Αντικείμενο της παρούσας διδακτορικής διατριβής αποτελεί η συστηματική, φυλογενετική, βιοστρωματο... more Αντικείμενο της παρούσας διδακτορικής διατριβής αποτελεί η συστηματική, φυλογενετική, βιοστρωματογραφική και παλαιοοικολογική μελέτη των απολιθωμένων Τεταρτογενών (2,5 εκ. χρόνια πριν έως σήμερα) ιπποειδών της Ελλάδας. Το υλικό μελέτης αποτελείται από ~8.000 απολιθώματα κρανιακού, οδοντικού και μετακρανιακού υλικού προερχόμενα από 20 απολιθωματοφόρες θέσεις σε όλη την επικράτεια: Κεντρική Μακεδονία: Γερακαρού, Βασιλούδι, Ριζά-1, Κρήμνη (KRI, KRM, KMN), Τσιότρα Βρύση, Πλατανοχώρι, Απολλωνία, Σπήλαιο Πετραλώνων, Δυτική Μακεδονία: Δαφνερό (DFN, DFN3), Λίβακος, Καπετάνιος, Πολύλακκος, Σιάτιστα-Ε, Ανατολική Μακεδονία: Βώλακας, Αγγίτης, Θεσσαλία: Σέσκλο, Αλυκές, Βόλος, Πελοπόννησος: Πύργος, Βόρειο Αιγαίο: Βατερά Λέσβου (VAT-F, VAT-E). Οι Τεταρτογενείς πανίδες θηλαστικών της Ελλάδας αποτελούνται αποκλειστικά από το γένος Equus που αποτελεί το συντριπτικό ποσοστό των θηλαστικών. Το είδος Equus stenonis αναγνωρίστηκε στις θέσεις Δαφνερό, Βώλακας, Σέσκλο και Κρήμνη-1. Στην θέση Πύργος αναγνωρ...
A new Lower Pleistocene vertebrate site, Krimni-3 (KMN) from Mygdonia Basin, Greece is originally... more A new Lower Pleistocene vertebrate site, Krimni-3 (KMN) from Mygdonia Basin, Greece is originally presented herein, providing a preliminary analysis of its taphonomic context and faunal content. The KMN fossil mammal fauna includes the following: Erinaeus sp., Canis sp., Hyaenidae indet., Ursus sp., Equus altidens, Equus sp. (large-sized), Stephanorhinus cf. hundsheimensis, Sus sp., Palaeotragus inexpectatus, Cervidae indet. (medium-sized), Praemegaceros sp., Bison cf. degiulii, Soergelia brigittae, and Hemitragus sp. Additionally, an avian femur, fully described and compared, is attributed to the giant ostrich Pachystruthio dmanisensis. This is the first record of a giant ostrich in Greece and southeastern Europe in general, and by documenting the southernmost occurrence of the species, it expands significantly its known geographical distribution. Large-sized ungulates predominate in the assemblage, while a large number of postcranial remains appear articulated. Bone surfaces are mostly fresh or only slightly weathered, yet post-depositionally cracked. Minor to moderate rounding and polishing indicate the action of water to a certain degree, while several bone breakages and marks suggest carnivore activity (including carnivore gnawing on the ostrich femur). The comparison of the KMN fauna with those already known from Mygdonia Basin and Europe suggests a late Villafranchian age, intermediate between the faunas from Tsiotra Vryssi and Apollonia-1, within the 1.8-1.5 Ma time frame. This is a crucial interval of time for mammal dispersal and turnovers, and KMN opens another window into the Early Pleistocene ecosystems of western Eurasia.
Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, 2022
In this paper, we present the new Lower Pleistocene vertebrate site Krimni-3 (KMN) in the Mygdoni... more In this paper, we present the new Lower Pleistocene vertebrate site Krimni-3 (KMN) in the Mygdonia Basin (Central Macedonia, Greece), one of the most important and richest fossiliferous basins in southeastern Europe. The ongoing since 2019 research at KMN revealed a rather rich and diversified fauna, and the first results on its stratigraphy, faunal composition, taphonomic context and chronology are provided herein.
The remains of equids are abundant in the Early Pleistocene faunas of Greece. “Apollonia-1” is on... more The remains of equids are abundant in the Early Pleistocene faunas of Greece. “Apollonia-1” is one of the richest localities from the latest Villafranchian, providing eight skulls, mandibular remains and plenty of postcranial material during several field campaigns. This study focuses mainly on the skulls, mandibular remains and metapodials from the old and new collection described in detail. The specimens are compared with equids from several Greek and European fossiliferous localities dating from the late Villafranchian to the middle Galerian. The systematic position of Equus apolloniensis is also discussed. Based on its basicranial proportions, E. apolloniensis is considered a true Equus. A second species has also been identified recently, here referred to as Equus sp.; it is poorly represented, and it is even larger and more robust than E. apolloniensis based on a single metacarpal and third phalanges. The presence of two equid species in Apollonia 1 validates its Epivillafranch...
Αντικείμενο της παρούσας διδακτορικής διατριβής αποτελεί η συστηματική, φυλογενετική, βιοστρωματο... more Αντικείμενο της παρούσας διδακτορικής διατριβής αποτελεί η συστηματική, φυλογενετική, βιοστρωματογραφική και παλαιοοικολογική μελέτη των απολιθωμένων Τεταρτογενών (2,5 εκ. χρόνια πριν έως σήμερα) ιπποειδών της Ελλάδας. Το υλικό μελέτης αποτελείται από ~8.000 απολιθώματα κρανιακού, οδοντικού και μετακρανιακού υλικού προερχόμενα από 20 απολιθωματοφόρες θέσεις σε όλη την επικράτεια: Κεντρική Μακεδονία: Γερακαρού, Βασιλούδι, Ριζά-1, Κρήμνη (KRI, KRM, KMN), Τσιότρα Βρύση, Πλατανοχώρι, Απολλωνία, Σπήλαιο Πετραλώνων, Δυτική Μακεδονία: Δαφνερό (DFN, DFN3), Λίβακος, Καπετάνιος, Πολύλακκος, Σιάτιστα-Ε, Ανατολική Μακεδονία: Βώλακας, Αγγίτης, Θεσσαλία: Σέσκλο, Αλυκές, Βόλος, Πελοπόννησος: Πύργος, Βόρειο Αιγαίο: Βατερά Λέσβου (VAT-F, VAT-E). Οι Τεταρτογενείς πανίδες θηλαστικών της Ελλάδας αποτελούνται αποκλειστικά από το γένος Equus που αποτελεί το συντριπτικό ποσοστό των θηλαστικών. Το είδος Equus stenonis αναγνωρίστηκε στις θέσεις Δαφνερό, Βώλακας, Σέσκλο και Κρήμνη-1. Στην θέση Πύργος αναγνωρ...
A new Lower Pleistocene vertebrate site, Krimni-3 (KMN) from Mygdonia Basin, Greece is originally... more A new Lower Pleistocene vertebrate site, Krimni-3 (KMN) from Mygdonia Basin, Greece is originally presented herein, providing a preliminary analysis of its taphonomic context and faunal content. The KMN fossil mammal fauna includes the following: Erinaeus sp., Canis sp., Hyaenidae indet., Ursus sp., Equus altidens, Equus sp. (large-sized), Stephanorhinus cf. hundsheimensis, Sus sp., Palaeotragus inexpectatus, Cervidae indet. (medium-sized), Praemegaceros sp., Bison cf. degiulii, Soergelia brigittae, and Hemitragus sp. Additionally, an avian femur, fully described and compared, is attributed to the giant ostrich Pachystruthio dmanisensis. This is the first record of a giant ostrich in Greece and southeastern Europe in general, and by documenting the southernmost occurrence of the species, it expands significantly its known geographical distribution. Large-sized ungulates predominate in the assemblage, while a large number of postcranial remains appear articulated. Bone surfaces are mostly fresh or only slightly weathered, yet post-depositionally cracked. Minor to moderate rounding and polishing indicate the action of water to a certain degree, while several bone breakages and marks suggest carnivore activity (including carnivore gnawing on the ostrich femur). The comparison of the KMN fauna with those already known from Mygdonia Basin and Europe suggests a late Villafranchian age, intermediate between the faunas from Tsiotra Vryssi and Apollonia-1, within the 1.8-1.5 Ma time frame. This is a crucial interval of time for mammal dispersal and turnovers, and KMN opens another window into the Early Pleistocene ecosystems of western Eurasia.
Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, 2022
In this paper, we present the new Lower Pleistocene vertebrate site Krimni-3 (KMN) in the Mygdoni... more In this paper, we present the new Lower Pleistocene vertebrate site Krimni-3 (KMN) in the Mygdonia Basin (Central Macedonia, Greece), one of the most important and richest fossiliferous basins in southeastern Europe. The ongoing since 2019 research at KMN revealed a rather rich and diversified fauna, and the first results on its stratigraphy, faunal composition, taphonomic context and chronology are provided herein.
The remains of equids are abundant in the Early Pleistocene faunas of Greece. “Apollonia-1” is on... more The remains of equids are abundant in the Early Pleistocene faunas of Greece. “Apollonia-1” is one of the richest localities from the latest Villafranchian, providing eight skulls, mandibular remains and plenty of postcranial material during several field campaigns. This study focuses mainly on the skulls, mandibular remains and metapodials from the old and new collection described in detail. The specimens are compared with equids from several Greek and European fossiliferous localities dating from the late Villafranchian to the middle Galerian. The systematic position of Equus apolloniensis is also discussed. Based on its basicranial proportions, E. apolloniensis is considered a true Equus. A second species has also been identified recently, here referred to as Equus sp.; it is poorly represented, and it is even larger and more robust than E. apolloniensis based on a single metacarpal and third phalanges. The presence of two equid species in Apollonia 1 validates its Epivillafranch...
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