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Out of Pikermi: The Occurrence of Bohlinia in the Late Miocene of the Central Mediterranean

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: During the Late Miocene, Giraffidae of the genus Bohlinia were widespread in the Greco-Iranian bioprovince (Pikermian biome), while the occurrence in Africa (Chad) was disproven. The fossils of Bohlinia cf. attica described and compared here come from the Late Miocene of Cessaniti (southern Italy), associated with another giraffid, Samotherium cf. boissieri, and the large mammals Stegotetrabelodon syrticus, Tragoportax cf. rugosifrons, cf. Ceratotherium advenientis, and an undetermined Anthracotherid. In terms of paleogeography, the association should be related to the expansion of Pikermian species out of the Greco-Iranian bioprovince and calls for more in-depth considerations. Pikermian giraffids, and Bohlinia in particular, play an important role in understanding the paleoenvironmental and paleogeographical contexts in the Central Mediterranean, an area undergoing major geological changes.

Source: Geosciences

DOI: 10.3390/geosciences15020044

Author: Antonella Cinzia Marra

Institutions: University of Messina, University of Calabria

Language: English

Topic: Evolution and Paleontology Studies

Subfield: Paleontology

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,172

Funders: Università della Calabria, Università degli Studi di Messina