Savanna ecosystems and mammalian adaptations in Mid-Miocene Northern China

doi:10.1038/s41598-025-10718-3

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	Savanna ecosystems and mammalian adaptations in Mid-Miocene Northern China
	Li, Chunxiao 1,2; Wang, Shi-Qi1 ; Wang, Yang 3,4; Deng, Tao1,2 ; Ma, Jiao 1; Wang, Bian 1; Jiangzuo, Qigao 1; Sun, Danhui 1
	2025-07-15
发表期刊	SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
ISSN	2045-2322
卷号	15 期号:1 页码:14
通讯作者	Wang, Shi-Qi(wangshiqi@ivpp.ac.cn)
摘要	The paleoenvironments and ecosystems of northern China during the Miocene (ca. 23-5.3 Ma) are complex topics, especially concerning the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau on the surrounding areas and the ecological adaptations of mammals as a consequence. Our data integrated stable carbon and oxygen isotope analysis, cenograms, and hypsodonty of herbivorous mammals. The results reveal open, arid, savanna-like habitats in the Junggar Basin during the late early Miocene (ca. 20.4-15.9 Ma). These habitats subsequently spread to northern China by the late Miocene (ca. 11.6-5.3 Ma), driving mammalian adaptation. Large herbivores, particularly proboscideans and rhinocerotids, exhibited strong adaptations to these new open environments, while smaller taxa maintained a preference for more closed, forested habitats. Additionally, during global climate changes, biodiversity declined, indicating increased ecological pressure. Despite these changes, faunal diets in the Junggar Basin remained consistent. Our findings contribute to understanding mid-Miocene paleoecology in northern China and the adaptive strategies of mammals in response to environmental changes.
关键词	Savanna-like habitats Mammalian adaptation Northern China Mid-Miocene Stable isotope analysis Open environment
DOI	10.1038/s41598-025-10718-3
关键词[WOS]	EURASIAN CLIMATE-CHANGE ; TIBETAN PLATEAU ; FOSSIL MAMMALS ; STABLE-ISOTOPES ; BASIN ; UPLIFT ; PALEOENVIRONMENT ; ARIDIFICATION ; EOCENE ; FAUNA
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[2023YFF0804501] ; National Key Research and Development Program of China[42402025] ; National Key Research and Development Program of China[42472004] ; National Key Research and Development Program of China[42430207] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[2024M753179] ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation[DMR-1644779] ; US National Science Foundation ; State of Florida
项目资助者	National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Key Research and Development Program of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; US National Science Foundation ; State of Florida
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:001530067200016
出版者	NATURE PORTFOLIO
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/24486
专题	中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
通讯作者	Wang, Shi-Qi
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, Beijing, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 3.Florida State Univ, Dept Earth Ocean & Atmospher Sci, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA 4.Natl High Magnet Field Lab, Tallahassee, FL 32310 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Li, Chunxiao,Wang, Shi-Qi,Wang, Yang,et al. Savanna ecosystems and mammalian adaptations in Mid-Miocene Northern China[J]. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,2025,15(1):14.
APA	Li, Chunxiao.,Wang, Shi-Qi.,Wang, Yang.,Deng, Tao.,Ma, Jiao.,...&Sun, Danhui.(2025).Savanna ecosystems and mammalian adaptations in Mid-Miocene Northern China.SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,15(1),14.
MLA	Li, Chunxiao,et al."Savanna ecosystems and mammalian adaptations in Mid-Miocene Northern China".SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 15.1(2025):14.