A new Late Miocene Hystrix (Hystricidae, Rodentia) from Turkey
Kazım HALAÇLAR , Ayla SEVIM EROL , Tolga KÖROĞLU , Paul RUMMY , Tao DENG , Serdar MAYDA
Integrative Zoology ›› 2024, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (3) : 548 -563.
The Çorakyerler fossil locality in Anatolia reveals unique faunal elements. This study introduces Hystrix kayae sp. nov., a new Late Miocene porcupine initially classified as Hystrix sp. Yavuz et al., 2018. This finding expands our knowledge of Late Miocene Anatolian porcupines, bringing the total number of known species to three. H. kayae sp. nov. is larger than Hystrix aryanensis and exhibits greater upper cheek tooth crown height. Its cheek tooth morphology differs from Hystrix depereti, and it possesses distinctive U-shaped choanae unlike Hystrix primigenia. The Çorakyerler locality may predate sites with H. aryanensis and H. primigenia but aligns temporally with Hystrix parvae localities. This study enhances our understanding of Late Miocene porcupine diversity in Anatolia, emphasizing the importance of Çorakyerler in unraveling the evolutionary history of these fascinating mammals.
Çorakyerler / Hystrix / Late Miocene / paleobiogeography / Turkey
2023 International Society of Zoological Sciences, Institute of Zoology/Chinese Academy of Sciences and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
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