Nógrád Megyei Múzeumok Évkönyve XVII. (1991)

Természettudomány - Hir János: Egy szubfosszilis magashegyi kisemlős-fauna a középső Toros-hegységből

SPITZENBERGER F. (1971): Zur Systematik und Tiergeographie von Microtus (Chionomys) nivalis und Microtus (Chionomys) gud (Microtinae, Mamm.) in S-Anatolien.Zeitsch. für Säugetierkunde, 36., p. 370-380., Hamburg. STORCH G. (1975): Eine mittleplesitozäne nager-Fauna von der Insel Chios, Ägäis (mammalia, Rodentia).Senckenbergiana biol., 56., 4-6., p. 165-189., Frankfurt a. M. STORCH G. (1980): Spätglaziale Kleinsäuger der Ali Tepeh -Höhle (Behshar). Zur klimaökologischen Faunengeschichte in NE- Iran (Mammalia: Insectivora, Rodentia).Zeitsch. für Säugetierkunde, 53., p. 76-82., Hamburg. THOMAS O. (1892): Description of three new Gerbillus (SIC) in the British Museum Collection.Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 9., 6., p. 76-79., London. TRISTRAM C. (1884): The survey of Western Palestine. Fauna and Flora of Palestine.Committee of the Palestine Exploration, Fund. Publ., p. 1-30., London. Abstract Subfossil microvertebrate fauna from the Toros Mountains (Turkey) In 1989 the author could take part in a Turkish -French speleological expédition in the Bolkar Dag. He had the intention to study the caves for collecting microvertebrate bone material. It was successful in a small rock-shelter situated on the lithological border of paleosoic black limestone and eocene breccia between the meydan Springs and the Kara Göl ("Black Lake") 3000 m abofe the sea-level. It is not far from the villages Darbogaz and Madenköy and the nearest towns are Ulukisla and Pozanti (Fig. 1.). 40 kg samples were taken from the upper 10 cm of the cave filling. The washing in sieves was effected at the meydan Springs. The sélection was taken place in the field too. The scienti fie élaboration continued after returning home. The measurements were taken by the ocularmicromether of the MBS-9 stereomicroscope. The drawings were made by ZEISS drawing equipment. The most important remarks on the material are the next. Citellus citellus The measurements of the molars are corresponding to the European squirell species. The 2 P4 hâve 3 rootes, which is the feature of the Upper Pleistocene С citelloides (KORMOS T., 1916), but not found in the récent European С. citellus. In Asia Minor it seems to be more fréquent, because the 3-rooted lower premolar is written by STORCH G. (1975) at the C. xanthoprymnus too. Dtyomys laniger This small glirid is known from the high régions of the Toros Mountains (FELTÉN H.-STORCH G. (1968). The most important feature for separate this species from D. nitedula is the length of the mandidles (FELTÉN H.-SPITZENBERGER F.-STORCH G. 1973). Allactaga euphratica In the available literatura there aren t any référence on the présence of this species in the high mountains. Apodemus gn The mouse finds were probably predated in the lower foothill régions of the mountains. Mesocricetus cf. brandti In the literature there is a zoogeographical grouping of the mesoericetus species (POPOV V. 1989). The classification of the rieh materila from the Meydan is difficult on the basis of biometrical facts, because the mass of the measurements of this material is very wide and the distribution of them in the L-W scatter diagrams is bimodal or trimodal (fig. 9.). In the future the vérification of the présence of 2 or 3 subspecies will be probable. Microtus nivalis The snow vole is the most abundant species of the fauna. The morphology 353