A review on the Late Villafranchian medium-sized canid Canis arnensis based on the evidence from Poggio Rosso (Tuscany, Italy)

Lucenti, Saverio Bartolini; Rook, Lorenzo

doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.09.005

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“…Canis apolloniensis was originally described from APL based on some maxillary and mandibular remains together with C. etruscus. Some authors consider C. apolloniensis as belonging to the C. etruscus-C. mosbachensis line, or as a southern European form of C. mosbachensis [17][18][19][20]. However, other researchers synonymized it with C. arnensis [14,21].…”

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“…In C. mosbachensis both paraconule and metaconule of the m1 are prominent and the buccal cingulum complete and strong [15], distinguishing it from C. apolloniensis. Nevertheless, the presence of accessory cuspids in the disto-lingual portion and sometimes the presence of an entoconid are mentioned for the m2 of C. arnensis [20]. In all available specimens of C. apolloniensis the m2 is tricuspid and in this feature, it is closer to C. etruscus.…”

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“…In C. mosbachensis there are specimens with diastemata between the premolars (IQW 1982/18052), but the premolars set closely in others (IQW 1984/20177) [15]. Based on the great variation observed in this character, it seems that it cannot be used as diagnostic and rightly was not included in the emended diagnosis of C. arnensis [20].…”

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“…[15]. Based on the great variation observed in this character, it seems that it cannot be used as diagnostic and rightly was not included in the emended diagnosis of C. arnensis [20].…”

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“…(modified distal cingulum) in the P3 (it is strong in C. etruscus), a weak paraconule in the M1, more constricted medially M1, on average more slender M1 and M2 ( The revision of the Italian sample of C. arnensis and the description of some new material from Poggio Rosso (Italy) provided an emended diagnosis for the taxon [20]. On that ground, C. apolloniensis differs from C. arnensis in having a small p.a.c.…”

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

Koufos

2018

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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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“…[15]. Based on the great variation observed in this character, it seems that it cannot be used as diagnostic and rightly was not included in the emended diagnosis of C. arnensis [20].…”

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2018

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The Late Middle Pleistocene mammalian fauna of Oumm Qatafa Cave, Judean Desert: taxonomy, taphonomy and palaeoenvironment

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Shafir

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J Quaternary Science

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The Middle Pleistocene archaeological record of the southern Levant has proven key to understanding human evolution and intercontinental faunal biogeography. Knowledge of archaeological sites of that period in the southern Levant is biased, with most Middle Pleistocene localities in the Mediterranean areas in the north, despite the mosaic of environments that mark the entire region. A key Middle Pleistocene location in the Judean Deserton the eastern margin of the Mediterranean zoneis the site of Oumm Qatafa, excavated in the early 1900s, which yielded a faunal collection spanning an estimated time period of 600-200 kya. Here, we present a revised taxonomy of the macromammalian fauna from the site, discuss the palaeoenvironmental implications of this assemblage, and relate the finds to other Pleistocene sites from the Levant. These data enable a more precise palaeoenvironmental reconstruction which attests to an open landscape, but with the addition of a mesic Mediterranean component close by. In addition, detailed taphonomic observations on butchery marks and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis of burnt bone link the fauna for the first time to anthropogenic activities in the cave.

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The Fossil Record of Canids (Mammalia: Carnivora: Canidae) in Greece

Koufos

2021

Fossil Vertebrates of Greece Vol. 2

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A review on the Late Villafranchian medium-sized canid Canis arnensis based on the evidence from Poggio Rosso (Tuscany, Italy)

Cited by 30 publications

References 32 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

The Late Middle Pleistocene mammalian fauna of Oumm Qatafa Cave, Judean Desert: taxonomy, taphonomy and palaeoenvironment

The Fossil Record of Canids (Mammalia: Carnivora: Canidae) in Greece

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