Natural History Application and Research Centre, Ege University, Turkey.
Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Integr Zool. 2024 May;19(3):548-563. doi: 10.1111/1749-4877.12754. Epub 2023 Aug 2.
The Çorakyerler fossil locality in Anatolia reveals unique faunal elements. This study introduces Hystrix kayae sp. nov., a new Late Miocene porcupine initially classified as Hystrix sp. Yavuz et al., 2018. This finding expands our knowledge of Late Miocene Anatolian porcupines, bringing the total number of known species to three. H. kayae sp. nov. is larger than Hystrix aryanensis and exhibits greater upper cheek tooth crown height. Its cheek tooth morphology differs from Hystrix depereti, and it possesses distinctive U-shaped choanae unlike Hystrix primigenia. The Çorakyerler locality may predate sites with H. aryanensis and H. primigenia but aligns temporally with Hystrix parvae localities. This study enhances our understanding of Late Miocene porcupine diversity in Anatolia, emphasizing the importance of Çorakyerler in unraveling the evolutionary history of these fascinating mammals.
安纳托利亚的Çorakyerler 化石产地揭示了独特的动物群元素。本研究介绍了一种新的晚中新世豪猪，即 Hystrix kayae sp. nov.，最初被归类为 Hystrix sp. Yavuz 等人，2018。这一发现扩展了我们对晚中新世安纳托利亚豪猪的认识，使已知物种的总数达到了三个。H. kayae sp. nov. 比 Hystrix aryanensis 更大，具有更高的上颊齿冠高度。它的颊齿形态不同于 Hystrix depereti，并且具有独特的 U 形鼻后孔，与 Hystrix primigenia 不同。Çorakyerler 产地可能早于具有 H. aryanensis 和 H. primigenia 的地点，但与 Hystrix parvae 产地的时间一致。本研究增进了我们对安纳托利亚晚中新世豪猪多样性的理解，强调了Çorakyerler 在揭示这些迷人哺乳动物进化历史方面的重要性。
