This 2-volume set provides a state-of-the-art study of the fossil record and taxonomy of the main vertebrate groups from Greece. Greece stands between 3 continents and its vertebrate fossil record is of great importance for paleontological and evolutionary studies in Europe, Asia and Africa. Fossils from classic, world-famous localities (e.g., Pikermi, Samos) form an essential part of the collections of the most important museums in the world and have been studied by numerous scientists. Recent paleontological research led to the discovery and study of numerous new sites. The volumes contain a taxonomic review of all named and identified taxa, their taxonomic history and current status, as well as historical, phylogenetic and biogeographic information.
Volume 1 contains a synopsis of the fossil record and taxonomy of important groups of vertebrates represented in the fossil record of Greece. The volume deals with some of the early splitting clades, including the basal and enigmatic conodonts and basal tetrapods like fishes, amphibians, and reptiles like lizards, snakes, crocodiles, turtles and tortoises. The second part of the volume deals with basal mammalian clades, some of which are quite characteristic for the fossil record of the country: aardwarks, hyraxes, proboscideans, elephants and mammoths, sea cows, rodents, and lagomorphs. The volume ends with special chapters on the primate fossil record of the country, including some of our most recent and distant relatives.
Author(s): Evangelos Vlachos
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 731
City: Cham
Foreword
Preface
Spellings of Toponyms and Personal Names
Acknowledgments
Contents
List of Abbreviations
Introduction to the Study of Greek Fossil Vertebrates
1 Vertebrates
2 The Fossil Treasures of Greece
3 Milestones
4 Future Perspectives
References
The Sedimentary Basins from the Miocene to the Present in Greece: Examples for the Most Studied Basins from North Greece
1 Introduction
2 The Mesohellenic Basin (MHB)
Geological Setting
Stratigraphic Evolution
Vertebrate Fossils in the MHB Basin
3 The Ptolemais Basin (PTB)
Geological Setting
Stratigraphic Evolution
Vertebrate Fossils in the PTB Basin
4 The Axios-Thermaikos Basin (ATB)
Geological Setting
Stratigraphic Evolution
Vertebrate Fossils in the ATB Basin
5 The Mygdonia Basin (MB)
Geological Setting
Stratigraphic Evolution
Vertebrate Fossils in the MB
6 The Strymonikos Basin (SB)
Geological Setting
Stratigraphic Evolution
Vertebrate Fossils in the SB
References
The Fossil Record of Conodonts in Greece
1 Introduction
2 Historical Overview
3 Conodont Classification and the Great Fossil Enigma
4 Distribution
5 Systematic Paleontology
6 Concluding Remarks
Appendix
References
The Fossil Record of Ray-Finned Fishes (Actinopterygii) in Greece
1 Introduction
2 Historical Overview and Collection Information
3 Phylogenetic Relationships
4 Distribution in Greece and Nature of Deposits
5 Systematic Paleontology
6 Conclusions and Avenues for Future Research
Appendix
References
The Fossil Otolith Record of Fishes (Vertebrata: Teleostei) in Greece
1 Introduction
2 Historical Overview
3 Methodological Particularities in the Study of Fossil Fish Otoliths
4 Distribution
5 Systematic Paleontology
6 Concluding Remarks
Appendix
References
The Fossil Record of Amphibians (Amphibia: Urodela and Anura) in Greece
1 Introduction
2 Historical Overview
3 Phylogenetic Relationships
4 Distribution
5 Systematic Paleontology
Appendix
References
The Fossil Record of Lizards and Snakes (Reptilia: Squamata) in Greece
1 Introduction
2 Historical Overview
3 Phylogenetic Relationships
4 Distribution
5 Systematic Paleontology
Appendix
References
The Fossil Record of Crocodylians (Reptilia: Crocodylia) in Greece
1 Introduction
2 Historical Overview
3 Phylogenetic Relationships
4 Distribution
5 Systematic Paleontology
References
The Fossil Record of Turtles and Tortoises (Reptilia: Testudines) in Greece
1 Introduction
2 Historical Overview
3 Phylogenetic Relationships
4 Distribution
5 Systematic Paleontology
6 Concluding Remarks
References
The Fossil Record of Aardvarks (Mammalia: Tubulidentata: Orycteropodidae) in Greece
1 Introduction
2 Historical Overview
3 Phylogenetic Relationships
4 Distribution
5 Systematic Paleontology
Appendix
References
The Fossil Record of Hyraxes (Mammalia: Hyracoidea: Pliohyracidae) in Greece
1 Introduction
2 Historical Overview
3 Phylogenetic Relationships
4 Distribution
5 Systematic Paleontology
Appendix
References
The Fossil Record of the Neogene Proboscidea (Mammalia) in Greece
1 Introduction
2 Historical Overview
3 Phylogenetic Relationships
4 Distribution
5 Systematic Paleontology
6 Concluding Remarks
Appendix
References
The Fossil Record of Continental Elephants and Mammoths (Mammalia: Proboscidea: Elephantidae) in Greece
1 Introduction
2 Phylogenetic Relationships and Taxonomy
3 Historical Overview and Distribution
4 Systematic Paleontology
Valid Taxa
Unavailable Taxa
Invalid Taxa
5 Conclusions
Appendix
References
The Fossil Record of Sea Cows (Mammalia: Sirenia) in Greece
1 Introduction
2 Historical Overview
3 Phylogenetic Relationships
4 Distribution
5 Systematic Paleontology
Appendix
References
The Fossil Record of Rodents (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Greece
1 Introduction
2 Historical Overview
3 Phylogenetic Relationships
4 Distribution
5 Systematic Paleontology
Family Sciuridae Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
Subfamily Sciurinae Hemprich, 1820
Tribe Pteromyini Brandt, 1855
Tribe Sciurini Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
Subfamily Xerinae Osborn, 1910
Tribe Xerini Osborn, 1910
Tribe Marmotini Pocock, 1923
Family Gliridae Muirhead, 1819
Subfamily Bransatoglirinae Daams and de Bruijn, 1995
Subfamily Dryomyinae de Bruijn, 1967
Subfamily Glirinae Thomas, 1897
Subfamily Myomiminae Daams, 1981
Family Castoridae Gray, 1821
Family Dipodidae Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
Subfamily Sicistinae Allen, 1901
Subfamily Allactaginae Vinogradov, 1925
Family Muridae Gray, 1821
Subfamily Paracricetodontinae Mein and Freudenthal, 1971a
Subfamily Pseudocricetodontinae Engesser, 1987
Subfamily Eumyarioninae Ünay-Bayraktar, 1989
Subfamily Anomalomyinae Schaub, 1925
Subfamily Spalacinae Gray, 1821
Subfamily Cricetodontinae Schaub, 1925
Subfamily Cricetinae Fischer von Waldheim, 1817
Subfamily Myocricetodontinae Lavocat, 1961
Subfamily Gerbillinae Gray, 1825
Subfamily Murinae Illiger, 1811
Subfamily Arvicolinae Gray, 1821
Family Eomyidae Depéret and Douxami, 1902
Subfamily Eomyinae Winge, 1887
Family Ctenodactylidae Zittel, 1893
Subfamily Ctenodactylinae Alston, 1876
Family Hystricidae Burnett, 1830
6 Concluding Remarks
Appendix
References
The Fossil Record of Hares, Rabbits, and Pikas (Mammalia: Lagomorpha) in Greece
1 Introduction
2 Historical Overview
3 Evolution and Phylogenetic Relationships
4 Distribution
5 Systematic Paleontology
Family Ochotonidae Thomas, 1897
Family Leporidae Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
6 Concluding Remarks
References
The Fossil Record of the Old World Monkeys (Mammalia: Primates: Cercopithecidae) in Greece
1 Introduction
2 Historical Overview
3 Phylogenetic Relationships
4 Distribution
5 Systematic Paleontology
Appendix
References
The Fossil Record of the Miocene Hominoids (Mammalia: Primates: Hominoidea) in Greece
1 Introduction
2 Historical Overview
3 Phylogenetic Relationships
4 Distribution
5 Systematic Paleontology
Appendix
References
The Hominin Fossil Record from Greece
1 Introduction
2 Phylogenetic Relationships
3 Distribution
4 Systematic Paleontology
5 Summary
References
Index
