A Villafranchian Hipparion-Bearing Mammal Fauna from Sésklo (E. Thessaly, Greece): Implications for the Question of Hipparion–Equus Sympatry in Europe

Athanassiou, Athanassios

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“…[12], and Plesiohipparion ( [13,14] and references therein) were recorded, respectively. As stated by Athanassiou [10], the composition and structure of the low-level Sésklo LFA suggest a palaeoenvironment apparently more open and less wooded and humid than those prevailing roughly contemporaneously in some SW European territories (e.g., France and Italy) [15,16]. This assumption is rather consistent with the spread during the Pliocene of Artemisia grasslands, first in the Eastern Mediterranean and later in the Western Mediterranean areas, alongside a decrease in the most thermophilus plants with a high water requirement, and an increase in herbs and mesothermic and seasonally-adapted plants (cf.…”

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“…This is the case, for instance, of the Greek Sésklo mammalian fauna, previously regarded as Early Pleistocene (Gelasian, middle Villafranchian, lower MN 17 "zone") in age. Analysis of new material and the revision of the evidence in historical collections ascertained that it actually consists of two different LFAs [10], ranging in age from the Late Pliocene to the Early Pleistocene. The Late Pliocene (early Villafranchian, MN16a) LFA is characterised by the presence of Plesiohipparion cf.…”

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Explaining the multifaceted, dynamic interactions of the manifold factors that have modelled throughout the ages the evolutionary history of the biosphere is undoubtedly a fascinating and challenging task that has been intriguing palaeontologists, biologists and ecologists for decades, in a never-ending pursuit of the causal factors that controlled the evolutionary dynamics of the Earth’s ecosystems throughout deep and Quaternary time. [...]

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“…As a result, Azanza et al (2016) correlated the Villarroya Mammal Zone with MNQ16b. If this revised correlation is correct, Villaroya, Roca-Neyra, and Sésklo (Athanassiou, 2018) could represent the last occurrence of Plesiohipparion in Europe, at the Plio-Pleistocene transition.…”

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“…However, as previously explained, Azanza et al (2016) questioned this age, suggesting a referral to the Mammal Zone MNQ16b. Athanassiou (2018) reported new insights from Sésklo (Greece, Early Pleistocene) with the occurrence of Plesiohipparion cf. P .…”

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New insights on the Early Pleistocene equids from Roca-Neyra (France, central Europe): implications for theHipparionLAD and theEquusFAD in Europe

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We undertake a redescription of the equid sample from the Early Pleistocene of Roca-Neyra, France. This locality has been recently calibrated at the Pliocene/Pleistocene boundary (2.6 ± 0.2 Ma) and therefore it is of interest for the first appearance of the genus Equus and last appearance of hipparionine horses. The Roca-Neyra equid sample, re-analyzed herein using morphological, morphometrical, and statistical analyses, has revealed the co-occurrence of Plesiohipparion cf. ?P. rocinantis and Equus cf. E. livenzovensis. The analysis undertaken on several European, African, and Asian “Hipparion” sensu lato species from late Miocene to Early Pleistocene has revealed different remnant Hipparion lineages in the Plio-Pleistocene of Europe: Plesiohipparion, Proboscidippaion, and likely Cremohipparion. The discovery of the first European monodactyl horse, Equus cf. E. livenzovensis correlates Roca-Neyra with other 2.6 Ma European localities in Italy, Spain, and in the Khapry area (Azov Sea region). The morphological description of the Equus cf. E. livenzovensis lower cheek teeth has highlighted intermediate features between the North American Pliocene species Equus simplicidens and Early Pleistocene European Equus stenonis. Our study supports the hypothesis that E. livenzovensis is a plausible evolutionary predecessor for the Equus stenonis group. These observations underscore the importance of Roca-Neyra as an important locality for the last European hipparions and the first Equus in the Early Pleistocene of Europe.

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“…Taxonomic comparison among several middle Villafranchian Greek large mammal faunas.Data from[48,64,65], and pers. data.…”

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Magnetostratigraphy and Chronology of the Lower Pleistocene Primate Bearing Dafnero Fossil Site, N. Greece

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This paper aims to contribute to the stratigraphic and geochronological evaluation of the primate bearing Dafnero fossil site of Northern Greece by means of lithostratigraphic, paleomagnetic and paleontological analyses. The 60 m thick fossiliferous deposits of fluviatile origin are recognized as representing a typical braided-river sequence unconformably overlying molassic sediments. Rock magnetic investigations indicate the presence of both medium and low coercivity minerals. Paleomagnetic sampling of the Dafnero sediments yielded a stable magnetic remanence, and the characteristic remanent magnetization directions pass reversal test with dual polarity. Based on calibration from mammal fossils, the normal polarity magnetozone N1 located in the upper third of the studied section could correlate with chron C2n (the Olduvai subchron), suggesting that the fossil horizon is within C2r with an extrapolated age of 2.4–2.3 Ma and rather closer to the upper age limit. The results allow the re-calibration of several middle Villafranchian assemblages of S. Balkans and the correlation of the corresponding mammal fauna with the environmental shifts of Praetiglian, as it is recorded in climatostratigraphic data from the Black Sea.

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A Villafranchian Hipparion-Bearing Mammal Fauna from Sésklo (E. Thessaly, Greece): Implications for the Question of Hipparion–Equus Sympatry in Europe

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References 31 publications

Advances in Quaternary Studies: The Contribution of the Mammalian Fossil Record

Advances in Quaternary Studies: The Contribution of the Mammalian Fossil Record

New insights on the Early Pleistocene equids from Roca-Neyra (France, central Europe): implications for theHipparionLAD and theEquusFAD in Europe

Magnetostratigraphy and Chronology of the Lower Pleistocene Primate Bearing Dafnero Fossil Site, N. Greece

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