A newly discovered Hystrix primigenia specimen from the Kemiklitepe collection at Ege University Natural History Museum:insights into paleobiogeography in Eurasia  

作　　者：Kazım HALAÇLAR Paul RUMMY Serdar MAYDA Tao DENG 

机构地区：[1]Natural History Application and Research Centre,Ege University,Izmir,Türkiye [2]Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins,Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing,People’s Republic of China [3]Department of Biology,Faculty of Sciences,Ege University,Izmir,Türkiye

出　　处：《Integrative Zoology》2025年第1期73-87,共15页整合动物学(英文版)

基　　金：supported through TUB˙ITAK(The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye)2218—National Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program(Project number:123C151);supported through TUB˙ITAK(2221—Fellowships for Visiting Scientists and Scientists on Sabbatical Leave);supported by the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(International Scientists Project;Funding No.IS23086);by the Research Fund for International Scientists of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42350410443).

摘　　要：Porcupines,members of the Hystricidae family,represent a unique group of herbivorous mammals.This study details the identification of a newly discovered mandible fragment of Hystrix primigenia,along with a right cheek tooth series from the middle Turolian Kemiklitepe-A fossil locality.While Hystrix fossils are found in numer-ous localities,the materials are often limited to a few dental fragments or isolated teeth,posing challenges to systematic investigations.The examination of this lower tooth series prompted a comprehensive review of all H.primigeniafindings across Eurasia,shedding light on its adaptive characteristics over time and space.Our paleo-biogeographical analysis indicates the absence of H.depereti in Late Miocene Türkiye,while the dispersal range of H.primigenia is broader than that of H.depereti in Eurasia.Additionally,the study delves into the discussion of H.primigenia and H.deperetifindings in Eurasia,ultimately refining the categorization of Late Miocene Hys-trix discoveries in Türkiye to two species:H.primigenia and H.kayae.Our review suggests the possibility of an additional H.kayaefinding from Samos,Greece.

关 键 词：HYSTRIX Kemiklitepe late Miocene PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY Türkiye 

分 类 号：R78[医药卫生—口腔医学]