NDLI: New data on the micromammalian locality of Kessani (Thrace, Greece) at the Mio-Pliocene boundary

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Author	Vasileiadou, Katerina Konidaris, George Koufos, George D.
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	A micromammalian fauna recovered about 15 years ago from an argillaceous bed on the south-western coast of Lake Vistonis (Xanthi-Komotini Basin, Thrace, NE Greece) and partially determined in Syrides et al. (Comptes Rendus Acad Sci Paris 324 (2):427-433, 1997) has been thoroughly re-examined. The small (number of identified specimens = 112) but rather diverse (at least in terms of rodents) collection of isolated teeth has revealed the presence of Asoriculus gibberodon, Deinsdorfia kerkhoffi, Soricidae indet., Leporidae indet., Prolagus michauxi, Pliopetaurista dehneli, Myomimus maritsensis, Murinae indet., Occitanomys adroveri, Apodemus cf. dominans, Apodemus gorafensis, Rhagapodemus primaevus, Micromys steffensi, Mesocricetus cf. primitivus, Pliospalax sp. and Pseudomeriones cf. rhodius. The composition of the fauna and comparisons with Turolian and Ruscinian mammalian faunas from the east Mediterranean area suggest a latest Turolian-earliest Ruscinian (MN13/14) age. The taxa favouring dry conditions represent 51.3% in the total MNI (20 of 39 individuals), those favouring wet conditions only 23.1% (9 of 39 individuals). In this overall dry land, the presence of a small water body is indicated by the presence of two (or three) soricid species and Micromys, whereas the record of Pliopetaurista dehneli indicates the presence of trees in the area.
Starting Page	211
Ending Page	237
Page Count	27
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ISSN	18671594
Journal	Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments
Volume Number	92
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	18671608
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2012-04-04
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Insectivora Lagomorpha Rodentia Taxonomy Turolian/Ruscinian North Greece Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography Biodiversity Freshwater & Marine Ecology Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography Paleontology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Geology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Global and Planetary Change Paleontology

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