Bohlinia Matthew, 1929

Kostopoulos, Dimitris S. & Sen, Sevket, 2016, Suidae, Tragulidae, Giraffidae, and Bovidae, Geodiversitas 38 (2), pp. 273-298 : 288

Genus Bohlinia Matthew, 1929

TYPE SPECIES. — Bohlinia attica (Gaudry & Lartet, 1856) , by subsequent designation ( Bohlin 1926: 123; Matthew 1929: 546).

Bohlinia cf. attica (Gaudry & Lartet, 1856) ( Fig. 5H )

MATERIAL AND MEASUREMENTS. — Küçükçekmece West: part of ossicone, MNHN.F.TRQ417; calcaneum,TRQ514 (L = 192.0 mm; APD at the coracoids process = 73.5 mm); posterior? first phalanx, TRQ559 (L = 104.5 mm; TDP = 41.1 mm; APDP = 44.3 mm; TDD = 36.7 mm); second phalanx, TRQ584 (TDP = c. 39.6 mm; TDD = 38.6 mm), TRQ587 (L = 58.0 mm; TDP = 37.4 mm; TDD = 34.6 mm), TRQ589 (L = 59.6 mm; TDP = 36.0 mm; TDD = 32.8 mm); third phalanx, TRQ596 (L = 93.0 mm; H = 52.0 mm).

Küçükçekmece East: astragalus, ITU no No. (Lmedial = 84 mm; TDD = 64.4 mm); distal metatarsal ITU no No. (TDD = 79.5 mm; APDD = 49.5 mm).

DESCRIPTION AND REMARKS

Malik & Nafiz (1933: 54) referred to as “ Orasius speciosus ” an isolated molar from the Küçükçekmece East site but this tooth was never illustrated. Nicolas (1978) also reported Bohlinia in the Küçükçekmece West sample without, however, more details. A fragment of a robust ossicone (preserved length at about 140 mm) with sub-squarish to cylindrical crosssection ( Fig. 5H ) and a few elongated and slender postcranials might indeed belong to Bohlinia attica . The ossicone MNHN.F.TRQ417is extremely dense with a restricted central porous zone ( Fig. 5H ), reminiscing that of modern giraffe, whereas its surface is decorated by moderately wide and deep longitudinal grooves and sparsely distributed small and low knobs. In comparison with Palaeogiraffa from the same site, the calcaneum MNHN.F.TRQ514 is slightly longer but with much narrower and relatively more elongated body. Similarly, the first phalanx MNHN.F.TRQ559 is barely longer but slenderer and the astragalus (ITU no No.) wider.

Figures

FIG. 5. — Palaeotragus sp. (large sized) and Bohlinia cf. attica from Küçükçekmece West, Turkey. Palaeotragus sp.: A, m1-m3(part) dex, MNHN.F.TRQ368 in occlusal view; B, m3 sin, MNHN.F.TRQ439 in occlusal view; C, distal femur, MNHN.F.TRQ487 in medial view; D, astragalus, MNHN.F.TRQ521 in plantar view; E, calcaneum, MNHN.F.TRQ515 in dorso-medial view; F, first phalanx, MNHN.F.TRQ555 in dorsal view; G, juvenile metacarpal, MNHN.F.TRQ438 in dorsal view. Bohlinia cf. attica: H, ossicone, MNHN.F.TRQ417 in lateral view (up) and natural basal cross section (down). Scale bars: 2 cm.