Paläontologische Zeitschrift

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A new hipparion (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) from the Vallesian (Late Miocene) of Greece

  • George D. Koufos
Article

Abstract

A small hipparion from the Vallesian (early Late Miocene) of Northern Greece is studied. It is coming from the locality “Ravin de la Pluie” of the lower Axios valley, near Thessaloniki. Its characteristics as the small size, the short symphysis, the long snout, the high enamel plication, the well developed protostylid, the large m3 and the elongated m1-m3 series distinguish it from the other known eurasiatic small hipparions, allowed us to derive a new species,Hipparion macedonicum. It lived during Vallesian and can be used as a stratigraphic species for this period.

Keywords

Late Miocene Cheek Tooth Occlusal View Sandy Marl Koobi Forum 
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Kurzfassung

Das kleinwüchsigeHipparion macedonicum n. sp., das für das Vallesium (unteres Obermiozän) Nordgriechenlands charakteristisch ist, unterscheidet sich von den bekannten anderen kleinwiichsigen Hipparionen Eurasiens durch folgende Merkmale: besonders geringe Körpergröße, kurze Symphyse, lange Schnauze, Starke Faltung des Zahnschmelzes, das gut entwickelte Protostylid, den großen m3 und die verlängerte m1-m3-Reihe.

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© E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung 1984

Authors and Affiliations

  • George D. Koufos
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  1. 1.Department of Geology and PalaeontologyUniversity of ThessalonikiThessalonikiGreece

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