Occitanomys (Rhodomys) vandami nov. sp. (Muridae, Mammalia) from the Early Pliocene/Early Ruscinian Fauna of I deli (Turkey)
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The collection of small mammals from lacustrine sediments at deli hill (SW of Sivas city, Central Anatolia) contains seventeen species of rodents and two species of lagomorphs. There are four Muridae: Apodemus dominans, Occitanomys (Rhodomys) vandami nov. sp., Micromys bendai, and Muridae gen. et sp. indet., six Cricetidae: Cricetus cf. lophidens, Mesocricetus cf. primitivus, Cricetulus migratorius, Allocricetus bursae, Kowalskia sp. and Cricetidae indet., two Arvicolidae: Promimomys insuliferus and Promimomys enginae, one Gerbillidae: Pseudomeriones hansi, one Spalacidae: Spalacidae gen. et sp. indet., one Gliridae: Myomimus igdeliensis, one Sciuridae: Tamias sp., one Eomyidae: Keramidomys cf. carpathicus and two Ochotonidae: Ochotona mediterranensis, and Prolagus sp. The rodents in the fauna include a new species of murid, which is characterized by its small size (in the length/width ratio) and simple molar morphology. In this paper, I present the description of Occitanomys (Rhodomys) vandami nov. sp. The deli locality is assigned to the Early Pliocene / Early Ruscinian (MN 14) on the basis of the occurrence of Promimomys insuliferus in the deli fauna.
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