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CARNIVORES FROM THE LATE MIOCENE LOCALITY OF HAYRANLI (HAYRANLI, SIVAS, TURKEY)

Ozkurt Sakir Onder (1), Güleç Erksin Savas (2), Erkman Ahmet Cem (3)

1) Department of Science Teaching, Faculty of Education, Ahi Evran University, Kırsehir, Turkey; 2) Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Languages, History and Geography, University of Ankara, Ankara, Turkey; 3) Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Science and Literature, Ahi Evran University, Kırsehir, Turkey

Ozkurt Sakir Onder, e-mail: onderozkurt64@gmail.com

Abstract

The locality of Hayranlı-Sivas is one of the few known late Miocene localities in Turkey with the presence of large mammals. Thus, the study of Hayranlı is very important to understand the mammal evolution in Turkey. The locality is situated in the central Anatolian plateau (Sivas, Turkey) and includes many fossil remains including carnivores. Aim of this study is contribute to carnivore evolution in Turkey based on the fossil findings in Hayranlı-Sivas. The study findings indicate the presence of the following taxa: Hyaenictitherium wongii, Ictitherium intuberculatum, Lycyaena dubia, and Machairodus giganteus. L. dubia is the first record from the Anatolia. The material of each taxon was described and determined by comparing with other materials from various Eurasian localities. During Early or Middle Turolian 9-7 Ma. (MN 11–12), shrubland and open savanna grassland landlife might contribute to rich faunal diversity in Hayranlı location Moreover, carnivores of area represented by four taxa bio-chronologically, have been adapted to this ecology during the evolutionary processes. M. giganteus in closed ecosystem locality HAY-91 and H. wongii, I. intuberculatum, and L. dubia in open ecosystem locality HAY-2 are probably the most dominant carnivores of the survey area.

Keywords

carnivore, fossil, evolution, Sivas, Turkey

Цит.: Ozkurt Sakir Onder, Güleç Erksin Savas, Erkman Ahmet Cem CARNIVORES FROM THE LATE MIOCENE LOCALITY OF HAYRANLI (HAYRANLI, SIVAS, TURKEY) // Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia), 2014; 3/2014; с. 107-107