Prof. George Koufos, School of Geology, Lab. of Geology and Palaeontology, Greece
Prof. George Koufos is a distinguished paleontologist known for his extensive contributions to the study of mammalian fauna in Greece. He earned his PhD from the University of Thessaloniki in 1980, focusing on Neogene continental deposits. His research spans the late Miocene to the late Pleistocene epochs, with notable discoveries including new hyaenid species and significant mammal localities. Prof. Koufos has published widely, highlighting his expertise in paleontology and stratigraphy, particularly in northern Greece’s Axios Valley. 🦴
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Prof. George Koufos is a renowned paleontologist specializing in the Neogene mammal faunas of Greece. His extensive research focuses on the evolutionary history, biostratigraphy, and paleoecology of late Miocene and Pliocene mammals, particularly hipparionine horses and carnivores. Prof. Koufos has contributed significantly to understanding mammalian migrations in the eastern Mediterranean and the paleontological richness of regions like Samos and Macedonia. His work, documented in numerous publications, integrates multidisciplinary approaches such as dental microwear analysis and magnetostratigraphy to refine chronologies and environmental contexts of ancient faunal assemblages. 🦴
Publication Top Notes
- The Neogene mammal localities of Greece: faunas, chronology and biostratigraphy
- Cited by: 188 📚, Year: 2006 🦴
- Diversity and paleoecology of Greek late Miocene mammalian faunas
- Cited by: 170 📚, Year: 1992 🦴
- The evolutionary history and biochronology of European and Southwest Asian Late Miocene and Pliocene hipparionine horses
- Cited by: 160 📚, Year: 1996 🦴
- A new method of dental microwear analysis: application to extant primates and Ouranopithecus macedoniensis (Late Miocene of Greece)
- Cited by: 152 📚, Year: 2005 🦷
- Neogene/Quaternary mammalian migrations in eastern Mediterranean
- Cited by: 142 📚, Year: 2005 🌍
- The Miocene large mammal succession in Greece
- Cited by: 142* 📚, Year: 1999 🦏
- The late Miocene mammal faunas of the Mytilinii basin, Samos Island, Greece: new collection. 16. Biochronology
- Cited by: 118* 📚, Year: 2009 🏞
- The face and the mandible of Ouranopithecus macedoniensis: description of new specimens and comparisons
- Cited by: 111 📚, Year: 1993 🐒
- Recent advances on multidisciplinary research at Rudabánya, Late Miocene (MN9), Hungary: a compendium
- Cited by: 106 📚, Year: 2004 🌍
- The Pleistocene carnivores of the Mygdonia basin (Macedonia, Greece)
- Cited by: 89 📚, Year: 1992 🦁