Unit:
Τομέας Ιστορικής Γεωλογίας και ΠαλαιοντολογίαςLibrary of the School of Science
Author:
Αγιάδη Κωνσταντίνα
Dissertation committee:
Βασίλειος Καρακίτσιος Καθηγητής ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Investigation of the Plio-Pleistocene eastern Mediterranean Ichthyofauna and paleoenvironmental representations on Rhodes and Crete Islands
Translated title:
Διερεύνηση της Πλειο-Πλειστοκαινικής Ιχθυοπανίδας της ανατολικής Μεσογείου και παλαιοπεριβαλλοντική αναπαράσταση στις νήσους Ρόδο και Κρήτη
Summary:
This study targets the reconstruction of the Pliocene and Pleistocene eastern
Mediterranean ichthyofauna and the application of these results to the
paleoenvironmental reconstruction in the study areas. The methodology included
the sampling of geological section on Rhodes and Crete Islands, the
identification of the fossil fish otoliths found in these sediments, the
systematic paleontology of the otoliths, and the paleobathymetric and
paleoecologic analysis of the fish assemblages. A total of 81 species of
teleost fishes were identified, placed in 60 genera and 34 families. The
stratigraphic distribution of 29 species was extended. In particular, 12
species are recorded for the first time in the Zanclean of the eastern
Mediterranean, 8 species in the Gelasian and 21 in the Calabrian. In the study
areas, the fish assemblages identified allowed the separation of different
paleoenvironmental stages. It is concluded that the fish otoliths are the best
medium for the reconstruction of the fish fauna in the past. This thesis is the
first major contribution to the study of the ancient ichthyofauna in the
eastern Mediterranean realm.
Keywords:
Pisces, Biogeography, Paleoecology, Otoliths, Paleoenvironment
Number of references:
271
