Katharo Plateau - 2023
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Record ID
18571
Activity Date
2023
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Toponym
Katharon
Katharon
Linked Record
19992023
Report
Georgios Anastasakis and Georgios Lyras, (National Kapodistrian University of Athens) report on work carried out at Katharo Plateau on the Dikti mountain to the east of Crete in July 2023 (ID 18571; 11675).
Fossils of 10 dwarf hippopotamuses were found. These animals were endemic to Crete and their fossils date back to 200,000 - 300,000 years ago. The pygmy hippopotamus, or pygmy hippo, is a small member of the hippopotamid family. Fossils of other endemic animals have been found on other Greek islands, such as Tilos, Rhodes and Naxos, but this is the largest concentration of pygmy hippopotamus fossils to date.
Fossils of 10 dwarf hippopotamuses were found. These animals were endemic to Crete and their fossils date back to 200,000 - 300,000 years ago. The pygmy hippopotamus, or pygmy hippo, is a small member of the hippopotamid family. Fossils of other endemic animals have been found on other Greek islands, such as Tilos, Rhodes and Naxos, but this is the largest concentration of pygmy hippopotamus fossils to date.
Author
Georgios Mouratidis
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https://www.anatolh.com/2023/07/23/ta-apolithomena-osta-nanon-ippopotamon-sto-katharo-giati-eftasan-pos-prosarmostikan-kai-giati-exafanistikan-vinteo/
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Date of creation
2023-08-04 14:06:40
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2024-02-16 08:31:56