Journal article
Diversity and dynamics of late Neogene and Quaternary mammalian communities in the Aegean area
Acta zoologica Cracoviensia, Vol.39(1), pp.491-506
Neogene and Quaternary mammals of the Palaearctic
1996
Abstract
Abstract. The Aegean area is fairly rich in mammal localities for the interval from the Turolian to the Biharian (MN 11 to MN 21). Statistical analyses of faunal lists from 72 localities allow us to observe patterns of diversity and dynamics of mammalian communities in the area. In this paper, the diversity of genera and species, and the rates of appearances and extinctions were calculated for each MN unit. Moreover, the Aegean area has been subdivided into three sectors, and the rate of newly common genera and species during each MN unit was calculated in order to quantify faunal exchanges within the Aegean realm. The relationships of these results to palaeogeographic, tectonic and climatic events are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Diversity and dynamics of late Neogene and Quaternary mammalian communities in the Aegean area
- Creators
- Holmes Semken - University of IowaRussell GrahamSevket SenPatrick Leduc
- Contributors
- Adam Nadachowski (Editor)Lars Werdelin (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Acta zoologica Cracoviensia, Vol.39(1), pp.491-506
- Conference
- Neogene and Quaternary mammals of the Palaearctic
- Publisher
- Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe
- ISSN
- 0065-1710
- Alternative title
- Neogene and Quaternary mammals of the Palaearctic; papers on mammal palaeontology honoring Kazimierz Kowalski
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1996
- Academic Unit
- Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984516058502771
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