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Mandible of Ouranopithecus macedoniensis (Hominidae, primates) from a new late Miocene locality of Macedonia (Greece)
Author(s) -
Koufos George D.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330910208
Subject(s) - paleontology , hominidae , geology , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , late miocene , primate , locality , geography , neogene , zoology , biology , biological evolution , genus , linguistics , philosophy , structural basin , genetics
In 1990, a new late Miocene locality named “Nikiti 1” or NKT, was discovered near the village of Nikiti (Chalkidiki, Macedonia, Greece) about 100 km east of Thessaloniki City. The locality is situated in the Nikiti Formation, which consists of yellowish sands, gravels and pebbles and has been dated to late Vallesian–early Turolian. Among the initially collected fossils there is a mandible of a hominoid primate, which is described, compared, and attributed to Ouranopithecus macedoniensis . A short review of the species in Macedonia and its phylogenetic relationships are also given. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.