Microstonyx from the Upper Miocene of Hayranli-Haliminhani, Turkey

microstonyx Upper Miocene верхний миоцен Suid remains останки Suidae hominoid fossils палеоантропология

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106 Section MISCELLANEOUS low religious fundamentalists to block the conversion of knowledge about evolution into evolutionary belief. <...> In addition, they raise a larger cultural question about the predictors of evolution acceptance in countries where evolution is more accepted. <...> Is education level the only predictor or do factors such political conservatism and personality differences play the role that religious fundamentalism plays in the U.S.? <...> Key words: acceptance of evolution, religion, education Contact information: Campbell Benjamin, e-mail: campbelb@uwm.edu. <...> MICROSTONYX FROM THE UPPER MIOCENE OF HAYRANLI-HALIMINHANI, TURKEY Erkman Ahmet Cem1 , Gьleз Erksin Savas2 , Van der Made Jan3 , Ozkurt Sakir Onder4 1Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Science and Literature, Ahi Evran University, Kirsehir, Turkey 2Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Languages, History and Geography, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey 3Spanish National Research Council, National Museum of Natural Sciences, Madrid, Spain 4Department of Science Teaching, Faculty of Education, Ahi Evran University, Kirsehir, Turkey Microstonyx major refers to the Suid remains retrieved from two different localities that date back to the Late Miocene period, Derindere Member of the Incesu Formation in the Hayranlı-Haliminhanı area (Sivas, Turkey). <...> These localities have the potential of yielding hominoid fossils. <...> Microstonyx teeth display some changes in incisor morphology, which are interpreted as a further adaptation to rooting. <...> These changes occurred during a short period of time most probably between 8.7 and 8.121 Ma ago and it could be related to environmental change. <...> It seems that the partially open shrubland and savannah grasslands during the early or/and the Middle Turolian period (MN 11-12) has created a rich faunal diversity exaggeration in the Hayranli-Haliminhani area. <...> These fi ndings are discussed within the regional context and how it contributes to our knowledge of fossil mammals in Anatolia. <...> Key words: Suidae, Microstonyx, ecology, Late Miocene Contact information: Erkman Ahmet Cem, e-mail: cemerkman@hotmail.com. <...> THE EXACT DAY AND TIME OF PETRALONA SKULL DISCOVERY Malkotsis Anastassios1 , Poulianos Nickos2 1Anthropological Association of Greece, Athens, Greece 2Ministry of Culture, Greece In the present-day bibliographical data the 16th of September 1960 is indicated as the discovery day for the famous <...>

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