<em><em>CHASMAPORTHETES</em> MELEI</em> N.SP., AN ENDEMIC HYAENID (CARNIVORA, MAMMALIA) FROM THE MONTE TUTTAVISTA FISSURE FILLINGS (LATE PLIOCENE TO EARLY PLEISTOCENE; SARDINIA, ITALY)
Occurrence of large carnivores in island ecosystems is unusual, especially in the case of top predators. Here, a new endemic hyaenid species, Chasmaporthetes melei, from the late Late Pliocene to earliest Pleistocene fissure fillings of Monte Tuttavista, Orosei, Sardinia, is described. Although smal...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Milano University Press
2004-11-01
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| Series: | Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia |
| Online Access: | https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/5833 |