New diverse amphibian and reptile assemblages from the late
Neogene of northern Greece provide novel insights into the
emergence of extant herpetofaunas of the southern Balkans

J 2024

New diverse amphibian and reptile assemblages from the late Neogene of northern Greece provide novel insights into the emergence of extant herpetofaunas of the southern Balkans

GEORGALIS, Georgios L.; Andrea VILLA; Martin IVANOV a Massimo DELFINO

Základní údaje

Originální název

New diverse amphibian and reptile assemblages from the late Neogene of northern Greece provide novel insights into the emergence of extant herpetofaunas of the southern Balkans

Autoři

GEORGALIS, Georgios L. (garant); Andrea VILLA; Martin IVANOV (203 Česká republika, domácí) a Massimo DELFINO

Vydání

Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, Springer, 2024, 1664-2376

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10506 Paleontology

Stát vydavatele

Švýcarsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 2.200

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/24:00137336

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-024-00332-7

UT WoS

001314089600001

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85203983877

Klíčová slova anglicky

Anura; Urodela; Testudines; Squamata; Serpentes; Miocene; Pliocene; Greece; Taxonomy; Anatomy

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 16. 10. 2024 10:07, Mgr. Marie Novosadová Šípková, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

We here describe abundant new fossil material of amphibians and reptiles from different late Neogene localities of northern Greece: the Early Pliocene (MN 14) of Spilia 0, Spilia 1, and Spilia 2; the Early Pliocene (MN 15) of Spilia 3, Spilia 4, Spilia 5, and Vevi; and the Late Miocene or Pliocene of Chalicorrema and Rema Marmara. These new late Neogene herpetofaunas are highly diverse, documenting a considerably rich herpetofauna allowing the identification of at least two salamander, seven frog, two turtle, seven lizard, and eight snake taxa. Salamanders are represented by the salamandrid genera Ommatotriton and Ichthyosaura. Frogs are represented by the bombinatorid Bombina, the discoglossids Latonia cf. ragei and Latonia sp., the pelobatid Pelobates aff. praefuscus and Pelobates sp., the ranids Pelophylax and Rana cf. dalmatina, the hylid Hyla gr. arborea, and the bufonid Bufotes gr. viridis. Turtles are represented by the emydid Emys and an indeterminate geoemydid. Lizards are represented by the scincid Ophiomorus, two lacertids (one of which potentially pertaining to Lacerta), amphisbaenians, agamids, the anguid Pseudopus, and a potential varanid. Snakes are represented by the erycid Eryx, the natricid Natrix aff. rudabanyaensis, a small-sized elapid, an "Oriental viper", the colubriforms Periergophis and Paraxenophis, as well as two further distinct but still indeterminate morphotypes of colubriforms. For the material from Spilia tentatively referred to Ommatotriton, this is only the third occurrence in the fossil record globally. The new material of Ichthyosaura and Bombina mark the first documentation of these genera in the Greek fossil record. Abundant cranial and postcranial material from Spilia is tentatively referred to Latonia ragei, a taxon previously known from the Early Miocene of Western Europe. The new record of Pelobates represents the oldest documented occurrences of the genus in the Greek fossil record. Interestingly, the Pelobates from Spilia bears much resemblance to an extinct taxon, Pelobates aff. praefuscus, which is otherwise known from the Late Miocene of the Caucasus, and not to the extant species that currently inhabits the area. The identification of Pelophylax and Rana adds to the rather poor Neogene record of ranids from Greece. Particularly for the case of Rana cf. dalmatina from Spilia 4, this corresponds to the only documented occurrence of this extant taxon in the Greek fossil record. Similarly, the identification of Hyla gr. arborea in Spilia 1, Spilia 3, and Spilia 4, marks only the third documented occurrence of this genus in the Greek fossil record. The Bufotes material from Spilia 1, Spilia 3, and Spilia 4 represents the first documented fossil occurrence of the extant Bufotes viridis complex in Greece. The material of Emys gr. orbicularis from Vevi marks the only known pre-Quaternary record of the genus in Greece and one of the only few Neogene members of the genus known from Europe. The scincid Ophiomorus is identified in Spilia 4, known from several cranial and postcranial remains, well outside the extant range of the genus. Practically, the Spilia Ophiomorus is only the fourth known fossil occurrence of this extant genus globally and also represents one of its oldest known occurrences. Material from Spilia 1 and Spilia 3 is tentatively referred to cf. Lacerta sp., and this would mark the first known occurrence of this emblematic extant genus in the Greek fossil record, denoting the presence of the genus since at least the Early Pliocene.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1261/2022, interní kód MU

Název: Depoziční pánve jako archiv geologických procesů

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Depoziční pánve jako archiv geologických procesů

Citovat

GEORGALIS, Georgios L.; Andrea VILLA; Martin IVANOV a Massimo DELFINO. New diverse amphibian and reptile assemblages from the late Neogene of northern Greece provide novel insights into the emergence of extant herpetofaunas of the southern Balkans. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. Springer, 2024, roč. 143, č. 1, s. 1-91. ISSN 1664-2376. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-024-00332-7.

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GEORGALIS, Georgios L.; Andrea VILLA; Martin IVANOV a Massimo DELFINO. New diverse amphibian and reptile assemblages from the late Neogene of northern Greece provide novel insights into the emergence of extant herpetofaunas of the southern Balkans. \textit{Swiss Journal of Palaeontology}. Springer, 2024, roč.~143, č.~1, s.~1-91. ISSN~1664-2376. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-024-00332-7.

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