2007
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[160:arotdo]2.0.co;2
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A re-evaluation of the diversity ofMegantereon(Mammalia, Carnivora, Machairodontinae) and the problem of species identification in extinct carnivores

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“…With regard to artiodactyls, Gazella borbonica and Gazelospira torticornis, characteristic of the Middle Villafranchian assemblages, are first recorded in the Iberian Peninsula in localities such as La Puebla de Almoradier, Pozo de Piedrabuena, el Rincón-1 and Las Higueruelas (Alberdi et al, 1997;Mazo et al, 2003;Andrés and DeMiguel, 2008). As far as carnivorans are concerned, the record of Megantereon cultridens and Meles thorali at Villarroya and Almenara-Casablanca 4 apparently represents the first record of these taxa in Europe, suggesting that by this time these species might have been already distributed throughout this continent (Palmqvist et al, 2007;Madurell-Malapeira et al, 2009a, 2011a. Finally, is also noteworthy the first record in the Iberian Peninsula of the cercopithecid Paradolichopithecus at Cova Bonica (Barcelona) (Moyà- Solà et al, 1990).…”
Section: Late Villafranchianmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…With regard to artiodactyls, Gazella borbonica and Gazelospira torticornis, characteristic of the Middle Villafranchian assemblages, are first recorded in the Iberian Peninsula in localities such as La Puebla de Almoradier, Pozo de Piedrabuena, el Rincón-1 and Las Higueruelas (Alberdi et al, 1997;Mazo et al, 2003;Andrés and DeMiguel, 2008). As far as carnivorans are concerned, the record of Megantereon cultridens and Meles thorali at Villarroya and Almenara-Casablanca 4 apparently represents the first record of these taxa in Europe, suggesting that by this time these species might have been already distributed throughout this continent (Palmqvist et al, 2007;Madurell-Malapeira et al, 2009a, 2011a. Finally, is also noteworthy the first record in the Iberian Peninsula of the cercopithecid Paradolichopithecus at Cova Bonica (Barcelona) (Moyà- Solà et al, 1990).…”
Section: Late Villafranchianmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…2.1) has been identified as being of crucial importance to the understanding of dispersals into Eurasia from Africa at the PlioPleistocene transition (e.g., Martínez-Navarro and Palmqvist 1996; Palmqvist et al 1996;Arribas and Palmqvist 1999;Palmqvist et al 2007;Martínez-Navarro 2010). Unfor tunately, Megantereon, as a genus, is the most poorly known Plio-Pleistocene machairodont of Africa.…”
Section: The Plio-pleistocene Carnivoran Guilds Of Africamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This hypothesis is based on the assignment of specimens from 'Ubeidiya (Israel), Dmanisi (Georgia), and other Eurasian sites to the African species M. whitei rather than to a new species or to M. cultridens, which is found at older Eurasian localities Palmqvist 1995, 1996;Palmqvist et al 1996;Rook et al 2004;Palmqvist et al 2007;Martínez-Navarro et al 2009;Martínez-Navarro 2010). The identification of this later Eurasian form and the Levantine material as being African in origin led to the suggestion that Megantereon made the first migration of hominins into Eurasia possible by providing carcasses for them to scavenge Palmqvist et al 1996Palmqvist et al , 2007. Such a food source has been suggested to have been sufficient for hominin subsistence, even in the presence of Pachycrocuta, which is reconstructed as a "strict scavenger" (Martínez-Navarro and Palmqvist 1996; Palmqvist et al 1996).…”
Section: Questions Surrounding the Dispersal Of Megantereonmentioning
confidence: 99%
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