Liventsovka: Pliocene, Russian Federation

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Allocricetulus sp.
Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Cygnus sp. Garsault 1764
Reptilia - Struthioniformes - Struthionidae
Struthio sp. Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Lacertidae
? Lacertidae indet. Bonaparte 1831
Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae
? Clemmys indet. Ritgen 1828
    = Emydinae indet. Rafinesque 1815
Alroy 2008
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Archidiskodon gromovi
synonym of Mammuthus
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Anancus alexeevae n. sp.
Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus cf. etruscus Cuvier 1823
these specimens are now missing.
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustelidae indet. Fischer 1817
Meles sp. Brisson 1762
2 specimens
    = Pannonictis nestii Martelli 1906
Sotnikova et al. 2002
1 left maxilla fragment with partial Cs and P4, and alveoli of P1, P2, P3 and M1 (RSU-1327). Also, 1 right mandible with P4 and P2-M2 alveoli, (RSU-98/2034).
Lutra sp. Brisson 1762
1 specimen
1 partial left mandible with roots of M1 and M2, (RSU-1350).
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Nyctereutes megamastoides (Pomel 1842)
1 specimen
original and current combination Canis megamastoides
1 left ramus with P4-M2 and I1-P3 and M3 alveoli. (GIN 302/1).
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758
1 specimen
    = Canis cf. senezensis Martin 1971
Sotnikova et al. 2002
1 left maxilla fragment with broken P4, M1 and M2. Specimen number RSU-778.
Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Pachycrocuta brevirostris (Gervais 1850)
Sotnikova et al. 2002 1 specimen
1 left mandible, incisors and Ci missing, all other teeth present. (RSU-231).
Crocuta sp. Erxleben 1777
2 specimens
    = Pliocrocuta perrieri Kretzoi 1938
Sotnikova et al. 2002
1 partial left mandible with P3 and P4, (RSU-1512). 1 left lower P3, (RSU-674).
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Felidae indet. Gray 1821
Machairodus sp. Kaup 1833
1 specimen
    = Homotherium crenatidens Fabrini 1890
Sotnikova et al. 2002
1 upper right canine fragment. (RSU-74). 1 partial right ramus with Ci - M1 (RSU-94).
Acinonyx pardinensis Croizet and Jobert 1828
Sotnikova et al. 2002 1 specimen
1 partial distal humerus, (RSU-97).
Felis (Lynx) sp. (Kerr 1792)
1 specimen
    = Lynx issiodorensis Croizet and Jobert 1828
Sotnikova et al. 2002
1 upper right canine, (RSU-169).
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832
Equus cf. bressanus
Equus cf. stenonis Cocchi 1867
recombined as Allohippus stenonis
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Dicerorhinus cf. etruscus (Falconer 1868)
    = Stephanorhinus cf. etruscus Falconer 1868
O'Regan 2003
Elasmotherium caucasicum Borissiak 1914
Mammalia - Suidae
Sus sp. Linnaeus 1758
3 specimens
    = Sus cf. strozzi
Titov 2000
1 lower left canine. (RGU677), 1 lower M3 (RGU 283), 1 fragmentary radius (RGU 678).
Mammalia - Camelidae
Paracamelus gigas Schlosser 1903
Paracamelus alutensis Stefanescu 1895
Mammalia - Cervidae
Libralces sp. Azzaroli 1952
5 specimens
    = Libralces gallicus Azzaroli 1952
Nikolsky and Titov 2002
2 antler beams (RRM L-1200, L-1221), 2 antler fragments (RRM L-935, GIN 270/18), 1 mandible (RRM L-925).
Cervus cf. philisi Mennecart et al. 2017
recombined as Metacervocerus philisi
Cervus cf. elaphus Linnaeus 1758
Cervus (Rusa) sp. (Smith 1827)
original and current combination Rusa
Eucladoceros dicranios
Cervodama pontoborealis
Mammalia - Bovidae
? Bovidae indet. Gray 1821
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816
Gazellospira torticornis
Bison sp. Hamilton-Smith 1827
Mammalia - Talpidae
Desmana sp. Guldenstaedt 1777
Talpa sp. Linnaeus 1758
Mammalia - Soricidae
Soricidae indet. Fischer 1814
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Ochotona ex gr. eximia
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Alilepus sp. Dice 1931
Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae
Allactaga sp. Cuvier 1836
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Dolomys milleri
Dolomys hungaricus
Cricetulus sp. Milne-Edwards 1867
Allocricetus sp. Schaub 1930
Mimomys cf. stehlini
Mimomys cf. reidi
Mimomys lagurodontoides
Mimomys praehungaricus
Mimomys tanaitica
Mimomys intermedius
Mimomys pliocaenicus (Forsyth Major 1889)
Allophaiomys cf. pliocaenicus Kormos 1932
Villanyia sp. Kretzoi 1956
Lagurus (Lagurodon) arancae
Pliomys cf. kretzoi
Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae
Spalax sp. Güldenstadt 1770
Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Castor sp. Linnaeus 1758
Trogontherium minor
Trogontherium cuvieri Owen 1846
Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae
Acipenser sp. Linnaeus 1758
Actinopteri - Esociformes - Esocidae
Esox sp. Linnaeus 1758
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Percidae
Lucioperca lucioperca Linnaeus 1758
Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Rutilus rutilus
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Siluridae
Silurus sp. Linnaeus 1758
see common names

Geography
Country:Russian Federation State/province:Rostovskaya Oblast'
Coordinates: 47.2° North, 39.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:47.4° North, 39.4° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Pliocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Pliocene
Age range of interval:5.33300 - 2.58000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Khapry
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: Late Pliocene, Middle Villafranchian, lower part of MN17 (based on small mammals associated with macrofauna in the lowest levels).
Bones largely found in the lower part of the alluvial sequence, but some isolated specimens occur higher in the sequence at Liventsovka. Several beds with small mammals occur within the 20m thick sequence.
Liventsovka was a quarry.
Lithology and environment
Lithology description: Sand-shingle deposits.
Environment:fluvial-deltaic indet.
Geology comments: Sand-shingle deposits along the coastal zone of the Sea of Azov. 'They unconformably overlie the marine Miocene sediments and correspond to alluvium of an ancient 30-40m terrace of the Don River.'
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Collecting began in 1932, from a quarry.
Specimens held at Rostov State University, Rostov-on-Don (RGU), Vernadskii State Geological Museum (GGM), Rostov Regional Museum (RRM) and the Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (GIN).
bpnes are 'strongly mineralised'.
Taxonomic list comments:small from of Libralces.
Metadata
Also known as:Liventsovka, Khapry Formation, Sea of Azov Liventzovka
Database number:39409
Authorizer:A. Turner, J. Alroy Enterer:H. O'Regan, J. Alroy
Modifier:H. O'Regan Research group:PACED
Created:2004-05-28 03:33:14 Last modified:2004-06-28 10:56:27
Access level:the public Released:2004-05-28 03:33:14
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
10960.PACED V. S. Baigusheva. 1971. Fossil Teriofauna of the Liventzovka sand-pit. Materialy po faunam Antropogena SSSR 49:5-29 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/S. Bruning]

Secondary references:

26812 J. Alroy. 2008. Synonymies, reidentifications, and other arbitrary pronouncements mostly concerning fossil vertebrates. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]
10888PACED P. A. Nikolsky and V. V. Titov. 2002. Libralces gallicus (Cervidae, Mammalia) from the Upper Pliocene of the North East Azov Region. Paleontological Journal 36(1):87-93 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]
9580PACED H. J. O'Regan. 2003. Reidentifications and synonomies of European mammals. [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/M. Uhen]
10647PACED M. V. Sotnikova, V. S. Baigusheva, and V. V. Titov. 2002. Carnivores of the Khapry faunal assemblage and their stratigraphic implications. Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation 10(4):62-78 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]
10887PACED V. V. Titov. 2000. Sus (Suidae, Mammalia) from the Upper Pliocene of the Northeastern part of the Azov Region. Paleontological Journal 34(2):203-210 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]