New rodents from the late Oligocene site of Gözükızıllı in Anatolia (Turkey)

The Oligocene rodent assemblage from Gözükızıllı (Anatolia, Turkey) is described. The assemblage is relatively small, but it contains the new large and hypsodont baluchimyine Daxneria fragilis nov. gen. nov. sp. In addition, the ctenodactyline Sayimys, two new species of Eucricetodon: E. ruber nov....

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Published inHistorical biology Vol. 33; no. 10; pp. 2406 - 2431
Main Authors van de Weerd, Andrew A, de Bruijn, Hans, Wessels, Wilma
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis 03.10.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Baluchimyinae
Cricetinae
Ctenodactylinae
Daxneria
New species
Oligocene
Paleogene
Rodentia
Rodents
Anatolia
Turkey
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Summary:The Oligocene rodent assemblage from Gözükızıllı (Anatolia, Turkey) is described. The assemblage is relatively small, but it contains the new large and hypsodont baluchimyine Daxneria fragilis nov. gen. nov. sp. In addition, the ctenodactyline Sayimys, two new species of Eucricetodon: E. ruber nov. sp. and E. oculatus nov. sp. are present. Rare are the glirids Bransatoglis and Peridyromys/Microdyromys and a dipodid that could not be classified. The assemblage contains Asian and some European elements and is dated as early part of the late Oligocene (29-26 Ma). The small fauna from Gözükızıllı is important because only a few Paleogene rodent faunas are known from Asia Minor.
ISSN:0891-2963
1029-2381
DOI:10.1080/08912963.2020.1800682