PBDB Collection

Kurtchuk-Tchekmedje (Miocene of Turkey)

Also known as Küçükçekmece

Where: Turkey (41.0° N, 28.8° E: paleocoordinates 41.3° N, 28.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: M. J. Piveteau. 1978. Un nouveau gisment de Vertebres dans le Chersonian Kurtchuk-Tchenkmedje Ouest (Thrace turque). Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Senaces de L'Academie des Sciences, Paris, Series D 287(5):455-458 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 56563: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 21.11.2005, edited by Evangelos Vlachos

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Helix sp. Helix sp.
Amphibia
Salientia - Discoglossidae	Discoglossidae indet. Discoglossidae indet. Günther 1859 painted frog
Salientia - Bufonidae	Bufonidae indet. Bufonidae indet. Gray 1825 toad
Mammalia
Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae	Orycteropus sp. Orycteropus sp. Geoffroy 1791 aardvark
Proboscidea - Choerolophodontidae	Choerolophodon pentelici Choerolophodon pentelici Gaudry and Lartet 1856 proboscidean
Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae	Deinotherium giganteum Deinotherium giganteum Kaup 1829 deinothere
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	Gomphotherium angustidens, Synconolophus serridentinoides Gomphotherium angustidens Burmeister 1837 gomphothere Synconolophus serridentinoides gomphothere
Artiodactyla - Giraffidae	Bohlinia speciosa, Samotherium sp., Palaeotragus sp. Bohlinia speciosa giraffe Samotherium sp. Forsyth Major 1888 giraffe Palaeotragus sp. Gaudry 1861 giraffe
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Tragocerus cf. amaltheus, Helicotragus rotundicornis, Gazella aff. pilgrimi Tragocerus cf. amaltheus antelope Helicotragus rotundicornis antelope Gazella aff. pilgrimi Bohlin 1935 gazelle
Artiodactyla - Tragulidae	Dorcatherium jourdani Dorcatherium jourdani Deperet 1887 chevrotain
Cetacea - Delphinidae	"Archaeocetus nordmanni" = Lissodelphis nordmanni, "Archaeocetus fockii" = Lissodelphis fockii "Archaeocetus nordmanni" = Lissodelphis nordmanni Brandt 1873 dolphin "Archaeocetus fockii" = Lissodelphis fockii Brandt 1873 dolphin
Cetacea - Kentriodontidae	"Acrodelphis fuchsii" = Kentriodon fuchsii "Acrodelphis fuchsii" = Kentriodon fuchsii Brandt 1873 toothed whale
Cetacea - Physeteridae	"Physeterula dubusii" = Physeterula dubusi "Physeterula dubusii" = Physeterula dubusi Van Beneden 1877 sperm whale
Cetacea - Eurhinodelphinidae	Eurhinodelphis aff. longirostris Eurhinodelphis aff. longirostris Du Bus 1867 toothed whale
Cetacea -	Cetotherium priscum Cetotherium priscum Eichwald 1840 whale
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Microstonyx cf. antiquus, Hyotherium aff. sommeringi, ? Korynochoerus sp. Microstonyx cf. antiquus pig Hyotherium aff. sommeringi pig ? Korynochoerus sp. Schmidt-Kittler 1971 pig
Perissodactyla - Equidae	"Hipparion cf. primigenium" = Hippotherium primigenium, Hipparion eldaricum "Hipparion cf. primigenium" = Hippotherium primigenium von Meyer 1829 hipparionine horse Hipparion eldaricum hipparionine horse
Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae	Chalicotherium goldfussi Chalicotherium goldfussi Kaup 1833 chalicothere
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Diceros aff. primaevus, Diceros cf. neumayri, Aceratherium cf. kowaleskii Diceros aff. primaevus black rhino Diceros cf. neumayri black rhino Aceratherium cf. kowaleskii rhinoceros
Carnivora - Percrocutidae	Percrocuta senyureki Percrocuta senyureki carnivoran
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Ictitherium cf. orbingyi Ictitherium cf. orbingyi hyaena
Carnivora - Viverridae	Viverridae indet. Viverridae indet. Gray 1821 civet
Carnivora - Felidae	Machairodus aphanistus, Felis aff. prisca Machairodus aphanistus Kaup 1833 cat Felis aff. prisca Kaup 1833 cat
Carnivora - Ursidae	Indarctos arctoides Indarctos arctoides Deperet 1895 bear
Carnivora - Phocidae	"Phoca vindobonensis" = Praepusa vindobonensis, Manatus maeoticus, "Phoca maeotica" = Cryptophoca maeotica "Phoca vindobonensis" = Praepusa vindobonensis Toula 1897 seal Manatus maeoticus Eichwald 1850 seal "Phoca maeotica" = Cryptophoca maeotica Nordmann 1860 seal
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Mustelidae indet., "Lutra pontica" = Limnonyx pontica, Sivaonyx hessicus Mustelidae indet. Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore "Lutra pontica" = Limnonyx pontica Nordmann 1860 otter Sivaonyx hessicus Lydekker 1890 otter
Rodentia - Cricetidae	"Cricetodon decedens" = Cricetodon (Hispanomys) decedens "Cricetodon decedens" = Cricetodon (Hispanomys) decedens Schaub 1925 rodent
Rodentia - Castoridae	"Monosaulax" cf. eseri, Chalicomys jaegeri "Monosaulax" cf. eseri beaver Chalicomys jaegeri beaver
Reptilia
Testudines - Geoemydidae	Mauremys aristotelica¹ Mauremys aristotelica¹ Vlachos et al. 2019 pond turtle
Testudines - Testudinidae	Titanochelon kayadibiensis¹, Testudo marmorum¹ Titanochelon kayadibiensis¹ Karl et al. 2021 turtle Testudo marmorum¹ Gaudry 1862 turtle
Testudines - Emydidae	cf. Sakya sp. cf. Sakya sp. Carroll 1988 turtle
Testudines - Trionychidae	Trionyx truinguis² Trionyx truinguis² softshell turtle
Squamata - Anguidae	? Anguidae indet. ? Anguidae indet. Gray 1825 squamates
Squamata - Varanidae	Varanus sp. Varanus sp. Merrem 1820 monitor lizard
Squamata - Viperidae	Viperidae indet. Viperidae indet. Oppel 1811 viper
Squamata - Colubridae	Colubrinae indet., Natricinae indet. Colubrinae indet. Oppel 1811 colubrid snake Natricinae indet. Bonaparte 1838 colubrid snake
Squamata - Lacertidae	Lacertidae indet. Lacertidae indet. Bonaparte 1831 squamates
Actinopteri
Siluriformes - Clariidae	Heterobranchus sp. Heterobranchus sp. Hilaire 1827 airbreathing catfish
Siluriformes - Siluridae	Silurus aff. serdicensis Silurus aff. serdicensis catfish
Spariformes - Sparidae	Sparidae indet. Sparidae indet. Cuvier 1817
Labriformes - Labridae	Labridae indet. Labridae indet. Cuvier 1816
Bivalvia
Cardiida - Mactridae	Mactra aff. luscata Mactra aff. luscata clam
Unionida - Unionidae	Unio sp. Unio sp. Philipsson 1788 freshwater mussel
Gastropoda
Cerithioidea - Melanopsidae	Melanopsis kleini, Melanopsis trojana, Melanopsis acanthicus, Melanopsis acanthicoides Melanopsis kleini snail Melanopsis trojana snail Melanopsis acanthicus snail Melanopsis acanthicoides snail
Heterostropha - Planorbidae	Planorbis sp. Planorbis sp. Muller 1774 snail

¹Karl et al. 2021; ²Staesche et al. 2007