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DIETARY TRAITS OF LATE MIOCENE HIPPARIONS FROM MARAGHEH REVEALED THROUGH DENTAL WEAR

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    Identifier: imarina:9325989
    Authors:
    Niknahad, MVaziri, MRArab, ALRivals, F
    Abstract:
    Maragheh has yielded one of the richest mammal faunas of the late Miocene in the so-called Greco-Iranian Biogeographical Province in western Asia. This study investigates the paleoecology of fossil perissodactyls (equids) from the late Miocene of Maragheh, northwestern Iran. We used dental micro- and mesowear techniques to draw robust inferences about fossil equid dietary habits. Mesowear and microwear analyses were applied to the upper second molars of an hipparionine horse, aff. Hippotherium brachypus. For this purpose, we investigated samples from three fossiliferous localities: Ruhanioon, Azim Dareh, and Sizdaheaban. Six fossil specimens were analyzed for enamel meso- and microwear and results were compared to an extensive database of extant ungulates. Results indicated overlap of the Maragheh hipparions with the dietary signal of extant grazers and grass-dominated mixed feeders. This is consistent with the supposed vegetational habitat proposed by previous mesowear studies. The aff. Hippotherium brachypus hipparions from Maragheh were consuming a mixture of plants but with a preference for grasses. These results are consistent with paleoenvironmental reconstructions of the late Miocene dominated by open grassland areas among more wooded settings.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Niknahad, M; Vaziri, MR; Arab, AL; Rivals, F
    Department: Història i Història de l'Art
    URV's Author/s: Rivals, Florent Joseph Louis
    Keywords: Tooth wear Paleoecology Microwear Mesowear Iran Hipparion Equidae Dietary habits reconstruction pleistocene paleoenvironment paleoecology microwear mesowear iran hipparion fossil fauna equidae azarbaijan artiodactyla
    Abstract: Maragheh has yielded one of the richest mammal faunas of the late Miocene in the so-called Greco-Iranian Biogeographical Province in western Asia. This study investigates the paleoecology of fossil perissodactyls (equids) from the late Miocene of Maragheh, northwestern Iran. We used dental micro- and mesowear techniques to draw robust inferences about fossil equid dietary habits. Mesowear and microwear analyses were applied to the upper second molars of an hipparionine horse, aff. Hippotherium brachypus. For this purpose, we investigated samples from three fossiliferous localities: Ruhanioon, Azim Dareh, and Sizdaheaban. Six fossil specimens were analyzed for enamel meso- and microwear and results were compared to an extensive database of extant ungulates. Results indicated overlap of the Maragheh hipparions with the dietary signal of extant grazers and grass-dominated mixed feeders. This is consistent with the supposed vegetational habitat proposed by previous mesowear studies. The aff. Hippotherium brachypus hipparions from Maragheh were consuming a mixture of plants but with a preference for grasses. These results are consistent with paleoenvironmental reconstructions of the late Miocene dominated by open grassland areas among more wooded settings.
    Thematic Areas: Stratigraphy Paleontology Medicina ii Geology Geociências Biodiversidade
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: florent.rivals@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0001-8074-9254
    Record's date: 2024-08-03
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/19394
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Rivista Italiana Di Paleontologia E Stratigrafia. 129 (2): 361-367
    APA: Niknahad, M; Vaziri, MR; Arab, AL; Rivals, F (2023). DIETARY TRAITS OF LATE MIOCENE HIPPARIONS FROM MARAGHEH REVEALED THROUGH DENTAL WEAR. Rivista Italiana Di Paleontologia E Stratigrafia, 129(2), 361-367. DOI: 10.54103/2039-4942/19394
    Article's DOI: 10.54103/2039-4942/19394
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2023
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Geology,Paleontology,Stratigraphy
    Tooth wear
    Paleoecology
    Microwear
    Mesowear
    Iran
    Hipparion
    Equidae
    Dietary habits
    reconstruction
    pleistocene
    paleoenvironment
    paleoecology
    microwear
    mesowear
    iran
    hipparion
    fossil
    fauna
    equidae
    azarbaijan
    artiodactyla
    Stratigraphy
    Paleontology
    Medicina ii
    Geology
    Geociências
    Biodiversidade
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