The taxonomic status and biochronological implications of new finds ofOreopithecus from Baccinello (Tuscany, Italy)

Rook, Lorenzo; Harrison, Terri S.; Engesser, B.

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“…The dating of the so-called Oreopithecus faunas has always been problematic because of their endemism. The Baccinello-Cinigiano Basin succession from Tuscany has been divided into four different biochronological units, V-0 to V-3 (55). Unlike V-1 and V-2, the V-0 and V-3 faunas are not completely endemic and can be correlated to the MN11 and MN13, respectively (55).…”

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Updated chronology for the Miocene hominoid radiation in Western Eurasia

Casanovas‐Vilar

Alba

Garcés

et al. 2011

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Extant apes (Primates: Hominoidea) are the relics of a group that was much more diverse in the past. They originated in Africa around the Oligocene/Miocene boundary, but by the beginning of the Middle Miocene they expanded their range into Eurasia, where they experienced a far-reaching evolutionary radiation. A Eurasian origin of the great ape and human clade (Hominidae) has been favored by several authors, but the assessment of this hypothesis has been hampered by the lack of accurate datings for many Western Eurasian hominoids. Here we provide an updated chronology that incorporates recently discovered Iberian taxa and further reevaluates the age of many previously known sites on the basis of local biostratigraphic scales and magnetostratigraphic data. Our results show that identifiable Eurasian kenyapithecins (Griphopithecus and Kenyapithecus) are much younger than previously thought (ca. 14 Ma instead of 16 Ma), which casts serious doubts on the attribution of the hominoid tooth from Engelswies (16.3-16.5 Ma) to cf. Griphopithecus. This evidence is further consistent with an alternative scenario, according to which the Eurasian pongines and African hominines might have independently evolved in their respective continents from similar kenyapithecin ancestors, resulting from an early Middle Miocene intercontinental range extension followed by vicariance. This hypothesis, which would imply an independent origin of orthogrady in pongines and hominines, deserves further testing by accurately inferring the phylogenetic position of European dryopithecins, which might be stem pongines rather than stem hominines.

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Updated chronology for the Miocene hominoid radiation in Western Eurasia

Casanovas‐Vilar

Alba

Garcés

et al. 2011

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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170

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“…Fossiliferous deposits in the different units recognized within the Basin (Lorenz 1968;) bear relatively abundant fossil mammal remains that are grouped into distinct assemblages (vertebrate assemblages V0, V1, V2, and V3; Lorenz 1968;Rook et al 1996Rook et al , 1999Rook et al , 2000. Early Pliocene marine deposits, ascribed to the Sphaeroidinellopsis Zone, unconformably overlie the Late Miocene sedimentary succession (Bossio et al 1991;.…”

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“…Given Burkart Engesser's recognized outstanding expertise in rodents, at first glance the reader could be surprised to find a paper dealing with lagomorphs in the frame of this volume. As a matter of fact, as field paleontologist, an important contribution of Burkart Engesser is the survey and documentation of the Late Miocene mammal-bearing localities of the Baccinello Basin in southern Tuscany (Hürzeler and Engesser 1976;Engesser 1983Engesser , 1989Engesser , 2000Rook et al 1996Rook et al , 1999. His interest in fossiliferous localities in Italy is grounded not only on the steps of his professor, the late Prof. Johannes Hürzeler (1908Hürzeler ( -1995, but is actually framed into a long-lasting C. Angelone Dipartimento di Scienze Geologiche, Università Roma Tre, Largo San Leonardo Murialdo 1, 00146 Rome, Italy e-mail: angelone@uniroma3.it interest of Basel palaeontologists on the vertebrate fossil record of Tuscany.…”

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Late Neogene and Quaternary lagomorphs from Tuscany: a revision based on specimens in Basel Naturhistorisches Museum and Florence University collections

Angelone

Rook

2012

Swiss J Palaeontol

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A revision of the Late Turolian (Messinian)-Biharian (Early Pleistocene) lagomorphs from Tuscany kept in the collections of the Basel Naturhistorisches Museum is the basis for increasing our knowledge on the Late Neogene and Quaternary Italian lagomorph record. The study of the NMB collection has been combined with a revision of coeval Tuscan lagomorphs recorded in the collections of the University of Florence. The taxa herein studied and described represent three leporids (Alilepus meini from the Early Messinian of Baccinello V3, Trischizolagus sp. from the latest Messinian of Borro Strolla, and Oryctolagus valdarnensis from the Early Pleistocene of Upper Valdarno) and two ochotonids (Prolagus cf. sorbinii from the Early Messinian of Velona and the latest Messinian to earliest Pliocene of Borro Strolla, and Prolagus aff. sorbinii from the Late Pliocene of Arcille and the Early Pleistocene of Upper Valdarno). The taxonomic study is completed with notes on evolutionary tendencies and palaeobiogeography of the studied species.

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“…The O. bambolii dental sample considered in this study consists of the permanent upper canine (UC), fourth premolar (UP4) and first to third molars (UM1 to UM3) of the maxillary specimen IGF4332 and the third molar (LM3) of the mandibular fragment IGF4351, both from the site of Casteani (Rossi et al, 2004); the second molar (LM2) from the partial mandible IGF4883 V from Baccinello (Rook et al, 1996); and six isolated crowns from Fiume Santo representing a permanent lower lateral incisor (LI2: FS#BC-23), a lower fourth premolar (LP4: FS#Q16-64), a lower first molar (LM1: FS1996#Fi98), two lower second molars (LM2: FS1996#Fi99 and FS#Q16-59), and a lower third molar (LM3: FS1996#Fi97) (Abbazzi et al, 2008).…”

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Enamel thickness and enamel growth in Oreopithecus: Combining microtomographic and histological evidence

Zanolli

Dean

Rook

et al. 2016

Comptes Rendus Palevol

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a b s t r a c tOreopithecus bambolii, a large-bodied fossil ape, lived in the Tusco-Sardinian archipelago during the Late Miocene, until ca. 6.7 Ma. Its dentition, an apparent blend of hominoid and cercopithecoid-like features, has been a matter of discussion since its first description, in 1872. While the height and sharpness of its molar cusps recall some Cercopithecidae, Oreopithecus is currently considered by many as more likely related to dryopithecines. Here, we use microtomographic-based quantitative imaging and histological evidence to link outer and inner tooth structural morphology with enamel development in Oreopithecus permanent teeth. The material consists of 14 teeth/crowns from the sites of Baccinello and Casteani, in Tuscany, and Fiume Santo, in Sardinia. In particular, we add to the record of 2-3D of molar enamel thickness topographic variation and enamel-dentine junction morphology, and using high-resolution replicas of the outer crown and ground sections, comparatively assess molar growth trajectory (crown formation times and enamel extension rates). Our results shed new light on dental development of this "enigmatic anthropoid" and provide additional evidence concerning the still debated question of its evolutionary history.

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The taxonomic status and biochronological implications of new finds ofOreopithecus from Baccinello (Tuscany, Italy)

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Updated chronology for the Miocene hominoid radiation in Western Eurasia

Updated chronology for the Miocene hominoid radiation in Western Eurasia

Late Neogene and Quaternary lagomorphs from Tuscany: a revision based on specimens in Basel Naturhistorisches Museum and Florence University collections

Enamel thickness and enamel growth in Oreopithecus: Combining microtomographic and histological evidence

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