Predictable structure of Miocene insectivore (Lipotyphla) faunas in Western Europe along a latitudinal gradient

Furió, Marc; Casanovas‐Vilar, Isaac; Ostende, Lars W. van den Hoek

doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.01.039

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“…Again, these differences are also detected in the modern fauna ( X humid =1.32; X arid =0.93; T=-2.092, r=0.040). In the fossil sites, this is a consequence of the absence in Arroyo del Olivar-Puente de Vallecas and Paracuellos 3 of the species Cainotherium miocaenicum or a member of the genus Amphechinus, the latter showing a clear preference for arid environments (Furió et al, 2011). This fact could be a consequence of taphonomic bias against the preservation of small mammals in closed environments (Cantalapiedra et al, 2012), but since this difference is also detected in the modern fauna, we suggest that this pattern could be a consequence of the higher hydric constrictions of large prey mammals.…”

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Palaeoenvironmental analysis of the Aragonian (middle Miocene) mammalian faunas from the Madrid Basin based on body-size structure

Yelo

Cano

Cantalapiedra

et al. 2014

Journal of Iberian Geology

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As a consequence of the growth of the Antarctic ice-sheet during the middle Miocene, a global decrease of temperatures and an associated increase in aridity provoked several environmental changes all around the world. Such environmental variations can be detected in the continental record of the mammalian prey community structure using a synecological approach. Because of the good quality of its faunas, the rich Aragonian vertebrate fossil record from the Madrid Basin (Spain) appears as a good candidate to explore these environmental changes. In order to analyse the climatic evolution of the Iberian Peninsula associated to the Global Cooling Event, two classic palaeosynecological methodologies (cenograms and body size diversity), based on body-size community structure, were applied to 6 fossil sites from the Madrid Basin, ranging over 2 million years (15.5 -13.5 Ma). To establish a comparative framework, we used the ecological faunal data from 100 modern localities uniformly distributed all around the world. Our palaeoenvironmental inference is based on multivariate discriminant analysis of the dataset containing both modern and fossil mammals. Finally, we can conclude that the Aragonian mammalian assemblage from the Madrid Basin showed a predominance of semiarid environments with pulses of higher aridity in biozones Dc, E and F associated with the Global Cooling Event of the middle Miocene.

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Palaeoenvironmental analysis of the Aragonian (middle Miocene) mammalian faunas from the Madrid Basin based on body-size structure

Yelo

Cano

Cantalapiedra

et al. 2014

Journal of Iberian Geology

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“…Likewise, the lack of the posterior arms of the metaconule on some M1 and M2 is puzzling, for the presence of these arms is typical for the whole tribe Galericini (Van den Hoek Ostende (Fig. 9) was present in many European localities (Furió et al 2011). Galerix remmerti, the closest relative of G. aurelianensis, was found further south (Fig.…”

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Amphiperatherium and Erinaceidae of Petersbuch 28

Klietmann¹,

Nagel²,

Rummel³

et al. 2013

Bull. Geosci.

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The only marsupial and the Erinaceidae from the Bavarian fissure filling Petersbuch 28 are described. The marsupial is Amphiperatherium frequens erkertshofense, the Erinaceidae are represented by Galerix aurelianensis and an unknown large galericine, which is present only by four isolated teeth. The three species are mostly present by single teeth; distal ends of humeri of Amphiperatherium and Galerix, astragali of Galerix as well as calcanei of Amphiperatherium are also described; the calcaneus for the first time from material which was not in situ.•

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“…However, a first approach on the palaeoenvironmental preferences of all the genera herein studied can be found in Furió et al (2011).…”

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New insectivores (Lipotyphla, Mammalia) from the Late Miocene of the Sivas Basin, Central Anatolia

Furió¹,

Dam²,

Kaya³

2014

Bull. Geosci.

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The ages of the rich Central Anatolian Late Miocene mammal sites Hayranlý 1 and Düzyayla are only approximately known. One of the main reasons for the age uncertainties is the substantial faunal difference between Anatolia and Europe during this time slice, hampering correlations to the European MN system. Previously, a MN 10 or MN 11 age has been assigned to Hayranlý 1 (Anatolian Zone J) and a MN 12 age to Düzyayla (Zone K) based on rodents. Here we studied the fossil insectivores from these two Turkish Miocene localities. We found an almost identical faunal content of the two localities, including one erinaceid (Schizogalerix sinapensis), five soricids (Paenelimnoecus sp., Amblycoptus oligodon, Petenyia dubia, Soricinae indet. and Crocidurinae/Crocidosoricinae indet.), and two talpids (Desmanella aff. cingulata and Desmanodon larsi sp. nov.). With the only difference being the absence of Paenelimnoecus in Düzyayla, the insectivore fauna suggests that the sites are not significantly different in age. The presence of A. oligodon is indicative of MN 12 in Europe. The rest of the assemblage is in complete agreement with a Turolian (MN 11-13) age. Our results also imply that D. larsi sp. nov. represents the youngest record of Desmanodon, extending the biostratigraphical range of this genus significantly. •

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Predictable structure of Miocene insectivore (Lipotyphla) faunas in Western Europe along a latitudinal gradient

Cited by 54 publications

References 29 publications

Palaeoenvironmental analysis of the Aragonian (middle Miocene) mammalian faunas from the Madrid Basin based on body-size structure

Palaeoenvironmental analysis of the Aragonian (middle Miocene) mammalian faunas from the Madrid Basin based on body-size structure

Amphiperatherium and Erinaceidae of Petersbuch 28

New insectivores (Lipotyphla, Mammalia) from the Late Miocene of the Sivas Basin, Central Anatolia

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