Journal article
Authors list: Harzhauser, M; Neubauer, TA; Hosgor, I
Publication year: 2018
Pages: 357-369
Journal: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Volume number: 63
Issue number: 2
ISSN: 0567-7920
Open access status: Gold
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.4202/app.00469.2018
Publisher: Polish Academy of Sciences
Abstract:
We describe the first record of a late Oligocene or early Miocene freshwater gastropod fauna from the Susuz Formation of the Oltu-Narman Basin in northeastern Anatolia. The assemblage consists of only six species, indicating the presence of a well-oxygenated lake, pond or anabranch rich in vegetation. Only two of the taxa are related to European Oligo-Miocene species. The fauna might be the first indication of a yet undocumented Eastern Anatolian freshwater biogeographic region, characterized by high endemism and minor influence from the coeval Peri-Paratethyan and Aegean-Anatolian regions in the west. The biostratigraphic value of the assemblage is low but might rather point to a Miocene age of the upper part of the Susuz Formation. Theodoxus susuzianus, Bithynia erzurumensis, and Valvata koehleri are described as new species.
Citation Styles
Harvard Citation style: Harzhauser, M., Neubauer, T. and Hosgor, I. (2018) Oligocene-Miocene freshwater gastropods from the Oltu-Narman Basin in eastern Turkey, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 63(2), pp. 357-369. https://doi.org/10.4202/app.00469.2018
APA Citation style: Harzhauser, M., Neubauer, T., & Hosgor, I. (2018). Oligocene-Miocene freshwater gastropods from the Oltu-Narman Basin in eastern Turkey. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 63(2), 357-369. https://doi.org/10.4202/app.00469.2018
