Microfaunal remains at Middle Pleistocene Qesem Cave, Israel: Preliminary results on small vertebrates, environment and biostratigraphy

Maul, Lutz Christian; Smith, Krister T.; Barkai, Ran; Barash, Alon; Karkanas, Panagiotis; Shahack‐Gross, Ruth; Gopher, Avi

doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.03.015

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“…The new identification of Chamaeleo cf. andrusovi in Aliveri further confirms the already proposed ecological settings of the locality, as the presence of chamaeleonids is well known to be indicative of warm climates (Moody and Roček 1980) and further suggests relatively dense vegetation (Maul et al 2011), although several extant genera are known to occur in both closed and open habitats (Tolley et al 2008;Dollion et al 2015).…”

Section: The Aliveri Chameleonssupporting

confidence: 80%

“…That being said, there is currently no definite record of a chamaeleonid from the Palaeogene or even the Neogene of Asia. In fact, the only known Asian fossil chamaeleonids are recorded in the Middle Pleistocene of Israel and the Palaeolithic of Lebanon (Haas 1952;Hooijer 1961;Maul et al 2011;Bolet and Evans 2013), but palaeogeographically Middle East was part of Gondwana and not Asia.…”

Section: Palaeobiogeography Of the Chamaeleonidaementioning

confidence: 99%

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First description of a fossil chamaeleonid from Greece and its relevance for the European biogeographic history of the group

Georgalis

Villa

Delfino

2016

Sci Nat

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The fossil record of Chamaeleonidae is very scarce and any new specimen is therefore considered important for our understanding of the evolutionary and biogeographic history of the group. New specimens from the early Miocene of Aliveri (Evia Island), Greece constitute the only fossils of these lizards from southeastern Europe. Skull roofing material is tentatively attributed to the Czech species Chamaeleo cf. andrusovi, revealing a range extension for this taxon, whereas tooth-bearing elements are described as indeterminate chamaeleonids. The Aliveri fossils rank well among the oldest known reptiles from Greece, provide evidence for the dispersal routes of chameleons out of Africa towards the European continent and, additionally, imply strong affinities with coeval chamaeleonids from Central Europe.

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Section: Palaeobiogeography Of the Chamaeleonidaementioning

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First description of a fossil chamaeleonid from Greece and its relevance for the European biogeographic history of the group

Georgalis

Villa

Delfino

2016

Sci Nat

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“…A significant proportion of lizards, chameleons and agamas have also been documented, together with rare snakes, amphibians, bats, and scarce fish (Maul et al, 2011;Hor a cek et al, 2013;Smith et al, 2013). The palaeoenvironment analyses based on the ecological preferences of these taxa and their close relatives carried out by Maul et al (2011) and Smith et al (2013) suggest a landscape with a mosaic of open and woodland habitats.…”

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What happens around a fire: Faunal processing sequences and spatial distribution at Qesem Cave (300 ka), Israel

Blasco

Rosell

Sañudo

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Quaternary International

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“…As for Anguinae, jaws, vertebrae and osteoderms of Ophisaurus and Pseudopus have been documented only from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Turkey (Rage and Sen 1976;Venczel and Sen 1994;Zwick and Schleich 1994). Pseudopus was also reported from the Quaternary of Lebanon (Hooijer 1961) andIsrael (Bar-Yosef andTchernov 1966;Maul et al 2010;Smith et al 2015).…”

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First record of fossil anguines (Squamata; Anguidae) from the Oligocene and Miocene of Turkey

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Fossil anguine lizard specimens from several Turkish localities are described in this paper. The material comes from ten different localities, spanning a large geographic area consisting of both parts of the European Turkey and Anatolia, and ranging in age from the Oligocene to the Late Miocene. In certain cases, the generic determination was possible and, accordingly, members of Ophisaurus and Anguis were identified and described in detail. The specimens of Anguis, found in different, Middle and Late Miocene localities from Anatolia, represent two of only a few fossil occurrences of this taxon. Moreover, the material reported herein represents the oldest occurrences of anguine lizards, not only from Turkey, but from southeastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean basin as a whole. These rare records provide important information about the dispersal routes of anguines from Europe to Asia and significantly enhance our understanding of their biogeography.

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Microfaunal remains at Middle Pleistocene Qesem Cave, Israel: Preliminary results on small vertebrates, environment and biostratigraphy

Cited by 50 publications

References 28 publications

First description of a fossil chamaeleonid from Greece and its relevance for the European biogeographic history of the group

First description of a fossil chamaeleonid from Greece and its relevance for the European biogeographic history of the group

What happens around a fire: Faunal processing sequences and spatial distribution at Qesem Cave (300 ka), Israel

First record of fossil anguines (Squamata; Anguidae) from the Oligocene and Miocene of Turkey

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