The Taurida Cave, a New Locality of Early Pleistocene Vertebrates in Crimea
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DOI: 10.1134/s0012496619020066
Abstract: We describe a vertebrate assemblage from the Pleistocene deposits of the Taurida karst cave discovered in 2018 in central Crimea (Zuya village, Belogorsk raion). The assemblage is correlated with Late Villafranchian faunas of the Eastern… read more here.
Keywords: locality early; new locality; early pleistocene; pleistocene ... See more keywords
First Finding of Etruscan Bear (Ursus etruscus, Ursidae, Carnivora) in the Crimea (Taurida Cave, Early Pleistocene)
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DOI: 10.1134/s0012496620020040
Abstract: A fragment of a bear skull with partially preserved dentition is descibed from the Lower Pleistocene deposits of the Taurida cave (Crimea). The presence of P1–P3, the structure of P4, and sizes of the cheek… read more here.
Keywords: first finding; bear; ursus etruscus; pleistocene ... See more keywords