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Microstonyx Suidae Artiodactyla from the Upper Miocene of Hayranli Haliminhani Turkey        
Yazarlar
Jan Van Der Made
Erksin Güleç
Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cem ERKMAN Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cem ERKMAN
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
The suid remains from localities 58-HAY-2 and 58-HAY-19 in the Late Miocene Derindere Member of the İncesu Formation in the Hayranlı-Haliminhanı area (Sivas, Turkey) are described and referred to as Microstonyx major (Gervais, 1848–1852). Microstonyx shows changes in incisor morphology, which are interpreted as a further adaptation to rooting. This occurred probably in a short period between 8.7 and 8.121 Ma ago and possibly is a reaction to environmental change. The incisor morphology in locality 58-HAY-2 suggests that it is temporally close to this change, which would imply that this locality and the lithostratigraphically lower 58-HAY-19 belong to the lower part of MN11 and not to MN12. The findings are discussed in the regional context and contribute to the knowledge of the Anatolian fossil mammals.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Suidae | Microstonyx | rooting | ecology | Late Miocene
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
Dergi ISSN 1300-0179
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 01-2013
Cilt No 37
Sayı 1
Sayfalar 106 / 122
Doi Numarası 10.3906/zoo-1202-4