Kuchugury (Miocene of Russian Federation)

Also known as Pekla Cape

Where: Krasnodar, Russian Federation (45.4° N, 37.0° E: paleocoordinates 45.9° N, 42.5° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Sarmatian (12.7 - 11.6 Ma)

• Tarasenko and Lopatin (2012) do not specify a formation. Age after Gol'din and Startsev (2014).

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. F. Brandt. 1871. Bericht uber den Fortgang meiner Studien uber di Cetaceen, welche das grosse zur Tertiarzeit von Mitteleuropa bis Centralasien hinein ausgedehnte Meeresbechen bevolkerten. Bulletin de l'Academie Imperiale de St. Petersbourg 1871:563-566 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 85297: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 11.12.2008

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea - Cetotheriidae
"Cetotherium helmersenii n. sp." = Eucetotherium helmersenii
"Cetotherium helmersenii n. sp." = Eucetotherium helmersenii Brandt 1871 whale