P. Kampouridis et al. 2018
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P. Kampouridis, N. Kargopoulos, G. Svorligkou, I. Giaourtsakis, S. Roussiakis and G. Theodorou. 2018. Rhinocerotidae (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) remains from the new Pleistocene locality of Richea (Laconia, Greece). Abstract Book of the 5th International Paleontological Congress, Paris, France 1049-1049 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]
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| ID number: | 66510 |
| Created: | 2018-08-04 13:29:52 |
| Publication type: | abstract |
| Taxonomy: | stated with evidence |
| Language: | English |
| Comments: In the present study, rhinoceros fossils are described from the new locality of Richea (Eastern Laconia, Greece) for the first time. The fossils were discovered in bone-bearing calcified breccia inside the limestone fissures of the Tripolis geotectonic zone, and were deposited in the collections of the Museum of Palaeontology and Geology of Athens (AMPG). The studied material consists of six isolated teeth and five postcranial elements. The limited number of specimens and their overall poor state of preservation made the identification of the species difficult. The material was compared with the four common Pleistocene Stephanorhinus species of Southern Europe: S. etruscus, S. hundsheimensis, S. hemitoechus and S. kirchbergensis. The specimens from Richea show clear differences from the last two species. Among the other two species, the morphology of the Richea specimens is closer to S. etruscus and differs from S. hundsheimensis. Therefore, the material is provisionally referred to as S. cf. etruscus, suggesting probably an Early to Middle Pleistocene age for the locality based also on the stratigraphical context of the region. This is the southernmost occurrence of a representative of the genus Stephanorhinus in the Balkan Peninsula, thereby providing new insights about its palaeogeographical distribution in Europe. | |