Gallogoral Explained

Gallogoral is an extinct genus of caprine that lived in Europe during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs.

Geographic range

The species G. meneghinii has been found in France,[1] [2] [3] Italy,[4] [5] Greece,[6] and Georgia.[7]

Palaeoecology

Fossil remains from Coste San Giacomo, dating to about 2.1 Ma, show G. meneghinii to have been a mixed feeder.[8] [9] However, remains from the site of Olivola dating to around the time of the Gelasian-Calabrian transition instead suggest that G. meneghinii was a grazer, as evidenced by its dental wear showing signs of heavy consumption of grass, grit, and dust. It had a preference for mountainous habitats.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Nomade . S. . Pastre . J.F. . Guillou . H. . Faure . M. . Guérin . C. . Delson . E. . Debard . E. . Voinchet . P. . Messager . E. . June 2014 . 40Ar/39Ar constraints on some French landmark Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene large mammalian paleofaunas: Paleoenvironmental and paleoecological implications . . en . 21 . 2–15 . 10.1016/j.quageo.2012.12.006 . 7 September 2024 . Elsevier Science Direct.
  2. Brugal . Jean-Philip . Argant . Alain . Boudadi-Maligne . Myriam . Crégut-Bonnoure . Evelyne . Croitor . Roman . Fernandez . Philippe . Fourvel . Jean-Baptiste . Fosse . Philippe . Guadelli . Jean-Luc . Labe . Bruno . Magniez . Pierre . Uzunidis . Antigone . April–June 2020 . Pleistocene herbivores and carnivores from France: An updated overview of the literature, sites and taxonomy . . en . 106 . 2 . 102384 . 10.1016/j.annpal.2019.102384 . 2020AnPal.10602384B . 7 September 2024 . Elsevier Science Direct.
  3. Palombo . Maria Rita . Valli . Andrea Maria Francesco . 2003–2004 . REMARKS ON THE BIOCHRONOLOGY OF MAMMALIAN FAUNAL COMPLEXES FROM THE PLIOCENE TO THE MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE IN FRANCE . Geologica Romana . 37 . 145–163 . 7 September 2024.
  4. Bellucci . L. . Bona . F. . Corrado . P. . Magri . D. . Mazzini . I. . Parenti . F. . Scardia . G. . Sardella . R. . 15 July 2014 . Evidence of late Gelasian dispersal of African fauna at Coste San Giacomo (Anagni Basin, central Italy): Early Pleistocene environments and the background of early human occupation in Europe . . en . 96 . 72–85 . 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.10.011 . 2014QSRv...96...72B . 7 September 2024 . Elsevier Science Direct.
  5. Petronio . Carmelo . Bellucci . Luca . Martiinetto . Edoardo . Pandolfi . Luca . Salari . Leonardo . 1 September 2011 . Biochronology and palaeoenvironmental changes from the Middle Pliocene to the Late Pleistocene in Central Italy . . en . 33 . 3 . 485–517 . 10.5252/g2011n3a4 . 2318/128607 . 1280-9659 . 7 September 2024 . BioOne Digital Library. free .
  6. Sianis . Panagiotis D. . Kostopoulos . Dimitris S. . Roussiakis . Socrates . Athanassiou . Athanassios . Iliopoulos . George . 4 May 2023 . The bovids (Artiodactyla) from the Lower Pleistocene locality of Karnezeika (Southern Greece) . . en . 35 . 5 . 661–677 . 10.1080/08912963.2022.2060101 . 2023HBio...35..661S . 0891-2963 . 7 September 2024 . Taylor and Francis Online.
  7. Hemmer . Helmut . Kahlke . Ralf-Dietrich . Vekua . Abesalom K. . September 2011 . The cheetah Acinonyx pardinensis (Croizet et Jobert, 1828) s.l. at the hominin site of Dmanisi (Georgia) – A potential prime meat supplier in Early Pleistocene ecosystems . . en . 30 . 19–20 . 2703–2714 . 10.1016/j.quascirev.2011.05.024 . 2011QSRv...30.2703H . 7 September 2024 . Elsevier Science Direct.
  8. Strani . Flavia . 3 October 2021 . Impact of Early and Middle Pleistocene major climatic events on the palaeoecology of Southern European ungulates . . en . 33 . 10 . 2260–2275 . 10.1080/08912963.2020.1782898 . 2021HBio...33.2260S . 0891-2963 . 7 September 2024 . Taylor and Francis Online.
  9. Strani . Flavia . DeMiguel . Daniel . Sardella . Raffaele . Bellucci . Luca . 1 August 2015 . Paleoenvironments and climatic changes in the Italian Peninsula during the Early Pleistocene: evidence from dental wear patterns of the ungulate community of Coste San Giacomo . . en . 121 . 28–35 . 10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.05.008 . 15 November 2024 . Elsevier Science Direct.
  10. Strani . Flavia . DeMiguel . Daniel . Bellucci . Luca . Sardella . Raffaele . 15 June 2018 . Dietary response of early Pleistocene ungulate communities to the climate oscillations of the Gelasian/Calabrian transition in Central Italy . . en . 499 . 102–111 . 10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.03.021 . 2018PPP...499..102S . 7 September 2024 . Elsevier Science Direct.

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