Biochronology,paleobiogeography and faunal turnover in western Mediterranean Cenozoic mammals

作     者：Maria R.PALOMBO 

作者机构：Department of Earth SciencesUniversity of Rome“La Sapienza”RomeItaly 

出 版 物：《Integrative Zoology》 (整合动物学（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2009年第4卷第4期

页      面：367-386页

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学科分类：070903[理学-古生物学与地层学(含：古人类学)] 0709[理学-地质学] 07[理学] 

基　　金：MIUR [2005/6] 

主　　题：biochronology Cenozoic faunal turnovers mammals Sardinia 

摘      要：Cenozoic terrestrial mammals from Sardinia contribute substantial information for reconstructing the complex his-tory of the western *** occurrence of endemic perissodactyls in Eocene marine and marsh deposits suggests the existence of ecological or physical barriers between the Corso-Sardinian massif and the Iberian-Occitanic *** the end of the Oligocene,isolation of Sardinia was almost complete,although a migration from Europe occurred at the beginning of the Early Miocene,as indicated by the unbalanced endemic fauna from *** the Late Miocene,the Tusco-Sardinian palaeobioprovince came into existence as an isolated region inhab-ited by the quite diversified,but notably endemic,Oreopithecus *** was definitely isolated from Tuscany by the Messinian,but temporary connections with the European mainland possibly allowed the colonization of forerunners of some Sardinian Pliocene *** the Plio-Pleistocene,Sardinia maintained permanent ***,sea level drop,resulting in a relatively short distance between Sardinia and the European mainland,allowed different migratory *** the Late Pliocene to the Late Pleistocene–Holocene,two main mammalian faunal complexes(FC)can be recognized:the Nesogoral FC(Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene)and the Microtus(Tyrrhenicola)FC(late Early Pleistocene–Early Holocene).At the transition from Nesogoral to Microtus(Tyrrhenicola)FC,approximately 47%of the genera and 76%of the species disappeared,while approximately 58%of the genera and 71%of the species appeared.A noticeable turnover followed the arrival of Neolithic man and his accompanying ***,Praemegaceros was still present at about 7000 years BP,while Microtus(Tyrrhenicola)and Prolagus are respectively recorded in the Bronze and Iron Ages.