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