Kuchiyery (Miocene of Moldova)

Where: Dubossary, Moldova (47.3° N, 29.1° E: paleocoordinates 47.7° N, 28.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Serravallian (13.8 - 11.6 Ma)

• middle Sarmatian

Environment/lithology: marine

Primary reference: I. Koretsky. 2001. Morphology and systematics of Miocene Phocinae (Mammalia: Carnivora) from Paratethys and the North Atlantic region. Geologica Hungarica Series Palaeontologica 54:1-109 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 60270: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 08.05.2006

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Cryptophoca maeotica Nordmann 1860 seal