2007
The Late Pliocene vertebrate fauna of Vatera (Lesvos Island, Greece)
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Publication
Cranium , Volume 24 - Issue 2 p. 11- 24
Vatera is a Late Pliocene (~2 Ma) locality in the southern part of Lesvos Island, Greece, in which a mainland fauna of large vertebrates has been found and systematically excavated. The fauna is composed of the typical European mammals of that time: horses (Equus), giraffes (Mitilanotherium), gazelles (Gazella), antelopes (Gazellospira), oxes (Leptobos), raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes), badgers (Meles), dirk-toothed cats (Homotherium), rhinoceroses (Stephanorhinus), mastodonts ( Anancus) and mammoths (Mammuthus). In addition, the remains of a rare species of macaque (Paradolichopithecus) and a species of a giant tortoise (Cheirogaster) were also discovered.
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Organisation | Werkgroep Pleistocene Zoogdieren |
G.A. Lyras, & A.A.E. van der Geer. (2007). The Late Pliocene vertebrate fauna of Vatera (Lesvos Island, Greece). Cranium, 24(2), 11–24. |