Kiikbai (Pliocene of Kazakhstan)
Where: Kazakhstan (44.0° N, 77.0° E: paleocoordinates 44.2° N, 76.8° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)
• Late Pliocene, Middle Villafranchian, MN17. Ilian suite.
Environment/lithology:
• 'Motley coloured clays with interbedding of sandstones and marls.'
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 34440: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 01.09.2003
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Mammalia | |
Mimomys pliocaenicus Forsyth Major 1889 vole | |
Hypolagus brachygnathus rabbit | |