Pocsesti (Miocene of Moldova)

Where: Moldova (47.3° N, 28.7° E: paleocoordinates 47.6° N, 28.0° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: MN10 mammal zone, Chersonian Formation (Balta Group), Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

• early late Sarmatian s. l. (= early Tortonian), Chersonian stage, Balta suite; 9.8 mya = Tortonian; MN10)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal; claystone

• Clay and marl with numerous pebbles

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: P. E. Goldin and V. A. Marareskul. 2013. Miocene toothed whales (Cetacea, Odontoceti) from the Dniester Valley: The first record of sperm whales (Physeteroidea) from the Eastern Europe. Vestnik Zoologii 47(5):409-414 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 152254: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 13.11.2013

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Osteichthyes
 Acipenseriformes - Accipenseridae
Accipenseridae indet.
Accipenseridae indet. ray-finned fish
Amphibia
 Salientia - Bombinatoridae
Bombina sp.
Bombina sp. Oken 1816 fire-bellied toad
 Salientia - Hylidae
Hyla sp.
Hyla sp. Laurenti 1768 tree frog
Mammalia
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
Dugongidae indet., cf. Metaxytherium sp.
Dugongidae indet. Gray 1821 dugong
cf. Metaxytherium sp. de Christol 1840 dugong
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Tetralophodon longirostris
Tetralophodon longirostris Kaup 1832 gomphothere
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
"Achtiaria aff. moldavicus" = Palaeotragus
"Achtiaria aff. moldavicus" = Palaeotragus giraffe
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Miotragocerus leskevitschi, Gazella (Miogazella) schlosseri, Gazella cf. deperdita
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Delphinidae indet.
Delphinidae indet. Gray 1821 dolphin
 Cetacea -
Physeteroidea indet.
Physeteroidea indet. Gray 1868 toothed whale
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion aff. verae, Hipparion aff. giganteum
Hipparion aff. verae hipparionine horse
Hipparion aff. giganteum hipparionine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Chilotherium (Acerorhinus) cf. zernovi, Chilotherium (Chilotherium) aff. sarmaticum
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Protictitherium sp.
Protictitherium sp. Kretzoi 1938 hyaena
 Carnivora - Felidae
Machairodus cf. giganteus, Metailurus cf. parvulus
Metailurus cf. parvulus Hensel 1862 cat
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Parataxidea sp.
Parataxidea sp. Zdansky 1924 mustelid carnivore
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Collimys sp., Neocricetodon sp.
Collimys sp. Daxner-Höck 1972 rodent
Neocricetodon sp. Schaub 1934 rodent
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Proochotona cf. kalfense
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Alilepus sp.
Alilepus sp. Dice 1931 rabbit
Aves
 Struthioniformes - Struthionidae
Struthio sp.
Struthio sp. Linnaeus 1758 ostrich
Reptilia
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Protestudo sp.
Protestudo sp. Chkhikvadze 1970 turtle
Actinopteri
 Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Rutilus frisii, Leuciscus sp., Scardinius sp., Tinca sp.
Rutilus frisii carp-like fish
Leuciscus sp. Cuvier 1817 carp-like fish
Scardinius sp. Sauvage 1873 carp-like fish
Tinca sp. Cuvier 1817 carp-like fish
 Esociformes - Esocidae
Esox sp.
Esox sp. Linnaeus 1758 pike