Odessa, Pliocene (Pliocene of Ukraine)

Where: Odessa, Ukraine (46.5° N, 30.7° E: paleocoordinates 46.6° N, 30.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Kuyal'nikian Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• middle Pliocene, Kuyal'nikian

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 76502: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 22.11.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Columbus sp., Clemmys sp.
Actinopteri
 Siluriformes - Siluridae
Silurus glanis fossilis
unclassified
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Pelecus sp.
Actinopteri
 Perciformes -
Perca sp.
Perca sp. Linnaeus 1758 perch
 Acanthomorphata - Centropomidae
Lates sp.
Lates sp. Cuvier 1828 lates
 Cypriniformes - Cobitidae
Cobitis nordmanni
Cobitis nordmanni carp-like fish
 Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Leuciscus sp., Scardinius nordmani, Tinca sp.
Leuciscus sp. Cuvier 1817 carp-like fish
Scardinius nordmani carp-like fish
Tinca sp. Cuvier 1817 carp-like fish
Reptilia
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo sp.
Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758 turtle
 Testudines - Emydidae
Emys sp.
Emys sp. Dumeril 1806 pond turtle
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx sp.
Trionyx sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle
 Testudines - Chelydridae
"Macrocephalochelys pontica" = Chelydropsis pontica
"Macrocephalochelys pontica" = Chelydropsis pontica Pidoplichko and Tarashchuk 1960 turtle
Aves
 Pelecaniformes - Pelecanidae
Pelecanus odessanus
Pelecanus odessanus Widhalm 1866 pelican
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
"Pliocarbo longipes" = Phalacrocorax longipes
"Pliocarbo longipes" = Phalacrocorax longipes Tugarinov 1940 cormorant
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Cygnus sp.
Cygnus sp. Garsault 1764 swan
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Aquila sp.
Aquila sp. Linnaeus 1758 eagle
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Mammutidae
"Mastodon arvenensis" = Mammut
"Mastodon arvenensis" = Mammut mastodon
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Tetralophodon logirostris
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion crassum
Hipparion crassum Gervais 1859 hipparionine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Teleoceras ponticus, "Diceros cf. pachygnathus" = Ceratotherium neumayri, Rhinoceros sp.
"Diceros cf. pachygnathus" = Ceratotherium neumayri Osborn 1900 white rhino
Rhinoceros sp. Linnaeus 1758 one-horned rhinoceros
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Delphinus sp.
Delphinus sp. Linnaeus 1758 common dolphin
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervus sp.
Cervus sp. Linnaeus 1758 deer
 Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae
Palaeomeryx minor
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelus kujalnensis, Paracamelus sp.
Paracamelus sp. Schlosser 1903 camel
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Ochotona sp.
Ochotona sp. Link 1795 pika