Fossil Vertebrates of Greece Vol. 2: Laurasiatherians, Artiodactyles, Perissodactyles, Carnivorans, and Island Endemics

Foreword
Preface
Spellings of Toponyms and Personal Names
Acknowledgments
Contents
Abbreviations
Introduction to the Study of Greek Fossil Vertebrates
	1 Vertebrates
	2 The Fossil Treasures of Greece
	3 Milestones
	4 Future Perspectives
	References
The Sedimentary Basins from the Miocene to the Present in Greece: Examples for the Most Studied Basins from North Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 The Mesohellenic Basin (MHB)
		Geological Setting
		Stratigraphic Evolution
		Vertebrate Fossils in the MHB Basin
	3 The Ptolemais Basin (PTB)
		Geological Setting
		Stratigraphic Evolution
		Vertebrate Fossils in the PTB Basin
	4 The Axios-Thermaikos Basin (ATB)
		Geological Setting
		Stratigraphic Evolution
		Vertebrate Fossils in the ATB Basin
	5 The Mygdonia Basin (MB)
		Geological Setting
		Stratigraphic Evolution
		Vertebrate Fossils in the MB
	6 The Strymonikos Basin (SB)
		Geological Setting
		Stratigraphic Evolution
		Vertebrate Fossils in the SB
	References
The Fossil Record of Insectivores (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Overview
	3 Phylogenetic Relationships
	4 Distribution
	5 Systematic Paleontology
	6 Concluding Remarks
	Appendix
	References
The Fossil Record of Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Overview
	3 Phylogenetic Relationships
	4 Distribution
	5 Systematic Paleontology
	6 Concluding Remarks
	Appendix
	References
The Fossil Record of Bovids (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Ruminantia: Pecora: Bovidae) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Overview
	3 Phylogenetic Relationships
	4 Distribution
	5 Systematic Paleontology
	6 Conclusions
	Appendix
	References
The Fossil Record of Continental Fossil Deer (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Cervidae) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Phylogenetic Relationships and Taxonomy
	3 Historical Overview and Distribution
	4 Systematic Paleontology
		Valid Taxa
		Invalid Taxa
	5 Conclusions
	Appendix
	References
The Fossil Record of Suoids (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Suoidae) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Overview
	3 Phylogenetic Relationships
	4 Distribution
	5 Systematic Paleontology
	6 Conclusions
	Appendix
	References
The Fossil Record of Anthracotheres (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Hippopotamoidea) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Overview
	3 Phylogenetic Relationships
	4 Distribution
	5 Systematic Paleontology
	6 Conclusions
	References
The Fossil Record of Continental Hippopotamids (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Hippopotamidae) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Phylogenetic Relationships and Taxonomy
	3 Historical Overview and Distribution
	4 Systematic Paleontology
	5 Conclusions
	Appendix
	References
The Fossil Record of Giraffes (Mammalia: Giraffidae) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Overview
	3 Phylogenetic Relationships
	4 Distribution
	5 Systematic Paleontology
	Appendix
	References
The Fossil Record of Tragulids (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Tragulidae) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Phylogenetic Relationships and Taxonomy
	3 Historical Overview and Distribution
	4 Systematic Paleontology
	5 Conclusions
	Appendix
	References
The Fossil Record of Equids (Mammalia: Perissodactyla: Equidae) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Overview
	3 Phylogenetic Relationships
	4 Distribution
	5 Systematic Palaeontology
		Greek Hipparions with Questionable Determination
		The Evolution of Greek Hipparions
		The Dispersal of Hipparion Throughout the Greco-Iranian Bioprovince
		Greek Horses with Questionable Identification
	Appendix 1
	Appendix 2
	Appendix 3
	Appendix 4
	References
The Fossil Record of Tapirs (Mammalia: Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Overview
	3 Systematic Paleontology
	4 Concluding Remarks
	References
The Fossil Record of Rhinocerotids (Mammalia: Perissodactyla: Rhinocerotidae) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Overview
	3 Phylogenetic Relationships
	4 Extant Record and Distribution
	5 Fossil Record and Distribution in Greece
	6 Systematic Paleontology
	Appendix 1
	Appendix 2
	Appendix 3
	References
The Fossil Record of Chalicotheres (Mammalia: Perissodactyla: Chalicotheriidae) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Overview
	3 Phylogenetic Relationships
	4 Distribution
	5 Systematic Paleontology
	6 Concluding Remarks
	Appendix
	References
The Fossil Record of Felids (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Overview
	3 Phylogenetic Relationships
	4 Distribution
	5 Systematic Paleontology
	Appendix
	References
The Fossil Record of Viverrids (Mammalia: Carnivora: Viverridae) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Overview
	3 Phylogenetic Relationships
	4 Systematic Paleontology
	Appendix
	References
The Fossil Record of Percrocutids (Mammalia: Carnivora: Percrocutidae) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Overview
	3 Phylogenetic Relationships
	4 Systematic Paleontology
	References
The Fossil Record of Hyaenids (Mammalia: Carnivora: Hyaenidae) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Overview
	3 Phylogenetic Relationships
	4 Distribution
	5 Systematic Paleontology
	Appendix
	References
The Fossil Record of Canids (Mammalia: Carnivora: Canidae) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Overview
	3 Phylogenetic Relationships
	4 Distribution
	5 Systematic Paleontology
	Appendix
	References
The Fossil Record of Bears (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ursidae) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Overview
	3 Phylogenetic Relationships
		Evolutionary History and the Fossil Record
		Molecular Phylogenies of the Ursidae
	4 Distribution
	5 Systematic Paleontology
		Valid Taxa
		Invalid Taxa
	Appendix
	References
The Fossil Record of Ailurids (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ailuridae) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Overview
	3 Phylogenetic Relationships
	4 Systematic Paleontology
	References
The Fossil Record of Mephitids (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mephitidae) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Overview
	3 Phylogenetic Relationships
	4 Systematic Paleontology
	References
The Fossil Record of Mustelids (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mustelidae) in Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Overview
	3 Phylogenetic Relationships
	4 Distribution
	5 Systematic Paleontology
	Appendix
	References
The Fossil Record of Insular Endemic Mammals from Greece
	1 Introduction
	2 Cyclades
		Historical Overview
		Paleogeography and Endemism
		Systematic Paleontology
	3 Astypálaea
		Systematic Paleontology
	4 Tilos
		Historical Overview
		Paleogeography and Endemism
		Systematic Paleontology
	5 Rhodes
		Historical Overview
		Paleogeography and Endemism
		Systematic Paleontology
	6 Kárpathos and Kassos
		Historical Overview
		Paleogeography and Endemism
		Systematic Paleontology
	7 Crete
		Historical Overview
		Paleogeography and Endemism
		Systematic Paleontology
	References
Index