Lizards and snakes from the late Miocene hominoid locality of Ravin de la Pluie (Axios Valley, Greece)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00015-017-0291-2
Abstract: We here describe lizards and snakes from the late Miocene (MN 10) of Ravin de la Pluie, near Thessaloniki, Greece, a locality widely known for its hominoid primate Ouranopithecus macedoniensis. The new finds comprise two… read more here.
Keywords: snakes late; locality; miocene; lizards snakes ... See more keywords
Intraplate volcanism in the Danube Basin of NW Hungary: 3D geophysical modelling of the Late Miocene Pásztori volcano
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DOI: 10.1007/s00531-017-1567-5
Abstract: Three-dimensional geophysical modelling of the early Late Miocene Pásztori volcano (ca. 11–10 Ma) and adjacent area in the Little Hungarian Plain Volcanic Field of the Danube Basin was carried out to get an insight into the… read more here.
Keywords: basin; sztori volcano; danube basin; late miocene ... See more keywords
Palaeoecological significance of a palynofloral assemblage from Surma Group (Late Miocene) of Tamenglong area, Manipur, northeast India
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DOI: 10.1007/s12040-018-1059-4
Abstract: A Late Miocene palynofloral assemblage is recorded for the first time from the sediments of Surma Group exposed at Tamenglong area of Manipur. The assemblage mainly consists of fungal spores and Microthyriaceous ascostromata, algal remains,… read more here.
Keywords: area; palynofloral assemblage; assemblage; late miocene ... See more keywords
Pb isotope geochemistry of the late Miocene–Pliocene volcanic rocks from Todeshk, the central part of the Urumieh–Dokhtar magmatic arc, Iran: Evidence of an enriched mantle source
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DOI: 10.1007/s12040-019-1185-7
Abstract: The late Miocene–Pliocene volcanic rocks from Todeshk, south-east of Isfahan, are located in the middle of the Urumieh–Dokhtar magmatic belt. The belt is considered the subduction-related magmatic arc. The late Miocene–Pliocene calc-alkaline volcanic rocks are… read more here.
Keywords: miocene pliocene; geochemistry; hbox; volcanic rocks ... See more keywords
Quantifying the Mediterranean freshwater budget throughout the late Miocene: New implications for sapropel formation and the Messinian Salinity Crisis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2017.05.013
Abstract: The cyclic sedimentary record of the late Miocene Mediterranean shows a clear transition from open marine to restricted conditions and finally to evaporitic environments associated with the Messinian Salinity Crisis. This evolution has been attributed… read more here.
Keywords: messinian salinity; salinity; late miocene; freshwater budget ... See more keywords
Recovery and interpretation of the 18O/16O of Miocene oolitic goethites in multi-generational mixtures of Fe (III) oxides from a channel iron deposit of Western Australia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2020.03.033
Abstract: Abstract Published (U-Th)/He ages indicate that an oolitic Miocene channel iron deposit (CID) on Mesa J in the Hamersley province of Western Australia (∼22 °S latitude) contains three predominant generations of Fe (III) oxides –… read more here.
Keywords: iii oxides; channel iron; oolitic goethites; western australia ... See more keywords
A new late Miocene ailuropodine (Giant Panda) from Rudabánya (North-central Hungary)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geobios.2017.09.003
Abstract: Abstract The rich fossiliferous locality of Rudabanya (Hungary) is dated to the Vallesian (late Miocene, MN 9). It contains several taxa of the order Carnivora. The aim of the present paper is to describe remains belonging… read more here.
Keywords: late miocene; panda; new late; giant panda ... See more keywords
The late Miocene bovids from Platania (Drama Basin, Greece), with description of a new species of Palaeoryx
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geobios.2019.06.005
Abstract: Abstract This study presents the new fossil material of bovids from the recently discovered upper Miocene locality of Platania, Drama (Greece). The material was excavated from 2012 to 2016 and yielded approximately 760 specimens attributed… read more here.
Keywords: late miocene; new species; miocene bovids; platania drama ... See more keywords
The Scontrone turtles – A new insular testudinoid fauna from the late Miocene of the Central Mediterranean
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geobios.2021.05.001
Abstract: Abstract We here describe a small turtle assemblage originating from the early Tortonian (late Miocene) palaeoisland of Scontrone, central Italy, a locality previously known mostly for its endemic mammals and giant birds, which were otherwise… read more here.
Keywords: mediterranean scontrone; late miocene; new insular; scontrone turtles ... See more keywords
Late Miocene stratigraphy, palaeoclimate and evolution of the Sandanski Basin (Bulgaria) and the chronology of the Pikermian faunal changes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2018.07.019
Abstract: Abstract We study the sedimentology, palaeontology and palaeomagnetism of the 500 m thick sedimentary sequence in the Gorna Sushitsa gorge in the Sandanski Basin (southwest Bulgaria), which is exceptionally rich in fossil mammals of Pikermian type.… read more here.
Keywords: sandanski basin; faunal changes; bulgaria; stratigraphy ... See more keywords
Peltephilidae and Mesotheriidae (Mammalia) from late Miocene strata of Northern Chilean Andes, Caragua
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2017.01.009
Abstract: Until now, only one Cenozoic fossil mammal from the Chilean Precordillera (Arica and Parinacota Region) has been reported, Caraguatypotherium munozi (Mesotheriidae: Notoungulata). In this study, we describe a fourth specimen of C. munozi and a new… read more here.
Keywords: peltephilidae mesotheriidae; miocene strata; miocene; mammalia late ... See more keywords