Topic
Lynx issiodorensis
About: Lynx issiodorensis is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 3 publications have been published within this topic receiving 47 citations.
Papers
1 Jan 2013
TL;DR: Werdelin et al. as mentioned in this paper found a complete cranium, a right hemimandible, and a left calcaneus of a lynx from Pantalla.
Abstract: The rich mammal assemblage from Pantalla (Perugia, central Italy) represents an open window on the central Italy ecosystems during the early Late Villafranchian. The assemblage can be referred to the Olivola/Tasso Faunal Units and includes several cranial and postcranial remains of large herbivore and carnivore mammals in very good state of preservation. The fossil lynx from Pantalla is represented by a complete cranium, a right hemimandible, and a left calcaneus. The specimen can be referred to Lynx issiodorensis valdarnensis Werdelin, 1981, in accordance with the early Late Villafranchian biochronology of the mammal assemblage. The material from Pantalla is the best preserved record of this subspecies in Italy, thus providing new, valuable morphologic and morphometric information on Early Pleistocene lynxes and, in general, on their evolutionary history. RIASSUNTO - (Nuovo materiale ben conservato di Lynx issiodorensis valdarnensis (Felidae, Mammalia) dal Pleistocene Inferiore di Pantalla (Italia centrale)) - La ricca associazione a mammiferi di Pantalla (Perugia, Italia centrale) rappresenta una finestra aperta sugli ecosistemi presenti in Italia centrale durante la prima parte del Villafranchiano Superiore. Allo stato dell'arte, l'associazione puo essere riferita alle Unita Faunistiche Olivola/Tasso. Essa include numerosi resti craniali e postcraniali di mammiferi in eccellente stato di conservazione, tra cui spiccano otto crani di carnivori e tre di erbivori pressoche completi. La lince fossile di Pantalla puo essere riferita alla sottospecie Lynx issiodorensis valdarnensis Werdelin, 1981, che qui trova la sua segnalazione piu meridionale. Tale determinazione sistematica concorda con le caratteristiche biocronologiche della fauna. Il materiale di Pantalla rappresenta il campione meglio conservato di questa sottospecie mai rinvenuto in Italia. Il suo studio ci ha consentito di ottenere un ampio ventaglio d'informazioni morfologiche e morfometriche che vanno a incrementare le nostre conoscenze sulle linci del Pleistocene Inferiore e, piu in generale, sulla loro storia evolutiva.
22 citations
TL;DR: This new interpretation implies that there are no evidences of lynxes in the Pliocene of Westem Europe, and probably this consideration can be applicable to other Eurasiatic localities where Lynx issiodorensis has been determined.
Abstract: Two species of small-medium size felids, Felis aff silvestris and Caracal depereti nov sp, have been identified from the Pliocene karstic locality of Layna (Soria, Spain) Caracal depereti nov sp shows close affinities with Caracal issiodorensis, species that has been traditionally classified in the genus Lynx This new interpretation implies that there are no evidences of lynxes in the Pliocene of Westem Europe, and probably this consideration can be applicable to other Eurasiatic localities where Lynx issiodorensis has been determined
22 citations
Journal Article•
TL;DR: The locality of Calta yielded the remains of five different taxa of Carnivora: two canids (Vulpes galaticus n.sp. and Nyctereutes donnezdni), one hyaenid, and two felids (Lynx issiodorensis and Machairodus giganteus) as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Pliocene vertebrate locality of Calta, Ankara, Turkey. 5. Carnivores. The locality of Calta yielded the remains of five different taxa of Carnivora: two canids (Vulpes galaticus n.sp. and Nyctereutes donnezdni), one hyaenid (Chasmasporthetes kani anatolicus n.ssp.) and two felids (Lynx issiodorensis and Machairodus giganteus), Vulpes galaticus is the oldest fox in the world and the most carnivorous. It seems to be a good ancestor for all the more recent foxes, including the arctic one.
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