Kutsay Mountain (Miocene of Russian Federation)

Also known as Kutsaj M

Where: Russian Federation (45.4° N, 42.7° E: paleocoordinates 45.9° N, 41.9° E)

When: Sarmatian (12.7 - 11.6 Ma)

• upper Sarmatian

Environment/lithology: marginal marine

Primary reference: E. I. Belyaeva. 1948. Catalogue of Tertiary Fossil Sites of the Land Mammals in the U.S.S.R. [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 73903: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 12.07.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Pisces
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"Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes
"Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 bony fish
Aves
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Aves indet.
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird
Reptilia
 Testudines -
"Chelonia sp." = Testudines
"Chelonia sp." = Testudines Batsch 1788 turtle
Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinoceros sp., Aceratherium sp.
Rhinoceros sp. Linnaeus 1758 one-horned rhinoceros
Aceratherium sp. Kaup 1834 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion sp., "Hipparion gracile" = Hipparion depereti
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse
"Hipparion gracile" = Hipparion depereti Sondaar 1974 hipparionine horse
 Placentalia -
Artiodactyla indet.
Artiodactyla indet. even-toed ungulate
 Cetacea -
Cetotherium priscum
Cetotherium priscum Eichwald 1840 whale
 Cetacea - Cetotheriidae
? Cetotherium sp.
? Cetotherium sp. Brandt 1843 whale
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Gazella sp.
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Listriodon sp., Sus sp.
Listriodon sp. von Meyer 1846 pig
Sus sp. Linnaeus 1758 pig
 Carnivora - Phocidae
"Phoca cf. pontica" = Monachopsis pontica
"Phoca cf. pontica" = Monachopsis pontica Eichwald 1850 seal