PBDB Collection

Kryopigi (Miocene of Greece)

Also known as Kriopigi

Where: Makedonia Thraki, Greece (40.0° N, 23.5° E: paleocoordinates 39.8° N, 23.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Triglia Formation, Turolian (8.7 - 5.3 Ma)

• MN12-13, middle-late Turolian

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected by E. Tsoukala in 1998–

Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,

Primary reference: G. Lazaridis and E. Tsoukala. 2014. Hipparion phlegrae, sp. nov. (Mammalia, Perissodactyla): a new species from the Turolian locality of Kryopigi (Kassandra, Chalkidiki, Greece). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(1):164-178 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 157582: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 25.06.2014, edited by Evangelos Vlachos

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Cremohipparion sp., ? Cremohipparion cf. mediterraneum, Helladorcas sp.¹ Cremohipparion sp. "matthewi/nikosi" ? Cremohipparion cf. mediterraneum Helladorcas sp.¹
Mammalia
Proboscidea - Choerolophodontidae	Choerolophodon pentelici Choerolophodon pentelici Gaudry and Lartet 1856 proboscidean
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Hyaenictitherium wongii¹, Adcrocuta eximia Hyaenictitherium wongii¹ hyaena Adcrocuta eximia Roth and Wagner 1854 hyaena
Carnivora - Felidae	cf. Metailurus parvulus, Amphimachairodus giganteus¹ cf. Metailurus parvulus Hensel 1862 cat Amphimachairodus giganteus¹ Kretzoi 1929 cat
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Mustelidae indet.¹ Mustelidae indet.¹ Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore
Carnivora - Mephitidae	cf. Promephitis larteti¹ cf. Promephitis larteti¹ Gaudry 1861 skunk
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Hippopotamodon major¹, Propotamochoerus sp. Hippopotamodon major¹ pig Propotamochoerus sp. Pilgrim 1925 pig "cf. Balkan form, sensu Geraads et al., 2008"
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Prostrepsiceros axiosi¹, Protragelaphus sp., Tragoportax amalthea¹, Skoufotragus sp.¹, Gazella capricornis¹, Gazella pilgrimi¹, Nisidorcas planicornis, ? Miotragocerus sp.¹ Prostrepsiceros axiosi¹ antelope Protragelaphus sp. Dames 1883 antelope Tragoportax amalthea¹ Roth and Wagner 1854 antelope Skoufotragus sp.¹ Kostopoulos 2009 antelope Gazella capricornis¹ gazelle Gazella pilgrimi¹ Bohlin 1935 gazelle Nisidorcas planicornis Pilgrim 1939 antelope ? Miotragocerus sp.¹ Stromer 1928 antelope
Artiodactyla - Giraffidae	Helladotherium duvernoyi¹, Palaeotragus rouenii¹ Helladotherium duvernoyi¹ Gaudry and Lartet 1856 giraffe Palaeotragus rouenii¹ Gaudry 1861 giraffe
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Hippotherium cf. brachypus, Hipparion phlegrae n. sp. Hippotherium cf. brachypus hipparionine horse Hipparion phlegrae n. sp. Lazaridis and Tsoukala 2014 hipparionine horse KRY 191, 1155, 1570, 1574, 2050, 2052, 2513, 2800, 2810, 2876a, 2877a, 2886, 3029, 3041–3, 3053, 3124, 3129, 3946, 4097, 4330, 4578, 5995, 6749, 6951
Placentalia -	Lagomorpha indet. Lagomorpha indet. Brandt 1885 placental
Rodentia - Hystricidae	Hystrix primigenia¹ Hystrix primigenia¹ Wagner 1848 porcupine
Rodentia - Muridae	Muridae indet. Muridae indet. Illiger 1811 mouse
Primates - Cercopithecidae	Mesopithecus pentelicus Mesopithecus pentelicus Wagner 1839 monkey
Aves
Struthioniformes - Ergilornithidae	? Amphipelargus sp.¹ ? Amphipelargus sp.¹ Lydekker 1891 bird
Reptilia
Squamata - Varanidae	Varanus sp.¹ Varanus sp.¹ Merrem 1820 monitor lizard
Testudines - Testudinidae	Titanochelon sp.² Titanochelon sp.² Pérez-García and Vlachos 2014 turtle "a large terrestrial chelonian species"

¹Lazaridis et al. 2018; ²Vlachos 2015