Geology and Paleontology of the Miocene Sinap Formation, Turkey

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The Sinap Formation, located near the city of Ankara in central Turkey, preserves a rich record of mammalian evolution from about 15 to 5 million years ago. It is one of the few sites in the area that also has fossil apes. The authors have put together a detailed record of faunal change and, by adding paleomagnetic and radiometric dating techniques, have produced a chronostratigraphy for the formation.

Contents

History of Paleontological Research into the Neogene Deposits of the Sinap Formation, by S. SenGeology of the Sinap Formation, by J.P. Lunkka, J. Kappelman, D. Ekart, J. Crabaugh and P. GibbardChronology of the Sinap Formation, by J. Kappelman, A. Duncan, M. Feseha, J-P. Lunkka, D. Ekart, F. McDowell, T. RyanGenus Schizogalerix (Insectivora, Mammalia), by L. SelanFossil Apes, by J. Kappelman, B. Richmond, E. R. Seiffert, M. Maga and T. RyanMuridae and Gerbillidae (Mammalia, Rodentia), by S. SenSpalacidae (Mammalia, Rodentia), by N. Sarica and S. SenLate Miocene and Pliocene Lagomorpha (Mammalia), by S. SenCarnivora, by S. Viranta and L. WerdelinFossil Aardvarks, by M. Fortelius, S. Nummela and S. SenProboscideans, by W.J. SandersSystematics and Evolution of the Late Miocene Hipparions, by R.L. Bernor, R.S. Scott, M. Fortelius, J. Kappelman and S. SenRhinocerotidae, by M. Fortelius, K. Heissig, G. Sarac and S. SenFossil Suoidea, by J. van der MadeA Camel from the latest Miocene of Cobanpinar, by J. van der Made, J. Morales, S. Sen and F. AslanRuminant Fossils, by A.W. GentryRelative Abundance of the Late Miocene Hipparions, by R.S. Scott, M. Fortelius, K. Huttunen and M. Armour-Chelu

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Biography

Mikael Fortelius is a geology professor at the University of Helsinki. John Kappelman is professor of anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin. Sevket Sen is professor of paleontology and director of the Paleontology Institute at the Natural History Museum of Paris. Raymond L. Bernor is professor of anatomy at Howard University College of Medicine.