Yeni Eskihisar
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Yeni Eskihisar is a late Miocene
Miocene
The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about . The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words and and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene...

 formation in Yatağan, Muğla
Mugla
Muğla is a city in south-western Turkey. It is the center of the district the same name, as well as of Muğla Province, which stretches along Turkey´s Aegean coast. Muğla center is situated inland at an altitude of 660 m and lies at a distance of about from the nearest seacoast in the Gulf of...

. It is well known for its pollen studies.

Vertebrate paleofauna

  • Thalassictis
    Thalassictis
    Thalassictis is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivore the family Hyaenidae, endemic to Asia and Southern Europe during the Early Miocene subepoch, 8.7—5.3 mya, existing for approximately .-Taxonomy:...

     montadai
    (Mammalia, Carnivora,Hyaenidae)

  • Proticititherium cingulatum (Mammalia, Carnovira, Hyaenidae)

  • Peruniinae (Mammalia, Carnivora, Mustelidae)

  • Miamachairodus (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae)
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