A Late Miocene Paratethyan mollusc fauna from the Denizli Basin (southwestern Anatolia, Turkey) and its regional palaeobiogeographic implications |
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Authors: | Frank P Wesselingh Hülya Alçiçek |
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Affiliation: | a Naturalis, PO Box 9517, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands b Pamukkale University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Geological Engineering, K?n?kl?, 20070, Denizli, Turkey c MOL Plc., Október 23. u. 18, 1117 Budapest, Hungary |
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Abstract: | We report on a Late Miocene mollusc fauna from a single locality in the Denizli Basin in southwestern Turkey that is composed of ten presumably euryhaline species and three freshwater species. The fauna is remarkably distinct from faunas of the adjacent Late Miocene Aegean and Euxinian Basins, and has elements in common with the modern Caspian Sea fauna in the form of Didacna species. The suggested age of the fauna (Late Miocene) would extend the stratigraphic range of the lymnocardiid genus Didacna (hitherto Calabrian-Extant) considerably. The palaeobiogeographic significance of the Denizli fauna is discussed. |
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Keywords: | Turkey Neogene Paratethys Mollusca Didacna |
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