PBDB Collection

Aliveri (Miocene of Greece)

Where: Greece (38.4° N, 24.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 33.3° N, 25.3° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: MN 3 mammal zone, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• tentatively estimated between 18 and 17.5 Ma

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: H. de Bruijn, A.J. van der Meulen, and G. Katsikatsos. 1980. The mammals from the Lower Miocene of Aliveri (Island of Evia, Greece). Part 1. The Sciuridae. Proceedings of the Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, Series B 83(3):241-261 [L. van den Hoek Ostende/L. van den Hoek Ostende]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 68032: authorized by Lars van den Hoek Ostende, entered by Lars van den Hoek Ostende on 27.12.2006, edited by Philip Mannion, Evangelos Vlachos and Terri Cleary

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Taxonomic list

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Amphibia
Salientia -	Anura indet.⁴ Anura indet.⁴ frog AL1a: an ilium (UU AL 3595), a trunk vertebra (UU AL 3553), and three indeterminate elements (UU AL 3554, UU AL 3594). AL1980NQ: an indeterminate element (UU AL 3597).
Salientia - Discoglossidae	cf. Latonia sp.⁴ cf. Latonia sp.⁴ von Meyer 1843 painted frog AL1a: an atlas (UU AL 3593). AL1980NQ: three max- illae (UU AL 3552, UU AL 3555, and UU AL 3596), and a right ilium (UU AL 3598).
Reptilia
Testudines -	Testudines indet.⁴ Testudines indet.⁴ Batsch 1788 turtle AL2: two shell fragments (UU AL 3504–UU AL 3505).
Squamata -	Squamata indet.⁴, Scincomorpha indet.⁴ Squamata indet.⁴ squamates AL1a: four fragments of tooth-bearing bones (UU AL 3522, UU AL 3523, UU AL 3525, and UU AL 3526), a caudal ver- tebra (UU AL 3527), and fragments of a vertebra and a maxilla (UU AL 3528). AL1b: a pterygoid (UU AL 3588) and a humerus (UU AL 3589). Scincomorpha indet.⁴ squamates AL1a: three dentaries (UU AL 3519, UU AL 3521, and UU AL 3524). AL1980NQ: a dentary (UU AL 3549).
Squamata - Chamaeleonidae	Chamaeleonidae indet.⁴, Chamaeleo cf. andrusovi⁴ Chamaeleonidae indet.⁴ Gray 1825 chameleon AL1b: a fragment of tooth-bearing bone (UU AL 3502); AL1980NQ: a fragment of tooth-bearing bone (UU AL 3503). Chamaeleo cf. andrusovi⁴ Čerňanský 2010 chameleon AL1a: a skull roo ng bone (UU AL 3501).
Serpentes -	Serpentes indet.⁴ Serpentes indet.⁴ snake AL1a: a fragment of the anterior part of a le pterygoid (UU AL 3529). AL1980NQ: a vertebra (UU AL 3591).
Squamata - Colubridae	Colubridae indet.⁴ Colubridae indet.⁴ Oppel 1811 colubrid snake AL1980NQ: an anterior trunk vertebra (UU AL 3590).
Squamata - Viperidae	Viperidae indet.⁴ Viperidae indet.⁴ Oppel 1811 viper AL1a: an incomplete fang (UU AL 3592).
Squamata - Lacertidae	Lacertidae indet.⁴ Lacertidae indet.⁴ Bonaparte 1831 squamates AL1a: a fragment of tooth-bearing bone (UU AL 3520). AL1b: a dentary (UU AL 3586) and ve fragments of tooth-bear- ing bones (UU AL 3557–UU AL 3561). AL1980NQ: a fragment of tooth-bearing bone (UU AL 3542).
Squamata - Anguidae	Anguinae indet.⁴ Anguinae indet.⁴ Gray 1825 squamates AL1a: 60 osteoderms (UU AL 3506–UU AL 3518). AL1b: 14 osteoderms (UU AL 3562–UU AL 3575). AL1980NQ: 22 osteoderms (UU AL 3543–UU AL 3548).
Loricata -	Crocodylia indet.⁴ Crocodylia indet.⁴ crocodilian AL1a: six isolated teeth (UU AL 3536–UU AL 3541). AL1b: ten isolated teeth (UU AL 3576–UU AL 3585). AL1980NQ: an isolated tooth (UU AL 3556).
Mammalia
Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae	Albertona balcanica⁸ Albertona balcanica⁸ pika
Rodentia - Sciuridae	Blackia miocaenica, Miopetaurista dehmi, Aliveria luteyni n. sp., Aliveria brinkerinki n. gen. n. sp., Palaeosciurus aff. fissurae, Tamias eviensis n. sp. Blackia miocaenica Mein 1970 squirrel Miopetaurista dehmi de Bruijn et al. 1980 squirrel Aliveria luteyni n. sp. de Bruijn et al. 1980 squirrel Aliveria brinkerinki n. gen. n. sp. de Bruijn et al. 1980 squirrel Palaeosciurus aff. fissurae squirrel was erroneously spelled Paleosciurus Tamias eviensis n. sp. de Bruijn et al. 1980 chipmunk
Rodentia - Spalacidae	Heramys eviensis n. gen. n. sp.⁶ Heramys eviensis n. gen. n. sp.⁶ Klein Hofmeijer and de Bruijn 1985 mouse
Rodentia - Gliridae	Bransatoglis cf. fugax⁸, Bransatoglis complicatus⁹, Glirulus (Paraglirulus) agelakisi⁸, Paraglirulus agelakisi⁹, Microdyromys sp.⁸, Glirulus (Glirulus) diremptus⁸, Glis galitopouli⁸, Glirudinus euryodon⁸ Bransatoglis cf. fugax⁸ Hugueney 1967 dormouse Bransatoglis complicatus⁹ Unay 1994 dormouse Glirulus (Paraglirulus) agelakisi⁸ Van der Meulen and De Bruijn 1982 dormouse Paraglirulus agelakisi⁹ Van der Meulen and De Bruijn 1982 dormouse Microdyromys sp.⁸ de Bruijn 1966 dormouse Glirulus (Glirulus) diremptus⁸ Mayr 1979 Japanese dormouse Glis galitopouli⁸ Van der Meulen and de Bruijn 1982 dormouse Glirudinus euryodon⁸ Van der Meulen and De Bruijn 1982 dormouse
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Eumyarion weinfurteri⁷, Cricetodon aliveriensis n. sp.⁷, Megacricetodon hellenicus⁹, Megacricetodon primitivus⁷, Democricetodon franconicus⁷, "Mirabella tuberosa n. sp." = Mirrabella tuberosa² Eumyarion weinfurteri⁷ Schaub and Zapfe 1953 rodent Cricetodon aliveriensis n. sp.⁷ Klein Hofmeijer and de Bruijn 1988 rodent Megacricetodon hellenicus⁹ Oliver and Peláez-Campomanes 2016 rodent Megacricetodon primitivus⁷ Mein and Freudenthal 1971 rodent Democricetodon franconicus⁷ Fahlbusch 1966 rodent "Mirabella tuberosa n. sp." = Mirrabella tuberosa² de Bruijn et al. 1987 rodent
Rodentia - Anomalomyidae	Anomalomys aliveriensis n. sp.⁶ Anomalomys aliveriensis n. sp.⁶ Klein Hofmeijer and de Bruijn 1985 rodent
Rodentia - Eomyidae	Pseudotheridomys parvulus¹ Pseudotheridomys parvulus¹ rodent
Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae	Palaeomerycidae indet.⁹ Palaeomerycidae indet.⁹ Lydekker 1883 ruminant
Artiodactyla - Lagomerycidae	Lagomeryx cf. parvulus⁹, Lagomeryx cf. ruetimeyeri⁹ Lagomeryx cf. parvulus⁹ Roger 1898 ruminant Lagomeryx cf. ruetimeyeri⁹ Thenius 1949 ruminant
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Eotragus cf. artenensis⁹ Eotragus cf. artenensis⁹ antelope
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Anchitherium cf. aurelianense⁹ Anchitherium cf. aurelianense⁹ Cuvier 1825 anchitheriine horse
Carnivora - Palaeogalidae	Palaeogale sp.⁸ Palaeogale sp.⁸ von Meyer 1846 carnivoran
Carnivora - Viverridae	Euboictis aliverensis⁸ Euboictis aliverensis⁸ Schmidt-Kittler 1983 civet
Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae	Galerix symeonidisi n. sp.³ Galerix symeonidisi n. sp.³ Doukas 1986 hedgehog
Tribosphenida - Erinaceoidae	Plesiodimylus huerzeleri⁹, Plesiodimylus chantrei³ Plesiodimylus huerzeleri⁹ Müller 1967 placental Plesiodimylus chantrei³ Gaillard 1899 placental
Soricomorpha - Soricidae	Soricidae indet.⁹, Heterosorex ruemkeae n. sp.³ Soricidae indet.⁹ Fischer 1814 shrew Heterosorex ruemkeae n. sp.³ Doukas 1986 shrew
Soricomorpha - Talpidae	"Desmanodon antiquus" = Desmanodon antiquus⁹, "Desmanodon meuleni" = Desmanodon antiquus⁸, Myxomygale engesseri⁵ "Desmanodon antiquus" = Desmanodon antiquus⁹ Ziegler 1985 mole "Desmanodon meuleni" = Desmanodon antiquus⁸ Ziegler 1985 mole Myxomygale engesseri⁵ Doukas 1986 mole

¹Alvarez Sierra et al. 1987; ²de Bruijn et al. 1987; ³Doukas 1986; ⁴Georgalis et al. 2017; ⁵Hugueney and Maridet 2017; ⁶Klein Hofmeijer and de Bruijn 1985; ⁷Klein Hofmeijer and de Bruijn 1988; ⁸Koufos 2006; ⁹van den Hoek Ostende et al. 2015