Procaviidae (Hyracoidea: Mammalia) from the middle Pleistocene infillings of Karain Cave, Antalya, Turkey: Biogeographic and palaeoclimatic implications

espanolAbundantes fosiles de procavidos procedentes de los niveles arqueologicos de la cueva Karain, Antalya, Turquia, suministran el primer registro de esta familia actual de Hyracoidea fuera de Afro-Arabia. Las dimensiones corporales relativamente grandes de los restos, que se atribuyen a Procavia capensis (daman roquero) indican que el clima era relativamente frio y humedo, mas que en la region donde sobreviven sus vecinos actuales mas cercanos, representados por la subespecie Procavia capensis syriaca, que es un animal mas pequeno que vive en Siria, Libano, Jordania e Israel. English: Abundant procaviid fossils from archaeological contexts at Karain Cave, Antalya, Turkey, comprise the first record of this extant family of Hyracoidea outside Afro-Arabia. The relatively large body dimensions of the remains, which are attributed to Procavia capensis (the rock hyrax) indicate that the climate was relatively cool and humid, more so than the region where the nearest extant neighbours survive, the subspecies Procavia capensis syriaca, which is a smaller animal living in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel.