A new great ape from the late Miocene of Turkey
ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCE, cilt.115, sa.2, ss.153-158, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 115 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2007
- Doi Numarası: 10.1537/ase.070501
- Dergi Adı: ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.153-158
- Anahtar Kelimeler: primates, Hominoidea, late miocene, corakyerler, turkey, ENAMEL THICKNESS, OURANOPITHECUS-MACEDONIENSIS, EARLY HOMINID, MIDDLE AWASH
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
An adult maxilla and partial mandibles of a hominoid primate recovered from the late Miocene locality of (Corakyerler (central Anatolia) are recognized as a new species of Ouranopithecus, one of the rare western Eurasian hominoids to have survived well into the late Miocene. This species is distinguished from its sister taxon, and likely ancestor Ouranopithecus macedoniensis, by a constellation of dentognathic features. The new species, in which the male postcanine dentition is larger than that of any other Miocene ape besides Gigantopithecus, is associated with evidence indicating an open, dry environment. Dental features of Ouranopithecus apparently evolved in parallel with later Australopithecus, and suggest that Ouranopithecus was adapted to a diet of tough/abrasive foods.