Inkonak (Oligocene of Turkey)

Also known as Inkonak M.R. 6

Where: Turkey (39.3° N, 37.1° E: paleocoordinates 38.5° N, 37.8° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: MP 30 (28.4 - 23.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: H. de Bruijn, E. Uenay, L. Hoek Ostende and G. Saraç. 1992. A new association of small mammals from the lowermost Lower Miocene of Central Anatolia. Geobios 25(5):651-670 [L. van den Hoek Ostende/L. van den Hoek Ostende]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 68157: authorized by Lars van den Hoek Ostende, entered by Lars van den Hoek Ostende on 04.01.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Soricidae indet.
Soricidae indet. Fischer 1814 shrew
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Galerix cf. saratji, cf. Neurogymnurus sp.
Galerix cf. saratji van den Hoek Ostende 1992 hedgehog
cf. Neurogymnurus sp. Filhol 1877 hedgehog
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Muhsinia steffensi n. gen. n. sp., Meteamys alpani n. gen. n. sp., cf. Spanocricetodon sp., cf. Cricetodon sp.
Muhsinia steffensi n. gen. n. sp. de Bruijn et al. 1992 mouse
Meteamys alpani n. gen. n. sp. de Bruijn et al. 1992 mouse
cf. Cricetodon sp. Lartet 1851 mouse
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Glirulus (Paraglirulus) sp., Microdyromys sp.
Glirulus (Paraglirulus) sp. Thomas 1906 Japanese dormouse
Microdyromys sp. de Bruijn 1966 dormouse
 Rodentia - Allactagidae
Allactaginae indet.