Hipparion (Equidae, Mammalia) from Venta del Moro (Valencia Province, Spain)

The abundant record of Vallesian and Turolian Hipparion has given rise to a proliferation of taxonomic names and considerable systematic confusion. Such is the case with specimens from Venta del Moro (MNI3). Those identified as Hipparion (similar to those from the Layna locality) inc1ude H. primigen...

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Autores: Pesquero, María Dolores, Alberdi, María Teresa, Montoya, Plinio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión enviada para evaluación y publicación
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:digitalcsic_::35e29bc6bc8f84c7cef14880e46d4260
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/115095
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Equids
Hipparion
Multivariate analysis
Turolian
Late Miocene
Venta del Moro
Valencia
Spain
Équidos
Análisis multivariable
Mioceno tardío
España
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Sumario:The abundant record of Vallesian and Turolian Hipparion has given rise to a proliferation of taxonomic names and considerable systematic confusion. Such is the case with specimens from Venta del Moro (MNI3). Those identified as Hipparion (similar to those from the Layna locality) inc1ude H. primigenium, the large-sized form, with a later indication of the possible presence of H. primigenium, H. gromovae and another distinct form called Hipparion sp. 1. These specimens have even been assigned to H. cf. H. dietrichi. Two species of Hipparioll at Venta del Moro, H. primigenium and H. matthewi, are identified by comparison with specimens from Pavlodar (Kazakhstan, small form) , Sahabi (Lybia), Samos (Greece), H6wenegg (Germany) and the four Spanish sites of Cerro de la Garita (Concud) (middle Turolian, MN 12), Arquillo, Milagros and Las Casiones (these latter late Turolian, MN 13). These results suggest extensive dispersion of H. matthewi and the persistence of H. primigenium in Spain throughout the end of the Miocene.