Caught in travertine: computed tomography reveals the youngest record of Amphicyon giganteus from the travertine deposits of Karacalar (late middle Miocene, central Anatolia, Turkey)

2022/02/19 by Julien van der Hoek, Aslı Karabaşoğlu, Serdar Mayda +1 · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · #earthquake and tectonic studies #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s12542-022-00610-0

openalex publication_date 2022/02/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23

Abstract

Abstract A computed tomography scan of a travertine slab from the Karacalar Silver Travertine Quarry (Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey) revealed the presence of an encased partial cranium, partial mandible and three vertebrae. 3D reconstruction of the fossil helped identifying it as Amphicyon giganteus. As the travertine caps a section correlated to MN7/8, the specimen represents the youngest record of Amphicyon giganteus , the known range previously being limited to MN4 – MN6. This young age is in line with the more advanced morphology of the lower molars.

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