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Macaca Majori
''Macaca majori'', commonly known as the dwarf macaque, is a prehistoric macaque from the Early Pleistocene of Sardinia, Italy. It descended from the Barbary macaque. Its temporal range spans from about 2 million to 0.8 million years ago, during the ''Nesogoral'' faunal complex, alongside the goat-antelope ''Nesogoral'', the pig ''Sus sondaari'', the hyena ''Chasmaporthetes'', the pika ''Prolagus'', the shrew ''Asoriculus'', the mole ''Talpa tyrrhenica'', the mustelid ''Pannonictis'', and the dormouse ''Tyrrhenoglis''. The tooth microwear in ''Macaca majori'' indicates that ''M. majori'' likely fed on harder foods and occupied a different dietary niche compared to its mainland fossil relatives. References Macaca, M Prehistoric monkeys Pleistocene mammals of Europe Pleistocene primates Fossil taxa described in 1946 {{oldworld-monkey-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Early Pleistocene
The Early Pleistocene is an unofficial epoch (geology), sub-epoch in the international geologic timescale in chronostratigraphy, representing the earliest division of the Pleistocene Epoch within the ongoing Quaternary Period. It is currently estimated to span the time between 2.580 ± 0.005 annum, Ma (million years ago) and 0.773 ± 0.005 Ma. The term Early Pleistocene applies to both the Gelasian, Gelasian Age and the Calabrian (stage), Calabrian Age. While the Gelasian and the Calabrian have officially been defined by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) to effectively constitute the Early Pleistocene, the succeeding Chibanian and Tarantian ages have yet to be ratified. These proposed ages are unofficially termed the Middle Pleistocene and Late Pleistocene respectively. The Chibanian provisionally spans time from 773 ka to 126 ka, and the Tarantian from then until the definitive end of the whole Pleistocene, c. 9700 BC in the 10th millennium BC. Notes {{Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asoriculus
''Asoriculus'' is an extinct genus of terrestrial Shrew (animal), shrews in the subfamily Soricinae (red-toothed shrews) and tribe Nectogalini, native to Europe (including the islands of Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily) West Asia and North Africa, from the Late Miocene (from around 6 million years ago) until the late Holocene (likely the late 1st millennium BC). The genus is closely related and possibly ancestral to the also recently-extinct Nesiotites, Balearic shrews (''Nesiotites''), with their closest living relative being the Himalayan shrew (''Soriculus nigrescens''). Taxonomy and evolution The number of valid species in the genus is uncertain and subject to dispute. The best known species of ''Asoriculus'', ''Asoriculus gibberodon'', was widespread in Europe from the Late Miocene (Messinian, Mammal Neogene zones, MN13, from around 7.2-5.3 million years ago) to the Early Pleistocene, and was also present in Anatolia and the Caucasus during the Pliocene. The youngest records of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleistocene Mammals Of Europe
The Pleistocene ( ; referred to colloquially as the ''Ice Age'') is the geological epoch that lasted from to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was finally confirmed in 2009 by the International Union of Geological Sciences, the cutoff of the Pleistocene and the preceding Pliocene was regarded as being 1.806 million years Before Present (BP). Publications from earlier years may use either definition of the period. The end of the Pleistocene corresponds with the end of the last glacial period and also with the end of the Paleolithic age used in archaeology. The name is a combination of Ancient Greek () 'most' and (; Latinized as ) 'new'. The aridification and cooling trends of the preceding Neogene were continued in the Pleistocene. The climate was strongly variable depending on the glacial cycle, oscillating between cold glacial periods and warmer interglacials, with the sea levels being up to lower than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prehistoric Monkeys
Prehistory, also called pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the first known use of stone tools by hominins million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems. The use of symbols, marks, and images appears very early among humans, but the earliest known writing systems appeared years ago. It took thousands of years for writing systems to be widely adopted, with writing having spread to almost all cultures by the 19th century. The end of prehistory therefore came at different times in different places, and the term is less often used in discussing societies where prehistory ended relatively recently. It is based on an old conception of history that without written records there could be no history. The most common conception today is that history is based on evidence, however the concept of prehistory hasn't been completely discarded. In the early Bronze Age, Sumer in Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley Civilis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macaca
The macaques () constitute a genus (''Macaca'') of gregarious Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. The 23 species of macaques inhabit ranges throughout Asia, North Africa, and Europe (in Gibraltar). Macaques are principally frugivorous (preferring fruit), although their diet also includes seeds, leaves, flowers, and tree bark. Some species such as the long-tailed macaque (''M. fascicularis''; also called the crab-eating macaque) will supplement their diets with small amounts of meat from shellfish, insects, and small mammals. On average, a southern pig-tailed macaque (''M. nemestrina'') in Malaysia eats about 70 large rats each year. All macaque social groups are arranged around dominant matriarchs. Macaques are found in a variety of habitats throughout the Asian continent and are highly adaptable. Certain species are synanthropic, having learned to live alongside humans, but they have become problematic in urban areas in Southeast Asia and are not suitable t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pannonictis
''Pannonictis'' is a genus of extinct mustelids. It is first known from the very Late Pliocene and survived until the end of the Villafranchian, and is most commonly recorded from deposits between 2.6 and 1.4 Ma. Remains of ''Pannonictis'' have been found throughout Eurasia, from the Iberian Peninsula to eastern China. Taxonomy ''Pannonictis'' is closely related to another prehistoric genus, ''Enhydrictis''. At least three species are recognized; ''P. pliocaenica'', ''P. pachygnatha'' and ''P. nestii''. Another species known as ''P. pilgrimi'' is no longer valid, and most likely a synonym of ''P. pliocaenica''. Description As with many living mustelids, ''Pannonictis'' likely displayed pronounced sexual dimorphism. In fact, the small species known as ''P. pilgrimi'' is now often considered merely a female form of the larger ''P. pliocaenica''. ''P. nestii'' was the smallest and most slender species of the genus as well as the latest surviving member. ''P. pachygnatha'' is a more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talpa Tyrrhenica
''Talpa tyrrhenica'', also known as the Tyrrhenian mole, is an extinct species of mole belonging to the genus '' Talpa''. It was endemic to the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia during the Pleistocene epoch. It was first described in 1945 by Dorothea Bate, Remains with affinities to the species extend back to around 2 to 2.1 million years ago on the archipelago, during the Early Pleistocene. It is suggested to have evolved from the mainland European species ''Talpa minor'', which is known from the archipelago during the Pliocene. It is estimated to have been around 15% larger than its mainland ancestor. The species survived into the Late Pleistocene, but the timing of its extinction is uncertain due to a lack of radiocarbon dates. Paleoenviroment During the Middle-Late Pleistocene Corsica and Sardinia had their own highly endemic depauperate terrestrial mammal fauna which besides ''T. tyrrhenica'' included Tyrrhenian field rat, ('' Rhagamys orthodon''), the Sardinian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prolagus
''Prolagus'' is an extinct genus of lagomorph. Over 20 species have been named, and the genus was abundant and widespread in Europe during the Neogene. However, by the end of the Middle Pleistocene, it was confined to a single species, the Sardinian pika (''P. sardus''), on the Corsica, Sardinia, and surrounding islands, where it survived into historical times. In North Africa and Western Asia, the genus is known from the Miocene and Pliocene. The scientific name may mean "before hares" or "primitive hares" (''pro-'' meaning "before" and ''lagos'' meaning "hare"). Its taxonomy is disputed, with it either being considered a member of the family Ochotonidae, which includes living pikas, or the only member of the family Prolagidae. Taxonomy ''Prolagus'' was first named by Auguste Pomel in 1853. ''Prolagus'' has been considered by most taxonomists to be a member of the pika family Ochotonidae, but distinct from living pikas, which all belong to the genus '' Ochotona.'' Erbaleva in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macaque
The macaques () constitute a genus (''Macaca'') of gregarious Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. The 23 species of macaques inhabit ranges throughout Asia, North Africa, and Europe (in Gibraltar). Macaques are principally frugivorous (preferring fruit), although their diet also includes seeds, leaves, flowers, and tree bark. Some species such as the long-tailed macaque (''M. fascicularis''; also called the crab-eating macaque) will supplement their diets with small amounts of meat from shellfish, insects, and small mammals. On average, a southern pig-tailed macaque (''M. nemestrina'') in Malaysia eats about 70 large rats each year. All macaque social groups are arranged around dominant matriarchs. Macaques are found in a variety of habitats throughout the Asian continent and are highly adaptable. Certain species are synanthropic, having learned to live alongside humans, but they have become problematic in urban areas in Southeast Asia and are not suitabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chasmaporthetes
''Chasmaporthetes'', also known as hunting or running hyena, is an extinct genus of hyenas distributed in Eurasia, North America, and Africa during the Pliocene-Pleistocene epochs, living from 4.9 million to 780,000 years ago, existing for about . The genus probably arose from Eurasian Miocene hyenas such as ''Thalassictis'' or ''Lycyaena'', with ''C. borissiaki'' being the oldest known representative.Kurtén, Björn (1980) ''Pleistocene mammals of North America'', p. 199, Columbia University Press, 1980, The species ''C. ossifragus'' was the only hyena to cross the Bering land bridge into the Americas, and ranged over what is now Arizona and Mexico during Blancan and early Irvingtonian Land Mammal ages, between 5.0 and 1.5 million years ago.Macdonald, David (1992) ''The Velvet Claw: A Natural History of the Carnivores'', p. 119-144, New York: Parkwest, ''Chasmaporthetes'' was one of the so-called "dog-like" hyenas (of which the aardwolf is the only survivor), a hyaenid group wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sus Sondaari
Sus or SUS may refer to: Places *Sus, Lachin, a village * Sus, Pune, India, a neighborhood *Sus, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France, a commune *Susch, Graubünden, Switzerland, a municipality formerly called Süs People * Frank Süs, German footballer * Martin Sus (footballer, born 1989), Czech footballer * Martin Sus (footballer, born 1990), Czech footballer * Pierre de Sus, ''bailli'' of the Principality of Achaea * So Sus, Canadian electronic music producer * Stepan Sus (born 1981), Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop * Sus (rapper), British rapper Education * Shanghai University of Sport, China * State University System of Florida, United States Health * Sistema Único de Saúde, Brazil's publicly funded health care system * Stavanger University Hospital (Norwegian: ') in Norway Science and technology * ''Omoglymmius sus'', a species of beetle * ''Sus'' (genus), the genus of pigs * Saybolt universal second, a unit of viscosity * Single UNIX Specification, a group of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
