18th Congress of the European
Anthropological Association
Human Evolution and Dispersals
3-6 September, 2012 Ankara,
Turkey
18th Congress of the European Anthropological Association 3 - 6
September, 2012 - Ankara, Turkey
Human Evolution and Dispersals
National Organizing Committee
Erksin Güleç - President, Ankara University Başak Koca Özer - Ankara University
İsmail Özer - Ankara University Mehmet Sağır - Ankara University
International Scientific Committee
Nicholas Mascie-Taylor - University of Cambridge Roland Hauspie - Free University of
Brussels Pia Bennike - University of Copenhagen Pavel Blaha - Charles University Eva
Bodzsâr - Eötvös Lorând University Charles Susanne - Free University of Brussels
Esther Rebato - University of the Basque Country Annamâria Zsâkai - Eötvös Lorând
University Maria Kaczmarek - Adam Mickiewicz University Nickos Poulianos -
Anthropological Association of Greece Chris Stringer - Natural History Museum,
London David Frayer - The University of Kansas Gen Suwa - Tokyo University
Yohannes Haile-Selassie - Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Ankara University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tandoğan, Ankara
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18th Congress of the European Anthropological Association 3 - 6
September, 2012 - Ankara, Turkey
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42 The paleoecology of the continental Late Miocene of the Hafik - Düzyayla locality; a
construction based on rodents
DİNÇARSLAN, İsmail, KANIK, D., BEKMEZ, S.
Ankara University, Turkey
43 Choerolophodontinae from the Miocene of Anatolia: Dispersals and paleoecology
ŞAHİN, Serkan
Ahi Evran University, Turkey
44 Effect of Lactobifadolum brobiotic on trial status, blood and live weight parameters of
lambs
BATAEVA, Madina, GNEZDILOVA, L.A.
Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, Russian Federation
45 Animal economy at ancient Burgaz, North -east of Turkey, in the archaic and classical
periods
BAYKARA, Derya Silibolatlaz, TUNA, N.
Middle East Technical University, Turkey
46 Ancient DNA isolation and mitochondrial DNA haplogroup determination from sheep
samples unearthed from Oylum Höyük, Kilis-Turkey: A preliminary study DAĞTAŞ,
Nihan Dilşad, PİŞKİN, E., ENGİN, A., TOGAN, İ.
Middle East Technical University, Turkey
47 Assessing the variation of primary and secondary animal products in historical
Anatolian settlements
ERKMAN, Ahmet Cem, OMAR, L.
Ahi Evran University, Turkey
43 Choerolophodontinae from the Miocene of Anatolia: Dispersals and paleoecology
ŞAHİN, Serkan
AhiEvran University, Turkey
In 1917 Schlesinger reinterpreted the taxonomic position of Mastodon pentelici Lartet, 1856,
from the Late Miocene of Pikermi (Greece) on the basis of dental and non -dental traits and
attributed it to a new genus; Choerolophodon. Gaziry, 1976, first established the
Choerolophodontinae tribe and included only Choerolophodon which dispersed widely from
Africa to Eurasia during the Middle -Late Miocene. Earliest fossil records of Choerolophodon
were previously known from African Late Early Miocene of Gebel Zelten (Libya), but new
findings indicate that members of the genus are known from the Late Early Miocene
Dalanggou quarry of Linxia Basin, Gansu Province in China. The oldest Anatolian
choerolophodontids were recovered from the Ear ly Vallesian of Esme Akcakoy (Usak) and
İnönü 2 (Ankara) and are assigned to Choerolophodon pentelici lyderensis. In spite of their great
geographic expansion, the choerolophodons did not enter Central and Western Europe, but
retreated at the Balkans and parts of Eastern Europe and instead migrated into Anatolia,
most likely due more favorable paleoecological conditions. Therefore, the Anatolian
Cherolophodon findings are helpful for understanding evolution of the genus and their spatial
distribution. In this paper the evolutionary and ecological history of the Choerolophodon is
reviewed within the framework of paleo-enviromental change during the last 12 million
years in Anatolia.
The 18th Congress of the European Anthropological Association, 03-06 September Ankara 2012
Choerolophodontinae from the Miocene of Anatolia: Dispersals and
Paleoecology
Serkan Şahin
Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Ahi Evran University, Kırşehir
INTRODUCTION DISCUSSION
ABSTRACT During the late Miocene, Choerolophodon was abundant in Turkey,
The Choerolophodontinae have developed an incredible diversity of forms in contrasting with its less common occurrences in other Eurasian faunas. It
In 1917 Schlesinger reinterpreted the the Eurasian Neogene and Quaternary faunas, adapted to a variety of has been recorded, among other sites, at Pikermi, Samos, Ravin de la Pluie
taxonomic position of Mastodon palaeoenvironments. Choerolophodon remains are known in the Anatolian in Greece, Veles in FYROM, Maragha in Iran, Ezerovo and Ahmatovo in
pentelici Lartet, 1856, from the Late fossil record from the Middle Miocene to the Holocene times, attributed to Bulgaria. The contemporaneous C. corrugatus is documented from Dhok
Miocene of Pikermi (Greece) on the several continental forms. Pathan and Nagri formations of the Siwalik, while choerolophodonts span
basis of dental and non-dental traits This presentation deals with the Choerolophodon remains that are of known the middle to late Miocene in Kenya. In Turkey, late Miocene
and attributed it to a new genus; stratigraphical context and come from Miocene faunas of this geographic Choerolophodon are known from Çorakyerler, Garkin, Kinik, Gülpinar,
Choerolophodon. Gaziry, 1976, first area. The biochronological and palaeoecological significance of Gökdere, Kayadibi, upper and lower levels of Kemiklitepe,
established the Choerolophodontinae choerolophodontinae remains in the Anatolian Miocene fossil record is Eşme−Akçaköy, Kucukcekmece in Istanbul, and Sinap. Turkish
tribe and included only discussed. Choerolophodon are commonly assigned to Choerolophodon pentelici,
Choerolophodon which dispersed except that from Sinap and , which was assigned to C. Anatolicus. Sanders
widely from Africa to Eurasia during (2003) also suggested that some other early samples of Choerolophodon
the Middle-Late Miocene. Earliest (Eşme−Akçaköy, Kayadibi, Kemiklitepe−D and Gökdere) also belong to C.
fossil records of Choerolophodon anatolicus, which would subsume C. pentelici lydiensis. Ozansoy’s species
were previously known from African would then range from the Vallesian to the early Turolian, subsequently
Late Early Miocene of Gebel Zelten replaced by C. pentelici at the end of the early Turolian (late MN11).
(Libya), but new findings indicate
that members of the genus are known
from the Late Early Miocene
Dalanggou quarry of Linxia Basin,
Gansu Province in China. The oldest
Anatolian choerolophodontids were
recovered from the Early Vallesian of
Esme Akcakoy (Usak) and Inönü 2
(Ankara) and are assigned to
Choerolophodon pentelici lyderensis. Fig. 1: Geographic distiribution of the sub-family Choerolophodontinae in
In spite of their great geographic Anatolia 1.Yulaflı, 2. Batalçeşme, 3.Küçükçekmece, 4.Gülpınar, 5.Sarıçay,
expansion, the choerolophodons did 6.Çatakbağyaka, 7.Mahmutgazi, 8.Akçaköy, 9.Kınık, 10.Akın, 11.Selçik, 12.
not enter Central and Western Garkın, 13. Sofça, 14. Kayadibi, 15. Hatunsaray, 16. Kemiklitepe, 17. Gökdere,
Europe, but retreated at the Balkans 18. Eminova, 19. İnönü 2, 20.Çorakyerler, 21. Sinap, 22. Akkaşdağı, 23.Dadasun,
and parts of Eastern Europe and 24.Düzyayla, 25.Haliminhanı
instead migrated into Anatolia, most
likely due more favorable
paleoecological conditions.
Therefore, the Anatolian
Cherolophodon findings are helpful
for understanding evolution of the
genus and their spatial distribution. In Fig. 5: Chronology and biostratigraphy of the sub-family Choerolophodontinae
this paper the evolutionary and
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