Chernaya River (Oligocene to of Russian Federation)

Also known as Chernaya Rechka

Where: Russian Federation (43.7° N, 43.9° E: paleocoordinates 44.1° N, 42.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Zuramakent horizon Formation, Oligocene to Oligocene (33.9 - 5.3 Ma)

• Maikop

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: K. A. Monsch and A. F. Bannikov. 2011. New taxonomic synopses and revision of the scombroid fishes (Scombroidei, Perciformes), including billfishes, from the Cenozoic of territories of the former USSR. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 102(4):253-300 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 186461: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 22.06.2017

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Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Gadiformes - Moridae
Lotella smirnovi Danilshenko 1953
 Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae
"Larimus ignotus" = Caucasisciaena ignota
"Larimus ignotus" = Caucasisciaena ignota Smirnov 1830
 Syngnathiformes - Syngnathidae
Syngnathus altus n. sp. Danil'chenko 1960 pipefish
 Mugiliformes - Mugilidae
Mugil latus Svitshenskaja 1957
 Carangiformes - Carangidae
Oligoplites spinosus Smirnov 1936
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
"Pomolobus antiquus" = Clupea ventricosa antiqua
"Pomolobus antiquus" = Clupea ventricosa antiqua Smirnov 1935 herring
 Life -
"Lednevia oligocenica n. gen." = Percarina oligocenica, "Merluccius errans" = Spinogadus errans
"Lednevia oligocenica n. gen." = Percarina oligocenica Smirnov 1936
"Merluccius errans" = Spinogadus errans Smirnov 1935