Mustelids from Sackdilling Cave (Bavaria, Germany) and their biostratigraphic significance
Marciszak A, Ambros DC, Hilpert B (2021)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2021
Journal
Book Volume: 68
Pages Range: 83-107
DOI: 10.1016/j.geobios.2021.04.004
Abstract
Sackdilling Cave is a karst fissure filled with a fossiliferous breccia including abundant fossil remains, mostly snails and small mammals. The taxonomic status of mustelid remains from this cave was previously regarded as controversial and, consequently, different authors listed different species from the locality. A detailed revision of the material shows the presence of five mustelid species: Meles sp., Martes vetus, Mustela strandi, Mustela palerminea, and Mustela praenivalis. Among them, especially noteworthy is the presence of the type specimen of Martes vetus. The Sackdilling holotype resembles Martes foina and differs from that of Martes martes in a short and broad viscerocranium; wide and less extended forward incisor row; compressed, short and wide temporal region; large, strongly inflated and convex tympanic bullae; and narrow P3 with weak lingual bulge. Some dental characters are specific for Martes vetus and show some intermediate values between Martes foina than Martes martes. Among them are the P4 protocone length and the M1 trigon length. The revised material from Sackdilling Cave of Mustela palerminea and Mustela praenivalis was compared with that from other Early and early Middle Pleistocene sites of Europe and showed the presence of intermediate characters. Subsequently, based on the entire mustelid assemblage and other faunal elements (mainly rodents), the age of this fauna was estimated as ca. 0.9-0.7 Ma. (C) 2021 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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APA:
Marciszak, A., Ambros, D.C., & Hilpert, B. (2021). Mustelids from Sackdilling Cave (Bavaria, Germany) and their biostratigraphic significance. Geobios, 68, 83-107. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geobios.2021.04.004
MLA:
Marciszak, Adrian, Dieta Carola Ambros, and Brigitte Hilpert. "Mustelids from Sackdilling Cave (Bavaria, Germany) and their biostratigraphic significance." Geobios 68 (2021): 83-107.
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