The paradise lost of milia (Grevena, greece; late pliocene, early villafranchian, mn15/mn16a): Faunal composition and diversity

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Vlachos, Evangelos; Tsoukala, Evangelia; Crégut Bonnoure, Evelyne; Guérin, Claude; Mol, Dick
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2018
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(1) Background: Over the last decades, important fossil records of Late Pliocene mammals and reptiles have been unearthed in Milia, Grevena (N Greece). This assemblage shows a remarkable composition and diversity, including the partial skeletons of mastodons that reached record-breaking sizes, abundant rhinos—the first occurrence of this species in Greece—and some new species; (2) Methods: We perform a thorough quantitative analysis of the recovered assemblage, presenting the information of the various collection spots in Milia, and calculate various biodiversity indices for each spot; (3) Results: Our research has revealed the vast majority of expected taxa in the assemblage. We argue that the various sub-localities in Milia could be grouped into a larger, composite assemblage representing a short period. We analyze the diversity changes through the various localities in Milia and highlight potential barriers that could affect the distribution of taxa; (4) Conclusions: We re-affirm the Early Villafranchian affinities of the fauna. In particular, Milia should date at MN16a, with a surprising presence of some more archaic, Ruscinian taxa. The fossils of Milia depict a Late Pliocene paradise in the Southern Balkans; a paradise, unfortunately, lost with the onset of the dramatic climate changes of the Quaternary.
Fil: Vlachos, Evangelos. Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Tsoukala, Evangelia. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; Grecia
Fil: Crégut Bonnoure, Evelyne. Université Jean Jaurès; Francia
Fil: Guérin, Claude. Université Claude-Bernard-Lyon-1; Francia
Fil: Mol, Dick. Natural History Museum Rotterdam; Países Bajos
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ALPHA AND BETA DIVERSITY
MASTODON
RUSCINIAN
TURTLE
VILLAFRANCHIAN
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spelling The paradise lost of milia (Grevena, greece; late pliocene, early villafranchian, mn15/mn16a): Faunal composition and diversityVlachos, EvangelosTsoukala, EvangeliaCrégut Bonnoure, EvelyneGuérin, ClaudeMol, DickALPHA AND BETA DIVERSITYMASTODONRUSCINIANTURTLEVILLAFRANCHIANhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1(1) Background: Over the last decades, important fossil records of Late Pliocene mammals and reptiles have been unearthed in Milia, Grevena (N Greece). This assemblage shows a remarkable composition and diversity, including the partial skeletons of mastodons that reached record-breaking sizes, abundant rhinos—the first occurrence of this species in Greece—and some new species; (2) Methods: We perform a thorough quantitative analysis of the recovered assemblage, presenting the information of the various collection spots in Milia, and calculate various biodiversity indices for each spot; (3) Results: Our research has revealed the vast majority of expected taxa in the assemblage. We argue that the various sub-localities in Milia could be grouped into a larger, composite assemblage representing a short period. We analyze the diversity changes through the various localities in Milia and highlight potential barriers that could affect the distribution of taxa; (4) Conclusions: We re-affirm the Early Villafranchian affinities of the fauna. In particular, Milia should date at MN16a, with a surprising presence of some more archaic, Ruscinian taxa. The fossils of Milia depict a Late Pliocene paradise in the Southern Balkans; a paradise, unfortunately, lost with the onset of the dramatic climate changes of the Quaternary.Fil: Vlachos, Evangelos. Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Tsoukala, Evangelia. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; GreciaFil: Crégut Bonnoure, Evelyne. Université Jean Jaurès; FranciaFil: Guérin, Claude. Université Claude-Bernard-Lyon-1; FranciaFil: Mol, Dick. Natural History Museum Rotterdam; Países BajosMDPI AG2018-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/177231Vlachos, Evangelos; Tsoukala, Evangelia; Crégut Bonnoure, Evelyne; Guérin, Claude; Mol, Dick; The paradise lost of milia (Grevena, greece; late pliocene, early villafranchian, mn15/mn16a): Faunal composition and diversity; MDPI AG; Quaternary; 1; 2; 8-2018; 1-162571-550XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.mdpi.com/2571-550X/1/2/13info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3390/quat1020013info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-11-12T09:48:52Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/177231instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-11-12 09:48:52.314CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The paradise lost of milia (Grevena, greece; late pliocene, early villafranchian, mn15/mn16a): Faunal composition and diversity
title The paradise lost of milia (Grevena, greece; late pliocene, early villafranchian, mn15/mn16a): Faunal composition and diversity
spellingShingle The paradise lost of milia (Grevena, greece; late pliocene, early villafranchian, mn15/mn16a): Faunal composition and diversity
Vlachos, Evangelos
ALPHA AND BETA DIVERSITY
MASTODON
RUSCINIAN
TURTLE
VILLAFRANCHIAN
title_short The paradise lost of milia (Grevena, greece; late pliocene, early villafranchian, mn15/mn16a): Faunal composition and diversity
title_full The paradise lost of milia (Grevena, greece; late pliocene, early villafranchian, mn15/mn16a): Faunal composition and diversity
title_fullStr The paradise lost of milia (Grevena, greece; late pliocene, early villafranchian, mn15/mn16a): Faunal composition and diversity
title_full_unstemmed The paradise lost of milia (Grevena, greece; late pliocene, early villafranchian, mn15/mn16a): Faunal composition and diversity
title_sort The paradise lost of milia (Grevena, greece; late pliocene, early villafranchian, mn15/mn16a): Faunal composition and diversity
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Vlachos, Evangelos
Tsoukala, Evangelia
Crégut Bonnoure, Evelyne
Guérin, Claude
Mol, Dick
author Vlachos, Evangelos
author_facet Vlachos, Evangelos
Tsoukala, Evangelia
Crégut Bonnoure, Evelyne
Guérin, Claude
Mol, Dick
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author2 Tsoukala, Evangelia
Crégut Bonnoure, Evelyne
Guérin, Claude
Mol, Dick
author2_role author
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ALPHA AND BETA DIVERSITY
MASTODON
RUSCINIAN
TURTLE
VILLAFRANCHIAN
topic ALPHA AND BETA DIVERSITY
MASTODON
RUSCINIAN
TURTLE
VILLAFRANCHIAN
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv (1) Background: Over the last decades, important fossil records of Late Pliocene mammals and reptiles have been unearthed in Milia, Grevena (N Greece). This assemblage shows a remarkable composition and diversity, including the partial skeletons of mastodons that reached record-breaking sizes, abundant rhinos—the first occurrence of this species in Greece—and some new species; (2) Methods: We perform a thorough quantitative analysis of the recovered assemblage, presenting the information of the various collection spots in Milia, and calculate various biodiversity indices for each spot; (3) Results: Our research has revealed the vast majority of expected taxa in the assemblage. We argue that the various sub-localities in Milia could be grouped into a larger, composite assemblage representing a short period. We analyze the diversity changes through the various localities in Milia and highlight potential barriers that could affect the distribution of taxa; (4) Conclusions: We re-affirm the Early Villafranchian affinities of the fauna. In particular, Milia should date at MN16a, with a surprising presence of some more archaic, Ruscinian taxa. The fossils of Milia depict a Late Pliocene paradise in the Southern Balkans; a paradise, unfortunately, lost with the onset of the dramatic climate changes of the Quaternary.
Fil: Vlachos, Evangelos. Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Tsoukala, Evangelia. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; Grecia
Fil: Crégut Bonnoure, Evelyne. Université Jean Jaurès; Francia
Fil: Guérin, Claude. Université Claude-Bernard-Lyon-1; Francia
Fil: Mol, Dick. Natural History Museum Rotterdam; Países Bajos
description (1) Background: Over the last decades, important fossil records of Late Pliocene mammals and reptiles have been unearthed in Milia, Grevena (N Greece). This assemblage shows a remarkable composition and diversity, including the partial skeletons of mastodons that reached record-breaking sizes, abundant rhinos—the first occurrence of this species in Greece—and some new species; (2) Methods: We perform a thorough quantitative analysis of the recovered assemblage, presenting the information of the various collection spots in Milia, and calculate various biodiversity indices for each spot; (3) Results: Our research has revealed the vast majority of expected taxa in the assemblage. We argue that the various sub-localities in Milia could be grouped into a larger, composite assemblage representing a short period. We analyze the diversity changes through the various localities in Milia and highlight potential barriers that could affect the distribution of taxa; (4) Conclusions: We re-affirm the Early Villafranchian affinities of the fauna. In particular, Milia should date at MN16a, with a surprising presence of some more archaic, Ruscinian taxa. The fossils of Milia depict a Late Pliocene paradise in the Southern Balkans; a paradise, unfortunately, lost with the onset of the dramatic climate changes of the Quaternary.
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