Rostov-na-donu (Pliocene of Russian Federation)

Also known as Rostov-on-don

Where: Russian Federation (47.2° N, 39.7° E: paleocoordinates 47.4° N, 39.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• paludine layers

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: I. A. Vislobokova. 1986. Elks in the Pliocene of the USSR. Quartäpaläntologie 6:239-242 [M. Uhen/L. Craig/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 76530: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 23.11.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Pisces
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"Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes
"Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 bony fish
Aves
  -
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Hyaena sp. Brisson 1762 hyaena
 Carnivora - Felidae
Machairodus sp. Kaup 1833 cat
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
Canis aff. lupus Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus sp. Linnaeus 1758 bear
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelus sp. Linnaeus 1758 camel
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervus sp. Linnaeus 1758 deer
Cervus aff. elaphus Linnaeus 1758 red deer
Libralces sp. Azzaroli 1952 deer
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion sp., "Equus stenonis" = Allohippus stenonis
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse
"Equus stenonis" = Allohippus stenonis Cocchi 1867 horse
cf. major
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Elasmotherium sp. Fischer 1808 rhinoceros
Rhinoceros sp. Linnaeus 1758 one-horned rhinoceros
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Trogontherium sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1809 beaver
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas meridionalis" = Mammuthus meridionalis, Elephas planifrons
"Elephas meridionalis" = Mammuthus meridionalis Nesti 1825 mammoth
Elephas planifrons Falconer and Cautley 1846 elephant
 Proboscidea - Mammutidae
"Mastodon arvenensis" = Mammut
"Mastodon arvenensis" = Mammut mastodon