PBDB Collection

Aliveri (Miocene of Greece)

Where: Greece (38.4° N, 24.0° E: paleocoordinates 37.5° N, 23.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: MN 3 mammal zone, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• tentatively estimated between 18 and 17.5 Ma

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: H. de Bruijn, A.J. van der Meulen, and G. Katsikatsos. 1980. The mammals from the Lower Miocene of Aliveri (Island of Evia, Greece). Part 1. The Sciuridae. Proceedings of the Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, Series B 83(3):241-261 [L. van den Hoek Ostende/L. van den Hoek Ostende]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 68032: authorized by Lars van den Hoek Ostende, entered by Lars van den Hoek Ostende on 27.12.2006, edited by Philip Mannion, Evangelos Vlachos and Terri Cleary

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Taxonomic list

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Amphibia
Salientia -	Anura indet.⁴, cf. Latonia sp.⁴ Anura indet.⁴ frog AL1a: an ilium (UU AL 3595), a trunk vertebra (UU AL 3553), and three indeterminate elements (UU AL 3554, UU AL 3594). AL1980NQ: an indeterminate element (UU AL 3597). cf. Latonia sp.⁴ von Meyer 1843 frog AL1a: an atlas (UU AL 3593). AL1980NQ: three max- illae (UU AL 3552, UU AL 3555, and UU AL 3596), and a right ilium (UU AL 3598).
Reptilia
Loricata -	Crocodylia indet.⁴ Crocodylia indet.⁴ crocodilian AL1a: six isolated teeth (UU AL 3536–UU AL 3541). AL1b: ten isolated teeth (UU AL 3576–UU AL 3585). AL1980NQ: an isolated tooth (UU AL 3556).
Squamata -	Squamata indet.⁴ Squamata indet.⁴ squamates AL1a: four fragments of tooth-bearing bones (UU AL 3522, UU AL 3523, UU AL 3525, and UU AL 3526), a caudal ver- tebra (UU AL 3527), and fragments of a vertebra and a maxilla (UU AL 3528). AL1b: a pterygoid (UU AL 3588) and a humerus (UU AL 3589).
Serpentes -	Serpentes indet.⁴ Serpentes indet.⁴ snake AL1a: a fragment of the anterior part of a le pterygoid (UU AL 3529). AL1980NQ: a vertebra (UU AL 3591).
Squamata - Colubridae	Colubridae indet.⁴ Colubridae indet.⁴ Oppel 1811 colubrid snake AL1980NQ: an anterior trunk vertebra (UU AL 3590).
Squamata - Viperidae	Viperidae indet.⁴ Viperidae indet.⁴ Oppel 1811 viper AL1a: an incomplete fang (UU AL 3592).
Squamata - Lacertidae	Lacertidae indet.⁴ Lacertidae indet.⁴ Bonaparte 1831 squamates AL1a: a fragment of tooth-bearing bone (UU AL 3520). AL1b: a dentary (UU AL 3586) and ve fragments of tooth-bear- ing bones (UU AL 3557–UU AL 3561). AL1980NQ: a fragment of tooth-bearing bone (UU AL 3542).
Squamata -	Scincomorpha indet.⁴ Scincomorpha indet.⁴ squamates AL1a: three dentaries (UU AL 3519, UU AL 3521, and UU AL 3524). AL1980NQ: a dentary (UU AL 3549).
Squamata - Anguidae	Anguinae indet.⁴ Anguinae indet.⁴ Gray 1825 squamates AL1a: 60 osteoderms (UU AL 3506–UU AL 3518). AL1b: 14 osteoderms (UU AL 3562–UU AL 3575). AL1980NQ: 22 osteoderms (UU AL 3543–UU AL 3548).
Squamata - Chamaeleonidae	Chamaeleonidae indet.⁴, Chamaeleo cf. andrusovi⁴ Chamaeleonidae indet.⁴ Gray 1825 chameleon AL1b: a fragment of tooth-bearing bone (UU AL 3502); AL1980NQ: a fragment of tooth-bearing bone (UU AL 3503). Chamaeleo cf. andrusovi⁴ Čerňanský 2010 chameleon AL1a: a skull roo ng bone (UU AL 3501).
Testudines -	Testudines indet.⁴ Testudines indet.⁴ Batsch 1788 turtle AL2: two shell fragments (UU AL 3504–UU AL 3505).
Mammalia
Carnivora - Viverridae	Euboictis aliverensis⁸ Euboictis aliverensis⁸ Schmidt-Kittler 1983 civet
Carnivora - Palaeogalidae	Palaeogale sp.⁸ Palaeogale sp.⁸ von Meyer 1846 carnivoran
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Anchitherium cf. aurelianense⁹ Anchitherium cf. aurelianense⁹ Cuvier 1825 anchitheriine horse
Artiodactyla - Lagomerycidae	Lagomeryx cf. parvulus⁹, Lagomeryx cf. ruetimeyeri⁹ Lagomeryx cf. parvulus⁹ Roger 1898 ruminant Lagomeryx cf. ruetimeyeri⁹ Thenius 1949 ruminant
Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae	Palaeomerycidae indet.⁹ Palaeomerycidae indet.⁹ Lydekker 1883 ruminant
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Eotragus cf. artenensis⁹ Eotragus cf. artenensis⁹ antelope
Theriamorpha - Talpidae	"Desmanodon antiquus" = Desmanodon antiquus⁹, "Desmanodon meuleni" = Desmanodon antiquus⁸, Myxomygale engesseri⁵ "Desmanodon antiquus" = Desmanodon antiquus⁹ Ziegler 1985 mole "Desmanodon meuleni" = Desmanodon antiquus⁸ Ziegler 1985 mole Myxomygale engesseri⁵ Doukas 1986 mole
Theriamorpha - Soricidae	Soricidae indet.⁹, Heterosorex ruemkeae n. sp.³ Soricidae indet.⁹ Fischer 1814 shrew Heterosorex ruemkeae n. sp.³ Doukas 1986 shrew
Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae	Galerix symeonidisi n. sp.³ Galerix symeonidisi n. sp.³ Doukas 1986 hedgehog
Theriamorpha - Erinaceoidae	Plesiodimylus chantrei³, Plesiodimylus huerzeleri⁹ Plesiodimylus chantrei³ Gaillard 1899 placental Plesiodimylus huerzeleri⁹ Müller 1967 placental
Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae	Albertona balcanica⁸ Albertona balcanica⁸ pika
Rodentia - Spalacidae	Heramys eviensis n. gen. n. sp.⁶ Heramys eviensis n. gen. n. sp.⁶ Klein Hofmeijer and de Bruijn 1985 mouse
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Democricetodon franconicus⁷, Megacricetodon hellenicus⁹, Megacricetodon primitivus⁷, Cricetodon aliveriensis n. sp.⁷, "Mirabella tuberosa n. sp." = Mirrabella tuberosa², Eumyarion weinfurteri⁷ Democricetodon franconicus⁷ Fahlbusch 1966 mouse Megacricetodon hellenicus⁹ Oliver and Peláez-Campomanes 2016 mouse Megacricetodon primitivus⁷ Mein and Freudenthal 1971 mouse Cricetodon aliveriensis n. sp.⁷ Klein Hofmeijer and de Bruijn 1988 mouse "Mirabella tuberosa n. sp." = Mirrabella tuberosa² de Bruijn et al. 1987 mouse Eumyarion weinfurteri⁷ Schaub and Zapfe 1953 mouse
Rodentia - Anomalomyidae	Anomalomys aliveriensis n. sp.⁶ Anomalomys aliveriensis n. sp.⁶ Klein Hofmeijer and de Bruijn 1985 rodent
Rodentia - Gliridae	Glirulus (Paraglirulus) agelakisi⁸, Paraglirulus agelakisi⁹, Bransatoglis cf. fugax⁸, Bransatoglis complicatus⁹, Glirulus (Glirulus) diremptus⁸, Glis galitopouli⁸, Glirudinus euryodon⁸, Microdyromys sp.⁸ Glirulus (Paraglirulus) agelakisi⁸ Van der Meulen and De Bruijn 1982 dormouse Paraglirulus agelakisi⁹ Van der Meulen and De Bruijn 1982 dormouse Bransatoglis cf. fugax⁸ Hugueney 1967 dormouse Bransatoglis complicatus⁹ Unay 1994 dormouse Glirulus (Glirulus) diremptus⁸ Mayr 1979 Japanese dormouse Glis galitopouli⁸ Van der Meulen and de Bruijn 1982 dormouse Glirudinus euryodon⁸ Van der Meulen and De Bruijn 1982 dormouse Microdyromys sp.⁸ de Bruijn 1966 dormouse
Rodentia - Sciuridae	Miopetaurista dehmi, Blackia miocaenica, Palaeosciurus aff. fissurae, Tamias eviensis n. sp., Aliveria luteyni n. sp., Aliveria brinkerinki n. gen. n. sp. Miopetaurista dehmi de Bruijn et al. 1980 squirrel Blackia miocaenica Mein 1970 squirrel Palaeosciurus aff. fissurae squirrel was erroneously spelled Paleosciurus Tamias eviensis n. sp. de Bruijn et al. 1980 chipmunk Aliveria luteyni n. sp. de Bruijn et al. 1980 squirrel Aliveria brinkerinki n. gen. n. sp. de Bruijn et al. 1980 squirrel
Rodentia - Eomyidae	Pseudotheridomys parvulus¹ Pseudotheridomys parvulus¹ rodent

¹Alvarez Sierra et al. 1987; ²de Bruijn et al. 1987; ³Doukas 1986; ⁴Georgalis et al. 2017; ⁵Hugueney and Maridet 2017; ⁶Klein Hofmeijer and de Bruijn 1985; ⁷Klein Hofmeijer and de Bruijn 1988; ⁸Koufos 2006; ⁹van den Hoek Ostende et al. 2015