The Plio-Pleistocene Large Mammal Record of Greece: Implications for Early Human Dispersals into Europe

Koufos, George D.; Kostopoulos, Dimitris S.

doi:10.1007/978-94-024-0874-4_15

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“…The APL faunal assemblage correlated with the Latest Villafranchian or Epivillafranchian, with an estimated age of 1.2-1.0 Ma [46] and references therein. The term Epivillafranchian has been proposed as a biochronological or sub-biochronological unit, expressing the time span from 1.5-1.3 to 0.9-0.8 Ma [84][85][86].…”

Section: Biochronologymentioning

confidence: 82%

“…The species co-occurs with P. perrieri in the locality Gerakarou (Mygdonia, Basin, Greece), correlated with the early Late Villafranchian, indicating the Middle to Late Villafranchian transition and marking the Pachycrocuta-event in the Balkan Peninsula [46]. The taxon was also recognized in the Mygdonia Basin Late Villafranchian-Epivillafranchian localities Tsiotra Vryssi and Kalamoto [7,47], in the Late Villafranchian locality Libakos [48] and in the early Middle Pleistocene faunal group of the Petralona Cave [28], representing the latest occurrence of the taxon in Greece.…”

Section: Praeglacialismentioning

confidence: 91%

“…A cranium of P. gombaszögensis is known from the Greek locality Gerakarou (Mygdonia Basin) [2,46]. The absence of the canines and the broken incisors in the Gerakarou cranium make a comparison with the studied APL sample impossible; however, the APL I3 is larger than that of Gerakarou (8.5 × 7.0 mm; [2]).…”

Section: Praeglacialismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Olivola/Tasso transition has been magnetostratigraphically calibrated at~1.8 Ma [94] and thus the Olivola faunal assemblage is older than 1.8 Ma. The "Pachycrocuta-event" has been recognized in Greece in the Gerakarou assemblage, where P. perrieri co-exists with its replacer Pachycrocuta brevirostris, as well as with P. gombaszögensis and C. etruscus [46]. The presence of P. perrieri gives a more archaic feature to the Gerakarou fauna, suggesting an age closer to the Middle/Late Villafranchian transition.…”

Section: Biochronologymentioning

confidence: 99%

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New Material and Revision of the Carnivora, Mammalia from the Lower Pleistocene Locality Apollonia 1, Greece

Koufos

2018

Quaternary

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During the last field campaigns in the mammal fossiliferous site Apollonia 1 (Macedonia, Greece), new carnivoran material has been discovered. The new collection added two new carnivoran taxa, Homotherium latidens and Panthera gombaszögensis. The new canid material and the revision of the old one (a) suggest the presence of two Canis species, C. etruscus and C. apolloniensis; (b) confirm the presence of the hypercarnivore Lycaon lycaonoides, and (c) allow for re-classifying the vulpine material to Vulpes praeglacialis. The taxonomic status of the species C. apolloniensis and Meles dimitrius is discussed. The composition and diversity of the Apollonia carnivoran assemblage are estimated and compared to those of various Greek and European Villafranchian ones. The results suggest close similarity to the Venta Micena (Spain) and Dmanisi (Georgia) carnivoran assemblages. The biochronological evidence indicates that Apollonia 1 is younger than Venta Micena and older than Untermassfeld (Germany), suggesting an age of 1.3-1.0 Ma. The study of the carnivoran guild structure of Apollonia 1 in comparison to the modern ones from known environments, as well as their functional morphology, suggest an open habitat, agreeing with previous interpretations.

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Section: Biochronologymentioning

confidence: 82%

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confidence: 91%

Section: Praeglacialismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Biochronologymentioning

confidence: 99%

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New Material and Revision of the Carnivora, Mammalia from the Lower Pleistocene Locality Apollonia 1, Greece

Koufos

2018

Quaternary

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“…therein;Koufos and Kostopoulos, in press). In the present article a revised version for the Greek Neogene/Quaternary biostratigraphy is given.…”

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Neogene and Quaternary Continental Biostratigraphy of Greece Based on Mammals

Koufos

2017

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Homo heterogenus: Variability in early Pleistocene Homo environments

Foister,

Žliobaitė,

Wilson

et al. 2023

Evolutionary Anthropology

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To understand the ecological dominance of Homo sapiens, we need to investigate the origins of the plasticity that has enabled our colonization of the planet. We can approach this by exploring the variability of habitats to which different hominin populations have adapted over time. In this article, we draw upon and synthesize the current research on habitats of genus Homo during the early Pleistocene. We examined 121 published environmental reconstructions from 74 early Pleistocene sites or site phases to assess the balance of arguments in the research community. We found that, while grasslands and savannahs were prominent features of Homo habitats in the early Pleistocene, current research does not place early Pleistocene Homo, in any single environmental type, but in a wide variety of environments, ranging from open grasslands to forests. Our analysis also suggests that the first known dispersal of Homo out of Africa was accompanied by niche expansion.

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The Plio-Pleistocene Large Mammal Record of Greece: Implications for Early Human Dispersals into Europe

Cited by 26 publications

References 43 publications

New Material and Revision of the Carnivora, Mammalia from the Lower Pleistocene Locality Apollonia 1, Greece

New Material and Revision of the Carnivora, Mammalia from the Lower Pleistocene Locality Apollonia 1, Greece

Neogene and Quaternary Continental Biostratigraphy of Greece Based on Mammals

Homo heterogenus: Variability in early Pleistocene Homo environments

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