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Mammalian fossils of Samos and Pikermi. Part 2. Resurrection of a classic Turolian Fauna

1981; Volume: 50; Linguagem: Inglês

10.5962/p.214491

1943-6300

Nikos Solounias,

Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

A brief history of the known Pikermi and Samos paleontological expeditions is presented.The quarries of Samos have been relocated.The interrelationship of local stratigraphy at Samos, radiometric samples, and quarries enabled the inference that all the bone horizons are essentially of one age (8.5-9 Ma).Bones accumulated primarily in overbank and paieosol deposits, they show little transport and are frequently concentrated in lenses.Bones probably accumulated either in local depressions and/or due to droughts.Although the Pikermi and Samos localities have been explored since the 1830s, this is the first modern revision and reevaluation of the entire fauna; many unreported taxa are added to the species lists.Pikermi and Samos sample species of one or two fairly similar faunas.The differences between Pikermi and Samos are at least due to sampling bias, time, and ecology.Samos represents the more diverse sample of the fauna and perhaps slightly more open country conditions.