Caught in travertine: computed tomography reveals the youngest record of Amphicyon giganteus from the travertine deposits of Karacalar (late middle Miocene, central Anatolia, Turkey)

A computed tomography scan of a travertine slab from the Karacalar Silver Travertine Quarry (Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey) revealed the presence of an encased partial cranium, partial mandible and three vertebrae. 3D reconstruction of the fossil helped identifying it as Amphicyon giganteus. As th...

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Published in:Paläontologische Zeitschrift 2022, Vol.96 (2), p.385-402
Main Authors: van der Hoek, Julien, Karabaşoğlu, Aslı, Mayda, Serdar, van den Hoek Ostende, Lars W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3D reconstruction
Afyonkarahisar
Amphicyon giganteus
Amphicyonidae
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Paleontology
Research Paper
Travertine
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Summary:A computed tomography scan of a travertine slab from the Karacalar Silver Travertine Quarry (Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey) revealed the presence of an encased partial cranium, partial mandible and three vertebrae. 3D reconstruction of the fossil helped identifying it as Amphicyon giganteus. As the travertine caps a section correlated to MN7/8, the specimen represents the youngest record of Amphicyon giganteus , the known range previously being limited to MN4 – MN6. This young age is in line with the more advanced morphology of the lower molars.
ISSN:0031-0220
1867-6812
1867-6812
DOI:10.1007/s12542-022-00610-0