal units, 84–107 Canis cipio, 116 Oligocene-Miocene, W Eurasia, 274–98 ‘Caprotragoides’,99 Upper Miocene, France, 153–4 Cardium lipoldi,12 Birgerbohlinia, 105, 121 Carnivora Bison bison athabascae, 445 Late Miocene, Central Europe, 174 Bithinia, 366 Vallesian, Spain, 116–18, 403 Bitlis Zone, 16 Carychiopsis schwageri, 332 bivalves, Paratethys, 12, 278 Carychium (Carychiella) puisseguri, 342 Blackia, 146, 181, 265 Carychium (Saraphia) nouleti, 335 Blackia miocaenica, 157, 158, 162 Carychium (Saraphia) pachychilum, 342, Blarinella, 176, 393 344 Blarinellini, 392–3, 394 Carychium (Saraphia) pseudotetrodon, 344 Blarinini, 393 Caspicyclotus, 333 Blarinoides, 145, 164, 393 Castillomys, 106, 198–9 Bohlinia, 253, 261 Castor, 181 Bohlinia attica, 211, 213, 215, 221, 223, 230, Castor cf. praeWber, 198–9 441, 449 Castoridae 145–6, 402, 403, 424;, see also Bohlinia nikitiae, 213 beavers Bos gaurus (gaur), 445 Castromys, 151, 164 © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 0521640970 - 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    Journal of Mammalian Evolution https://doi.org/10.1007/s10914-021-09541-0 Accepted: 8 March 2021 Morphometric analysis of the mandible of primitive sabertoothed felids from the late Miocene of Spain Short title: Morphometric analysis of early sabertoothed felids Narimane Chatar1,*, Valentin Fischer1, Gema Siliceo2, Mauricio Antón2, Jorge Morales2, and Manuel J. Salesa2 1 Evolution and Diversity Dynamics Lab, Université de Liège, Belgium 2 Departamento de Paleobiología, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC, C/José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2. 28006 Madrid, Spain * Corresponding author: [email protected] ABSTRACT How sabertoothed felids have evolved their iconic morphology remains unclear because of the patchy fossil record of early machairodontines. Batallones localities in the Madrid region (Spain) have the potential to clarify this as two sites have yielded hundreds of fossils of the early machairodontines Promegantereon ogygia and Machairodus aphanistus. Previous analyses suggested that these two sites are not contemporaneous and a morphological drift between cavities was described for these two species; characterizing intraspecific variability is thus important to better understand the evolution of machairodontines. To tackle this issue, we modelled 62 felid mandibles in 3D using a laser scanner. We applied 3D geometric morphometrics (3D GM) and linear morphometrics on these models to test for differences in populations and to better characterize the morphology of early machairodontines. Both linear measurements and 3D data reveal an absence of morphological changes in mandible shape between the two sites. Batallones machairodontines are closer to felines than to other, more derived machairodontines in mandibular morphology, suggesting the existence of rapid shift in the mandibular shape between primitive and derived members of the clade.
  • The Late Miocene Mammal Faunas of the Mytilinii Basin, Samos Island, Greece: New Collection - 17

    The Late Miocene Mammal Faunas of the Mytilinii Basin, Samos Island, Greece: New Collection - 17

    ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Beiträge zur Paläontologie Jahr/Year: 2009 Band/Volume: 31 Autor(en)/Author(s): Koufos George D., Kostopoulos Dimitris S., Merceron Gildas Artikel/Article: The Late Miocene Mammal Faunas of the Mytilinii Basin, Samos Island, Greece: New Collection - 17. Palaeoecology - Palaeobiogeography 409-430 ©Verein zur Förderung der Paläontologie am Institut für Paläontologie, Geozentrum Wien Beitr. Paläont., 31:409—430, Wien 2009 The Late Miocene Mammal Faunas of the Mytilinii Basin, Samos Island, Greece: New Collection 17. Palaeoecology - Palaeobiogeography by George D. Koufos1), Dimitris S. Kostopoulos1) & Gildas Merceron2) Koufos, G.D., Kostopoulos, D.S. 8 c M erceron, G., 2009. The Late Miocene Mammal Faunas of the Mytilinii Basin, Samos Island, Greece: New Collection. 17. Palaeoecology - Palaeobiogeography. — Beitr. Palaont., 31:409-430, Wien. Abstract „kleinsten Anzahl an Individuen“ (Minimum Number of Individuals = MNI), der Taxonomie und der Nahrungs­ The palaeoecology of the Samos mammal faunas is studied präferenzen der verschiedenen Säugergruppen analysiert. using complementary methods. The analysis of the faunal Die Analyse der Faunendiversität legt eine homogene diversity suggests that the Samos faunas are homogene­ und gleich alte Fauna mit einer normalen taxonomischen ous, equilibrated and with normal taxonomic distribution. Verbreitung nahe. Meso- und micro-wear an Zähnen The faunal composition of the Samos faunas has been deuten eine Dominanz an Ungulaten an, die gemischte analyzed using the Minimum Number of Individuals Nahrung bevorzugten. Dazu gehören Boviden, Equiden (MNI), the taxonomy and the feeding preferences of the und Giraffiden, die für ein offenes Buschland mit dichtem various groups of mammals.
  • A New Species of Paramachaerodus (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae

    A New Species of Paramachaerodus (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae

    PalZ (2017) 91:409–426 DOI 10.1007/s12542-017-0371-7 RESEARCH PAPER A new species of Paramachaerodus (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae) from the late Miocene of China and Bulgaria, and revision of Promegantereon Kretzoi, 1938 and Paramachaerodus Pilgrim, 1913 1,2 3 Yu Li • Nikolai Spassov Received: 17 March 2016 / Accepted: 10 June 2017 / Published online: 18 August 2017 Ó Pala¨ontologische Gesellschaft 2017 Abstract New Machairodontinae material from the late Keywords Machairodontinae Á Paramachaerodus Miocene localities of Hezheng (China) and Hadjidimovo transasiaticus sp. nov. Á Promegantereon Á Late Miocene Á (Bulgaria) represents a new species of Paramachaerodus China Á Bulgaria Pilgrim. Both localities are similar in age and suggest that the new species had a very large geographic range Kurzfassung Neues Material von Machairodontinae aus extending from northwestern China adjacent to the Tibetan den obermioza¨nen Fundstellen Hezheng (China) und Plateau (Gansu Province) to southeastern Europe or prob- Hadjidimovo (Bulgarien) repra¨sentiert eine neue Art, die ably to all of southern Europe. The new species—Para- der Gattung Paramachaerodus Pilgrim zugeordnet werden machaerodus transasiaticus sp. nov is characterized by a kann. Die beiden Fundstellen sind altersgleich und deuten combination of features of ‘‘Promegantereon’’ and Para- darauf hin, dass die neue Art ein sehr ausgedehntes Areal machaerodus. This specific morphology, as well as the age von Nordwest-China, im benachbarten Hochland von Tibet of the Hezheng and Hadjidimovo (early Turolian, after the (Provinz Gansu), bis Su¨dost-Europa oder mo¨glicherweise European Land Mammal Ages) put the new species in auch ganz Su¨deuropa besiedelt hat. Die neue Art – Para- intermediary position between ‘‘Promegantereon’’ and machaerodus transasiaticus sp.
  • Leeds Thesis Template

    Leeds Thesis Template

    Middle to Late Miocene terrestrial biota and climate by Matthew James Pound M.Sci., Geology (University of Bristol) Submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy The University of Leeds School of Earth and Environment September 2012 - 2 - Declaration of Authorship The candidate confirms that the work submitted is his/her own, except where work which has formed part of jointly-authored publications has been included. The contribution of the candidate and the other authors to this work has been explicitly indicated below. The candidate confirms that appropriate credit has been given within the thesis where reference has been made to the work of others. Chapter 2 has been published as: Pound, M.J., Riding, J.B., Donders, T.H., Daskova, J. 2012 The palynostratigraphy of the Brassington Formation (Upper Miocene) of the southern Pennines, central England. Palynology 36, 26-37. Chapter 3 has been published as: Pound, M.J., Haywood, A.M., Salzmann, U., Riding, J.B. 2012. Global vegetation dynamics and latitudinal temperature gradients during the mid to Late Miocene (15.97 - 5.33 Ma). Earth Science Reviews 112, 1-22. Chapter 4 has been published as: Pound, M.J., Haywood, A.M., Salzmann, U., Riding, J.B., Lunt, D.J. and Hunter, S.J. 2011. A Tortonian (Late Miocene 11.61-7.25Ma) global vegetation reconstruction. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 300, 29-45. This copy has been supplied on the understanding that it is copyright material and that no quotation from the thesis may be published without proper acknowledgement. © 2012, The University of Leeds, British Geological Survey and Matthew J.