Zasuchino (third horizon), Western Transbaikalia (Pleistocene of Russian Federation)

Where: Western Transbaikalia, Russian Federation (51.8° N, 108.5° E: paleocoordinates 51.9° N, 108.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• Post-Villafranchian. This is the third faunistic horizon and is later than the Dodogol fauna. Latest Early Pleistocene (just before Brunhes/Matayama boundary).

Environment/lithology:

• brown sandy layer.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: M. A. Erbaeva. 1986. The Late Cenozoic Faunistic complexes of Transbaikalia with special reference to the micromammalia. Quatarpalaontologie 6:25-28 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 40266: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 21.06.2004

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Myopus cf. schisticolor
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Elephantinae indet.
Elephantinae indet. Gray 1821 elephant
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Gulo sp.
Gulo sp. Storr 1780 wolverine
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus sp.
Ursus sp. Linnaeus 1758 bear
 Carnivora - Felidae
Panthera sp., Felis cf. macrotis
Panthera sp. Oken 1816 cat
Felis cf. macrotis cat
Felis sp. cf. macrotis
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Pachycrocuta brevirostris
Pachycrocuta brevirostris Gervais 1850 brown hyaena
Hyaena brevirostris cf. sinensis
 Carnivora - Canidae
Nyctereutes sp., Xenocyon sp., Canis variabilis
Nyctereutes sp. Temminck 1839 raccoon dog
Xenocyon sp. Kretzoi 1938 canine
Canis variabilis Pei 1934 canine
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Megacerini indet., Cervus sp., "Alces latifrons" = Cervalces latifrons
Megacerini indet. Viret 1961 deer
Cervus sp. Linnaeus 1758 deer
"Alces latifrons" = Cervalces latifrons Johnson 1874 stag moose
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet., Ovibovini indet., Bison sp., Spirocerus cf. wongi
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Bison sp. Hamilton-Smith 1827 bison
Spirocerus cf. wongi Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 antelope
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus ex gr. sanmeniensis
Equus ex gr. sanmeniensis Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet., Coelodonta cf. tologoijensis
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
Coelodonta cf. tologoijensis Beliajeva 1966 wooly rhino
originally entered as "Coelodonta cf. tologoijensis"
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alticola sp., Cricetulus sp., Allophaiomys pliocaenicus, "Clethrionomys sp." = Myodes, "Microtus ex gr. mongolicus" = Microtus, "Pitymys sp." = Microtus, Microtus ex gr. oeconomus, Lasiopodomys cf. brandti
Alticola sp. Blanford 1881 rodent
Cricetulus sp. Milne-Edwards 1867 rodent
Allophaiomys pliocaenicus Kormos 1932 vole
"Clethrionomys sp." = Myodes Pallas 1811 vole
"Microtus ex gr. mongolicus" = Microtus vole
"Pitymys sp." = Microtus Schrank 1798 vole
Pitymys ex. gr. hintoni-gregaloides sp.
Microtus ex gr. oeconomus Pallas 1776 tundra vole
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
"Citellus (Urocitellus) undulatus" = Spermophilus, Marmota cf. sibirica
"Citellus (Urocitellus) undulatus" = Spermophilus ground squirrel
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Castor sp.
Castor sp. Linnaeus 1758 beaver
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Ochotona sp.
Ochotona sp. Link 1795 pika