RT Journal Article
T1 The Epivillafranchian carnivore Pannonictis (Mammalia, Mustelidae)from Sima del Elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain) and a revisionof the Eurasian occurrences from a taxonomic perspective
A1 García García, Nuria
A1 Arsuaga Ferreras, Juan Luis
A1 Bermúdez de Castro, José María
A1 Carbonell i Roura, Eudald
A1 Rosas González, Antonio
A1 Huguet Pamiès, Rosa
AB Since the Early Villafranchian, the genus Pannonictis has been distributed in Eurasia from eastern China to the Iberian Peninsula.However, most of the finds of this large-sized mustelid are scant and fragmentary, resulting in a proliferation of names and uncleartaxonomic history. Pannonictis pliocaenica and ‘‘Pannonictis pilgrimi’’ from Villa´ ny-Kalkberg are here considered as the same species, thelatter being a synonym. The Asian representatives are among the most robust and present some anatomical differences. The recovery ofnew specimens from sites with well-known chronology and accurate stratigraphy is essential to clarify the taxonomic relationships amongthe several Plio-Pleistocene Pannonictis species described. The Sima del Elefante (Atapuerca, Spain) finds play a relevant role. Pannonictisnestii is a likely candidate as a last survivor of the genus, extending to the Late-Early Pleistocene. A review of the Eurasian occurrences ofPannonictis is presented, together with an attempt to establish a geographic and chronological picture of this genus that undoubtedlysurvived up to the Latest-Early Pleistocene. The Sardinian skull attributed to Enhydrictis ‘‘galictoides’’, is here placed as the only representative of this genus, and was likely confined to the Middle-Late Pleistocene in the Tusco-Sardinian paleobioprovince.
PB Elsevier
SN 1040-6182
YR 2008
FD 2008
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/49564
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/49564
LA eng
DS Docta Complutense
RD 10 abr 2025