Djilgyndykoo (Pliocene of Kyrgyzstan)

Where: Kyrgyzstan (43.0° N, 76.0° E: paleocoordinates 43.2° N, 75.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• Early Villafranchian, Late Pliocene, MN16. Correlated with the Upper Issykkulian suite.

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine

• Lacustrine and alluvial sediments of the upper Issykkulian suite.

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: M.V. Sotnikova, A.E. Dodonov, and A.V. Pen'kov. 1997. Upper Cenozoic bio-magnetic stratigraphy of Central Asian mammalian localities. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 133:243-258 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34438: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 01.09.2003

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae