Insectivore palaeoecology. A case study of a Miocene fissure filling in Germany

Klietmann, Johannes; Ostende, Lars W. van den Hoek; Nagel, Doris; Rummel, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.11.019

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“…Plesiodimylus chantrei is one of the most common Miocene insectivores because of both its high abundance and longevity, ranging from MN4 to MN11 (Klietmann, 2013; Van den Hoek Ostende et al, 2023), which also seems related to a generalist paleoecology. Its remarkable stratigraphical distribution led several workers to investigate the size and morphological homogeneity of Plesiodimylus chantrei , which did not support the division of this taxon (e.g., Engesser, 1972; Klietmann et al, 2015). Nevertheless, the various populations present a wide range of morphological and size variability.…”

Section: Systematic Paleontologymentioning

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The late Miocene Erinaceidae and Dimylidae (Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from the Pannonian region, Slovakia

Cailleux,

van den Hoek Ostende,

Joniak

2023

J. Paleontol.

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The families Erinaceidae and Dimylidae are represented in the late Miocene localities of Slovakia (Borský Svätý Jur, Krásno, Pezinok, Šalgovce, Studienka, and Triblavina) by at least six hedgehog species—‘Schizogalerix’ voesendorfensis (Rabeder, 1973); Schizogalerix cf. S. moedlingensis (Rabeder, 1973); Lantanotherium sanmigueli Villalta and Crusafont, 1944; Atelerix cf. A. depereti Mein and Ginsburg, 2002; Atelerix aff. A. depereti, cf. Postpalerinaceus sp. indet., and Erinaceinae gen. indet. sp. indet.—and two dimylid species—Plesiodimylus chantrei Gaillard, 1897; and Metacordylodon aff. M. schlosseri (Andreae, 1904). Material of L. sanmigueli from the western Carpathians was investigated, revealing broad variability in all samples. Additionally, the deciduous premolars of Lantanotherium Filhol, 1888 are described here for the first time. Erinaceid species are frequent in the Vallesian but their abundance strongly declined afterward. As an exception, Schizogalerix Engesser, 1980 re-entered the Danube and Vienna basins during MN11, likely from eastern Europe. Members of Erinaceinae display low diversity during the late Miocene of central Europe, which tends to support a pan-European diversity phenomenon. The humidity-dependent Dimylidae spp. were abundant during the late Vallesian. Rare finds of Plesiodimylus Gaillard, 1897 confirm the survival of this family into the early MN11 in the Pannonian region.

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Section: Systematic Paleontologymentioning

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The late Miocene Erinaceidae and Dimylidae (Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from the Pannonian region, Slovakia

Cailleux,

van den Hoek Ostende,

Joniak

2023

J. Paleontol.

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“…Of course, the Vallès-Penedès is at approximately the same latitude as the inland basins; here, the humidity gradient is governed by the vicinity to the coast. The more humid conditions in the Vallès-Penedès are clear from the presence of dimylids, which are considered strong indicators of humid environments (Furió et al 2011a;Klietmann et al 2015b). Notably, the dimylid Plesiodimylus has also been recorded in another coastal basin further south than any Vallès-Penedès locality (Crespo-Roures et al 2018, whereas Chainodus is known from the Rubielos de Mora Basin (Van den Hoek Ostende et al 2017).…”

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Stuck in the middle. A geographical appraisal of the oldest insectivores – and a marsupial – from the Vallès-Penedès Basin (early Miocene, Catalonia, Spain)

Ostende¹,

Casanovas‐Vilar²,

Furió³

2020

Comptes Rendus Palevol

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The Vallès-Penedès Basin in Catalonia (NE Spain) forms a biogeographically important connection between central Europe and the Iberian Peninsula. Whereas this is well documented for the late middle and early late Miocene, the early Miocene sequence has received far less attention. New excavations yielded micromammal assemblages from the Ramblian and early Aragonian. Among the euliphotyhplans and metatherian studied, we recognize seven non-soricid species (Amphiperatherium frequens von Meyer, 1846, Galerix symeonidisi Doukas, 1986 and Galerix remmerti van den Hoek Ostende, 2003, Desmanodon daamsi van den Hoek Ostende, 1997, Heterosorex neumayrianus Schlosser, 1887, Chainodus sp., Plesiodimylus sp.) and six species of shrews (Paenelimnoecus sp., Miosorex sp., cf. Clapasorex, cf. Oligosorex, cf. Florinia sp. and Soricinae indet.). They confirm the intermediate position of the Vallès-Penedès also at the time of the older faunas, but show that differences with the Iberian inland were less pronounced. These differences can be explained by higher humidity in the coastal region, as indicated by the presence of dimylids. The differences between this coastal area and inland basin confirm the potential of coastal regions as migration corridors.

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“…In the early-middle Miocene, this diversity is particularly high in Central Europe, and somewhat lower in France, although some of the Central European genera, such as Paenelimnoecus and Soricella, occasionally occur in southern latitudes (Van den Hoek Ostende et al, 2009;2016). According to the literature (Van den Hoek Ostende, 2001b;Klietmann et al, 2015), Oligosorex prefers dry environments. Nevertheless, its presence in almost all sites in Araia suggests that this genus was probably relatively independent from water resources.…”

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“…Therefore, it might be assumed that Heterosorex is a forest dweller (Klietmann, 2013) and prefers moist environments, although in a lesser degree than Dinosorex. This can explain the co-occurrence of both genera in the middle Miocene of Central Europe: probably, while Heterosorex might have been a more open dweller, Dinosorex might have preferred more forest habitats (Van den Hoek Ostende, 1995;Klietmann et al, 2015).…”

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Old-timers and newcomers: The shrews and heterosoricids from the Ribesalbes-Alcora Basin (East of Spain)

Crespo¹,

Fagoaga

Montoya

et al. 2019

Palaeontol Electron

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The zone of Araia d'Alcora in the Ribesalbes-Alcora Basin (Spain, early Miocene, biozone C, MN 4) yielded a relatively rich assemblage of shrews for an Iberian site, composed by Oligosorex thauensis, cf. Soricella discrepans, Paenelimnoecus micromorphus and Heterosorex neumayrianus. The fossils of O. thauensis, the most abundant taxon, significantly increase our knowledge regarding the morphology of the species. It signals the last known occurrence of this shrew and extending its record to a MN4 site. This species is competing with other shrews in the studied sites. Paenelimnoecus micromorphus is recorded for the first time in the Iberian Peninsula. Soricella discrepans is a typical species from Central Europe; if its occurrence is confirmed in Ribesalbes-Alcora, it would represent the only record of this species in MN4 from the Iberian Peninsula. The material of Heterosorex neumayrianus, a species relatively common in the Iberian Peninsula but always poorly represented, constitutes the best Spanish collection described. When dimylids are present Heterosorex is uncommon.

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Insectivore palaeoecology. A case study of a Miocene fissure filling in Germany

Cited by 7 publications

References 46 publications

The late Miocene Erinaceidae and Dimylidae (Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from the Pannonian region, Slovakia

The late Miocene Erinaceidae and Dimylidae (Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from the Pannonian region, Slovakia

Stuck in the middle. A geographical appraisal of the oldest insectivores – and a marsupial – from the Vallès-Penedès Basin (early Miocene, Catalonia, Spain)

Old-timers and newcomers: The shrews and heterosoricids from the Ribesalbes-Alcora Basin (East of Spain)

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