Some considerations on small mammal evolution in Southern Germany, with emphasis on Late Burdigalian-Earliest Tortonian (Miocene) cricetid rodents

Prieto, Jérôme and Rummel, Michael (2016): Some considerations on small mammal evolution in Southern Germany, with emphasis on Late Burdigalian-Earliest Tortonian (Miocene) cricetid rodents. In: Comptes Rendus Palevol, Vol. 15, No. 7: pp. 837-854

Abstract

The recent advances regarding the complex chronobiostratigraphy of Middle Miocene terrestrial deposits of southern Germany are reviewed. We propose new and revised correlations between the Swiss and South German faunas framework for ongoing research. We restrict our analysis to the cricetid and microtoid muroid rodents, especially the Megacricetodon and cricetodontine groups, because of their importance for this purpose. Faunal turnovers reflect global climate changes. Species level endemism is punctuated by several immigration events, and a possible westward spread of faunal associations is suggested at around 13.8 Ma and, at the end of the Middle Miocene, by introduction of Late Miocene lineages from the east. (C) 2016 Academie des sciences. Published by Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Faculties: Geosciences > Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Subjects: 500 Science > 550 Earth sciences and geology
• ISSN: 1631-0683
• Language: English