Early Pliocene Arvicolinae and Cricetinae from the locality of Af?ar, western Turkey
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Tarih
2023
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Yayıncı
Scientific And Technological Research Council Turkey
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
The Afsar section, situated in the Dombayova graben in western Turkey, is one of the key localities for the study of the Pliocene of Anatolia. Two fossiliferous layers yielded micromammal assemblages, including various cricetine and arvicoline species. These include the species Mimomys cf. gracilis, Pliomys sp., Arvicolinae gen. sp. and the cricetines Cricetulus cf. ehiki and Cricetulus sp. in Afsar 1 and Mimomys hassiacus, M. gracilis, Pliomys graecus and Mesocricetus primitivus in Afsar 2. The cooccurence of these species indicates a dry and open spaced habitat. Based on the composition and stage of evolution of the hamster and vole species, Afsar 1 assemblage can be referred to MN 15 or early MN 16 with Afsar 2 being assigned to early MN 16.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Biostratigraphy, Anatolia, Mesocricetus, Cricetulus, Mimomys, Pliomys, Middle Miocene, Small Mammals, Basin, Evolution, Rodentia, Anatolia, Faunas, Pleistocene, Villanyian, Tectonics
Kaynak
Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences
WoS Q Değeri
Q3
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
32
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1
