New findings of fossil large mammal remains in the Penios valley (Area of Larissa, Thessaly, Greece)

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Published: Aug 1, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/bgsg.17087
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Greece Thessaly Penios valley Pleistocene Proboscidea Elephas antiquus Artiodactyla Bos primigenius
A. ATHANASSIOU
University of Athens, Dept. of Historical Geology and Palaeontology
Abstract

Fossil large mammal remains that come from the Penios valley, Thessaly, are described and compared to already known specimens. The studied material includes two elephant mandibles, tusk fragments and limb bones, as well as a part of a large bovid skull. On the basis of morphology and biometry the sample is taxonomically referred to the species Elephas antiquus and Bos primigenius. An Upper Pleistocene age is assumed.

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