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SCIENCE OF NATURE
卷 103, 期 1-2, 页码 -出版社
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-016-1336-5
关键词
Chamaeleonidae; Squamata; Miocene; Biogeography; Aliveri
资金
- Fondi di Ateneo dell' Universita di Torino and Generalitat de Catalunya [2014 SGR 416 GRC]
- Synthesys grant [FR-TAF-5007]
- University of Fribourg
The fossil record of Chamaeleonidae is very scarce and any new specimen is therefore considered important for our understanding of the evolutionary and biogeographic history of the group. New specimens from the early Miocene of Aliveri (Evia Island), Greece constitute the only fossils of these lizards from southeastern Europe. Skull roofing material is tentatively attributed to the Czech species Chamaeleo cf. andrusovi, revealing a range extension for this taxon, whereas tooth-bearing elements are described as indeterminate chamaeleonids. The Aliveri fossils rank well among the oldest known reptiles from Greece, provide evidence for the dispersal routes of chameleons out of Africa towards the European continent and, additionally, imply strong affinities with coeval chamaeleonids from Central Europe.
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