First description of an ostrich from the late Miocene of Kerassia (Euboea, Greece): remarks on its cervical anatomy

Kampouridis, Panagiotis; Michailidis, Dimitrios; Kargopoulos, Nikolaos; Roussiakis, Socrates; Θεοδώρου, Γεώργιος

doi:10.1080/08912963.2020.1779252

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“…Davies noted the greater robustness of the cervical vertebrae and metacarpals, and despite Lydekker's doubts, it seems that this robustness is one of the main distinguishing characters that can be found to separate Struthio asiaticus from Struthio camelus. Marked robustness of the cervical vertebrae has also been reported in late Miocene specimens from Greece referred to Struthio karatheodoris [29]. However, it should be admitted that comparisons with the dimensions of more specimens of living ostriches would be welcome.…”

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The First-Named Fossil Ostrich: A Revision of Struthio asiaticus, from the Siwaliks of India

Buffetaut

2022

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The first fossil ostrich to have been named, by Milne-Edwards in 1869–1871, was Struthio asiaticus, a taxon based on a specimen collected by Colonel Colvin in the Siwaliks of India, consisting of associated postcranial elements (vertebrae, forelimb elements, a fragmentary tarsometatarsus and first phalanx of the third toe). Although it was described as least twice in some detail in the 19th century, the specimen has since then been interpreted in conflicting ways. A revision of the type material and its history shows that it came in all likelihood from the Siwaliks of present-day India, not Pakistan. The exact locality is unknown and the stratigraphic position of the specimen is uncertain (the frequent attribution to the Dhok Pathan Formation is not based on solid evidence). Contrary to what has sometimes been claimed, Struthio asiaticus was neither a small nor an especially large ostrich. It was apparently comparable in size with the modern S. camelus, but had slightly more robust cervical vertebrae and carpal bones. It seems to have been relatively short-toed. Because of the incompleteness of the material and uncertainties about its geological age, it is difficult to assess the place of Struthio asiaticus in the evolutionary history of the ostriches. Reports of Struthio asiaticus from Africa and north-eastern Asia are based on misinterpretations and should be discarded.

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The First-Named Fossil Ostrich: A Revision of Struthio asiaticus, from the Siwaliks of India

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2022

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“…in Kerassia was briefly mentioned in a preliminary overview on the herbivores of the locality (Theodorou et al 2003). A preliminary version of this study was presented at the 2nd Palaeontological Virtual Congress (Kampouridis et al 2020b).…”

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Ancylotherium pentelicum (Mammalia, Chalicotheriidae) from the late Miocene of Kerassia (Greece) and remarks on its intraspecific variability

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Roussiakis

Giaourtsakis

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The first detailed description of Ancylotherium pentelicum (Gaudry and Lartet, 1856) from the late Miocene (Turolian) of Kerassia (Greece) is provided based on three metapodial elements. Potential intraspecific variability of this species in the Eastern Mediterranean has been previously discussed, but no decisive conclusions could be drawn. The present comparison of metapodial elements of A. pentelicum from Kerassia, Pikermi, Samos (Greece), Pinaryaka, Salihpaşalar (Turkey), Kiro Kuchuk (North Macedonia), and Hadjidimovo (Bulgaria) provides evidence for the existence of notable intraspecific variation in both the morphology and especially the size of the species. The morphological differences in the shape and occurrence of some metapodial articular facets are probably associated with the anticipated individual variability and not with sexual dimorphism. On the other hand, the notable metrical variability observed among metapodials of A. pentelicum may be indicative of sexual dimorphism, as has been previously documented in other chalicotheriids.

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“…In the northern part of the island of Evia, at the location Kerasia, the petrified forest of the area is found with huge, petrified trunks occupying a large part of the site and dating back to seven million years ago (Kampouridis et al, 2020;Figure 3. Geographical location of Milia-near Grevena, W. Macedonia in N. Greece (Tsoukala, 2000) Roussiakis et al, 2021).…”

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From Thermopiles to Marathon: Teaching the theory of evolution through a short tour to paleontology of Greece

Athanasiou

2023

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The present work is an attempt at a bibliographic overview in the field of paleontology and specifically in the field of fossils regarding their value and connection with history and mythology, and how it has been used to teach theory of evolution through natural selection (TENS) in a university course. To make our case, we use as our paradigm two well-known historical locations of Greece, namely Thermopiles and Marathon. The area of Marathon includes the location of Pikermi, which is very well known for its fossils that historically have been one of the first locations rich in fossils that have been studied so extensively. Before we make a short tour of other similar locations of the Greek peninsula that are good cases for teaching evolution using paleontology, we present an example of how fossils can be formed via sedimentation. For that, we are using the case of Thermopile, while in antiquity was chosen as the field of the famous battle as it was a very narrow strip of land between the mountain and the sea, nowadays, due to sedimentary alluvial deposits, has become a rather large field. To make the reader familiar with the fossils found around Greece and their topology, we present a short tour and some history about the fossils found throughout its territory. And finally, we argue about how the fossils and the museum education could be used to prepare the pupils for first contact with TENS.

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First description of an ostrich from the late Miocene of Kerassia (Euboea, Greece): remarks on its cervical anatomy

Cited by 8 publications

References 22 publications

The First-Named Fossil Ostrich: A Revision of Struthio asiaticus, from the Siwaliks of India

The First-Named Fossil Ostrich: A Revision of Struthio asiaticus, from the Siwaliks of India

Ancylotherium pentelicum (Mammalia, Chalicotheriidae) from the late Miocene of Kerassia (Greece) and remarks on its intraspecific variability

From Thermopiles to Marathon: Teaching the theory of evolution through a short tour to paleontology of Greece

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