2024-09-19
Early Pliocene Spalacinae from the locality of Afşar, western Turkey
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Geobios , Volume 86 p. 11- 23
Spalacinae are an unusual component of the fossil record around the world with a limited geographical distribution. The revisited section of Afsßar includes one of the richest collections of Spalacinae in Turkey. From Afsßar 1, near the base of the section we recovered Pliospalax cf. macoveii while in Afsßar 2, at the top of the section we distinguish the species P. tourkobouniensis. The current research includes the first record of the last-mentioned species outside of Europe. Both spalacines indicate a dry and open space environment and, in accordance with the Arvicolinae, suggest that Afsßar 1 can be attributed to MN 15 while Afsßar 2 is correlated to MN 16. Ó 2024 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.
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Skandalos, P., Demirel, Fatma Arzu, Alçiçek, Mehmet Cihat, Mayda, Serdar, & van den Hoek Ostende, L. (2024). Early Pliocene Spalacinae from the locality of Afşar, western Turkey. Geobios, 86, 11–23. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2024.08.007 |
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