SHORT NOTE
First record of Megaviverra carpathorum (Kretzoi and Fejfar, 1982) from Poland within Eurasian context
1
Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sławkowska 17, 31-016 Kraków, Poland
2
Department of Palaeozoology, University of Wrocław, Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wrocław, Poland
3
Department of Evolutionary Biology and Conservation of Vertebrates, University of Wrocław, Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wrocław, Poland
4
Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818 Warszawa, Poland
These authors had equal contribution to this work
Online publication date: 2024-07-29
Publication date: 2024-07-29
Corresponding author
Adrian Marciszak
Department of Palaeozoology, University of Wrocław, Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wrocław, Poland
Department of Palaeozoology, University of Wrocław, Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wrocław, Poland
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ABSTRACT
The first record of Megaviverra carpathorum from the Polish site of Węże 1, together with Slovak locality of Ivanovce 1, are the only two occurrences of large viverrids in Central Europe and are both dated at MN 15b (3.8–3.4 mya). Both records constitute an interesting and exotic event of a short-term eastern migration of a rare but successful carnivoran, which preceded the main wave of Canis dogs. This migration event of large viverrids of Asian origin is restricted spatially (Poland, Slovakia, and northern Italy) and temporarily (MN 15b–16a, 3.8–2.8 mya). It fills the gap between the disappearance of ictitheriids and the appearance of Canis dogs. The invasion of Canis dogs may be the main factor that led large European viverrids like Megaviverra carpathorum to extinction.
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