†Ouranopithecus turkae (Hominidae)
Ouranopithecus turkae ist eine Primatenart innerhalb der Familie Hominidae, die ab dem Neogen (Miozän) im Tortonium lebte, das vor rund 11,6 Millionen Jahren begann und bis vor 7,2 Millionen Jahren andauerte.
Fundorte
Die Funddaten, die Systematik sowie die unten folgende Literatursammlung stammen aus der Paleobiology Database, Lizenz
Daten zu den einzelnen Funden von Ouranopithecus turkae
| Sammlung | Kommentar zum Fundort | Epoche, Alter | Geologie, Formation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corakyerler | The Corakyerler fossil locality is located in north-central Anatolia, in the Tuglu Formation of the Cankiri Basin. | Tortonian zwischen 5.33 und 11.61 Millionen Jahren |
Tuglu |
| Lithographie | |||
| At its lower levels, the Tuglu Formation at Corakyerler (Fig. 4) is characterized by red to pink nodular limestone and siltstone, marl alternations with sparse freshwater mollusks (Gastro- poda, Bivalvia), and some vertebrate bones. This is succeeded by an approximately 6-m-thick white to pinkish clayey limestone intercalated with thin red mudstone lenses that are rich in vertebrate bones, including hominid fossils. The fossil-bearing horizon appears to reflect a distal alluvial fan to floodplain environment. The presence of freshwater mollusks, together with an alternation of gypsum, marls, laminated claystones, and shales, in the various levels of the section indicates lacustrine deposition with fluctuating lake levels. Organic-rich levels may indicate swampy areas at the periphery of the lake (cf. Walker and James, 1992; Talbot and Allen, 1996), whereas lenses of sandstones with conglomerates indicate fluvial settings, which probably drained the lake. |