The Late Miocene Mammal Faunas of the Mytilinii Basin, Samos Island, Greece: New Collection 10. Chalicotheriidae

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In the present study, we describe several postcranial elements of Ancylotherium pentelicum (Chalicotheriidae, Schizotheriinae) from the island of Samos (Greece), some of which are recorded for the first time from this site. The material is compared to the known hypodigm of the species, as well as with other chalicotheres. The known Miocene record of the two chalicothere subfamilies, Chalicotheriinae and Schizotheriinae, in the Eastern Mediterranean and adjacent regions is briefly reviewed and evaluated. The potential paleoecological preferences of both subfamilies are briefly discussed. The presence of the schizotheriine A. pentelicum and the absence of any chalicotheriine species in the Turolian faunal assemblages of Samos and Anatolia indicate the expansion of more open habitats in these localities compared to continental Greece, Fyr of Macedonia and Bulgaria.

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