Xafis Alexandros, Mayda Serdar, Alçiçek Mehmet Cihat, Kaya Tanju, Halaçlar Kazım, Grímsson Friðgeir, Nagel Doris
Department of Palaeontology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ege University, 35100 Izmir, Turkey.
Paleobiodivers Paleoenviron. 2021;101(3):853-867. doi: 10.1007/s12549-020-00433-4. Epub 2020 Sep 2.
Kemiklitepe is a well-known locality with four recognised fossiliferous horizons, KTA to KTD, which have yielded a plethora of mammalian remains. Previous taxonomic studies indicate the presence of three giraffid taxa: and from the uppermost three horizons, KTA, KTB and KTC, as well as and ? sp. from the lowermost KTD horizon. In this study a new locality, Kemiklitepe-E, is presented for the first time. Kemiklitepe-E is located approximately 350 m NW of the classic Kemiklitepe locality. The fossiliferous sedimentary rocks at Kemiklitepe-E occur at the same stratigraphic level as localities KTA, KTB and KTC. The preliminary faunal list includes representatives of Proboscidea, Chalicotheriidae, Equidae, Bovidae and Giraffidae. Comprehensive descriptions and comparisons of the Kemiklitepe-E Giraffidae specimens suggest the co-occurrence of two large giraffids: and . , previously documented from this region, is the most common taxon at Kemiklitepe. is rare at Kemiklitepe and here reported for the first time. The two taxa coexisted during the middle Turolian in Greece and Western Anatolia. In addition, it is suggested that specimens of ? sp described from KTD possibly belong to . Based on the stratigraphic position of fossiliferous rocks, as well as the faunal data presented herein, the newly discovered locality is considered to be of middle Turolian (MN12) age.
凯米克利泰佩是一个著名的地点，有四个公认的含化石层位，即KTA到KTD，这些层位产出了大量的哺乳动物遗骸。先前的分类学研究表明存在三种长颈鹿类群：来自最上面三层KTA、KTB和KTC的 和 ，以及来自最下面的KTD层位的 和？种。在本研究中，首次介绍了一个新地点——凯米克利泰佩 - E。凯米克利泰佩 - E位于经典的凯米克利泰佩地点西北约350米处。凯米克利泰佩 - E的含化石沉积岩与KTA、KTB和KTC地点处于同一地层水平。初步的动物群列表包括长鼻目、爪兽科、马科、牛科和长颈鹿科的代表。对凯米克利泰佩 - E长颈鹿科标本的全面描述和比较表明，有两种大型长颈鹿类群同时存在： 和 。 是该地区先前记录过的，是凯米克利泰佩最常见的类群。 在凯米克利泰佩很罕见，在此首次报道。这两个类群在希腊和安纳托利亚西部的图罗利亚中期共存。此外，有人认为从KTD描述的？种标本可能属于 。根据含化石岩石的地层位置以及本文提供的动物群数据，新发现的地点被认为是图罗利亚中期（MN12）时代的。
