PBDB Collection

Tarakliya (Miocene of Moldova)

Where: Moldova (46.6° N, 28.9° E: paleocoordinates 46.9° N, 28.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

• Meotian

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

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 75802: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 30.10.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Carnivora - Felidae	Machairodus aphanistus tarakliensis Machairodus aphanistus tarakliensis cat
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Tragocerus amaltheus parvidens Tragocerus amaltheus parvidens antelope
Reptilia
Testudines - Testudinidae	Testudo tarakliensis, "Testudo bessarabica" = Protestudo bessarabica Testudo tarakliensis Riabinin 1918 turtle "Testudo bessarabica" = Protestudo bessarabica Riabinin 1918 turtle
Mammalia
Proboscidea - Mammutidae	"Mastodon turicensis" = Zygolophodon turicensis, "Mastodon sp." = Mammut "Mastodon turicensis" = Zygolophodon turicensis Schintz 1824 mastodon "Mastodon sp." = Mammut Blumenbach 1799 mastodon
Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae	"Dinotherium giganteum" = Deinotherium giganteum "Dinotherium giganteum" = Deinotherium giganteum Kaup 1829 deinothere
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	"Mastodon longirostris" = Tetralophodon longirostris "Mastodon longirostris" = Tetralophodon longirostris Kaup 1832 gomphothere
Rodentia - Castoridae	Castor fiber Castor fiber Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian beaver
Rodentia - Hystricidae	Hystrix bessarabica Hystrix bessarabica porcupine
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Lepus laskarevi Lepus laskarevi hare
Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae	Proochotona eximia Proochotona eximia pika
Artiodactyla - Suidae	"Sus major" = Microstonyx major "Sus major" = Microstonyx major Gervais 1848 pig
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	"Cervavitus taracliensis" = Cervavitus, "Cervocerus novorossiae" = Cervavitus, "Damacerus bessarabica" = Cervavitus "Cervavitus taracliensis" = Cervavitus deer "Cervocerus novorossiae" = Cervavitus deer "Damacerus bessarabica" = Cervavitus deer
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Procobus melania, Procobus brauneri, "Tragocerus rugosifrons" = Tragoportax rugosifrons, Palaeoryx situtzeli, Palaeoryx majori, Tragocerus validus, Tragocerus sp., Protragelaphus skouzesi, Tragoreas oryxoides, Gazella brevicornis, Gazella deperdita, Gazella capricornis, Gazella sp., Criotherium argaloides Procobus melania antelope Procobus brauneri antelope "Tragocerus rugosifrons" = Tragoportax rugosifrons Schlosser 1904 antelope Palaeoryx situtzeli antelope Palaeoryx majori Schlosser 1904 antelope Tragocerus validus antelope Tragocerus sp. Gaudry 1861 antelope Protragelaphus skouzesi antelope Tragoreas oryxoides Schlosser 1904 antelope Gazella brevicornis gazelle Gazella deperdita gazelle Gazella capricornis gazelle Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle Criotherium argaloides antelope
Artiodactyla - Giraffidae	Samotherium boissieri, "Palaeotragus roueni" = Palaeotragus rouenii, "Camelopardalis sp." = Giraffa, Helladotherium sp., Helladotherium duvernoyi Samotherium boissieri Forsyth Major 1888 giraffe "Palaeotragus roueni" = Palaeotragus rouenii Gaudry 1861 giraffe "Camelopardalis sp." = Giraffa Brisson 1762 giraffe Helladotherium sp. Gaudry 1860 giraffe Helladotherium duvernoyi Gaudry and Lartet 1856 giraffe
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Hipparion sp., Hipparion mediterraneum Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse Hipparion mediterraneum Roth and Wagner 1855 hipparionine horse originally entered as "Hipparion meditterraneum"
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Rhinoceros (Diceros) pachyganthus, Dicerorhinus orientalis, "Rhinoceros (Ceratorhinus) schleiermacheri" = Dihoplus schleiermacheri, Aceratherium incisivum Rhinoceros (Diceros) pachyganthus one-horned rhinoceros Dicerorhinus orientalis rhinoceros "Rhinoceros (Ceratorhinus) schleiermacheri" = Dihoplus schleiermacheri Kaup 1834 rhinoceros Aceratherium incisivum Cuvier 1824 rhinoceros
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Ictitherium hipparionum, Ictitherium robustum, Ictitherium sp., Lycyaena choeretis, Lycyaena parva, Hyaena eximia Ictitherium hipparionum hyaena Ictitherium robustum hyaena Ictitherium sp. Wagner 1848 hyaena Lycyaena choeretis hyaena Lycyaena parva hyaena Hyaena eximia hyaena
Carnivora - Felidae	"Machairodus schlosseri" = Paramachaerodus schlosseri, Machairodus parvulus, Machairodus sp., Felis sp., "Felis attica" = Pristifelis attica "Machairodus schlosseri" = Paramachaerodus schlosseri Weithofer 1888 cat Machairodus parvulus cat Machairodus sp. Kaup 1833 cat Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat "Felis attica" = Pristifelis attica Wagner 1857 cat
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Mustela leporinum, Mustela sp. Mustela leporinum weasel Mustela sp. Linnaeus 1758 weasel