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Late Pliocene carnivores from western Macedonia (Greece)

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Aus der Lokalität »Dafnero 1« (DFN) im Grevena-Becken (Mazedonien, Griechenland) werden Carnivoren beschrieben und mit anderen Faunenresten griechischer und europäischer Fundstellen verglichen. Der Fundkomplex besteht aus drei Arten:Nyctereutes megamastoides, Chasmoporthetes lunensis undVulpes alopecoides und ähnelt denen von St.-Valuer (Frankreich) und Puebla (Spanien). Dafnero 1 kann in das mittlere Villafranchium (ältestes Pliozän), genauer in die St.-Vallier Faunal Unit, MN 17, (ca. 2,0 m. y.), eingestuft werden.

Abstract

Some carnivores from the late Pliocene (Villafranchian) locality of “Dafnero 1” (DFN) are studied. The site is in the Grevena basin, western Macedonia, Greece. The material is described and compared with other Greek and European samples. Three speciesNyctereutes megamastoides, Vulpes alopecoides andChasmaporthetes lunensis have been determined. The DFN carnivores are similar to those from St.-Vallier (France) and Puebla (Spain). The fauna is dated as Middle Villafranchian (latest Pliocene); more precisely it belongs to the St.-Vallier Faunal Unit, MN 17, with an absolute age of about 2. om. y.

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Koufos, G.D. Late Pliocene carnivores from western Macedonia (Greece). Paläont. Z. 67, 357–376 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02990288

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