2005 Cilt 24 Sayı 1-2-3-4

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    New chalicotheriidae (perissodactyla-mammalia) fossil from the middle miocene of turkey (Bursa-Orhaneli)
    (Uludağ Üniversitesi, 2006-01-23) Yıldız, Bahri; Onar, Vedat; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Veteriner Fakültesi.
    The Chalicotheriidae fossils described in this paper were found by a certain Mustafa Özyıldız during clay subsoil cleaning at the coal-mine Bursa-Orhaneli (Burmu) in Western Anatolia. The duplex bone (joint middle and proximal phalanx) belongs most probably to the second digit of the manus. The epiphyseal parts of vertebrae found among the fossils point to a young animal of the assumed Ancylotherium species. All bones – with the exception of duplex and metacarpal II – are too fragmented. However, the authors are strongly inclined to believe that they are either of Metaschizotherium or Ancylotherium origin. In particular duplex and metacarpal II are considered the most characteristic bones for such an attribution. The teeth among the fossil material are those of Chalicotheriidae which contributed to the conclusion that the remains are to be classified as those of Metaschizotherium species.