Taxodioxylon-like charcoal from the Late Miocene of western Bulgaria

Rhinocerotidae (Mammalia) from the Late Miocene of Bulgaria

We describe the remains of Rhinocerotidae from about 10 Late Miocene localities of Bulgaria, the main ones being Kalimantsi and Hadjidimovo, and the newly discovered site of Strumyani. At least seven species are represented, mostly by cranial elements. A skull is assigned to Chilotherium kiliasi, a species for which a new sub-genus, Eochilotherium, is established. Some fragmentary remains are r...

First mammal fossil locality from the late Miocene of Zagros, western Iran

A new and the first mammal fossil locality from the Zagros Basin of Iran is reported here. The fossil locality, known as Dimeh, is located in the Lorestan province, west of Iran. The fauna includes abundant bovid cranial remains, mostly representing boselaphines and palaeoryxoids, as well as gazelles and spiral horned antelopes. Hipparionine horses similar to Hippotherium group are also represe...

A new species of Criotherium (Bovidae, Mammalia) from the late Miocene of Bulgaria

We describe here a new species of the bovid Criotherium, from the late Miocene of Bulgaria. The genus was previously known to definitely occur only in Samos (Greece) and Kemiklitepe (Western Turkey), with the single species C. argalioides. The new species, C. nikolovi, is more primitive than the latter, although both are probably contemporaneous, suggesting the occurrence of two lineages in the...

late miocene herbivorous mammals from the southeast foothills of sahand

remains of fossil herbivorous mammal from families like elephantidae, rhinocerotidae, giraffidae, bovidae and equidae have been studied systematically from a new fossiliferous horizon from the ilkhchi area in the southeastern high foothills of sahand. genera such as hipparion, gazella, samotherium, chilotherium and choerolophodon and some undetermined specimens are identified and reported. base...

Late Miocene ostracods from the Solimões Formation (Western Amazonia): geochemical and palaeontological analyses