Morskaya-2 locality: Turolian, Russian Federation

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Helicella sp.
Titov et al. 2006
Abramis sp.
Titov et al. 2006
Otidae indet.
Titov et al. 2006
Desmanidae indet.
Titov et al. 2006
Pseudocricetus cf. kormosi
Titov et al. 2006
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Lymnaeidae
Lymnaea cf. palustris (Müller 1774)
Titov et al. 2006
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Planorbidae
Anisus solenoides
Titov et al. 2006
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Valloniidae
Vallonia cf. lepida (Reuss 1849)
Titov et al. 2006
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Limacidae
Limax sp. Linnaeus 1758
Titov et al. 2006
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pristilomatidae
Vitrea cf. procrystallina (Andreae 1902)
Titov et al. 2006
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Punctidae
Punctum cf. pygmaeum
Titov et al. 2006
Gastropoda - Viviparidae
Viviparus cf. achatinoides
Titov et al. 2006
Viviparus cf. karaganicus
Titov et al. 2006
Gastropoda - Lithoglyphidae
Lithoglyphus acutus
Titov et al. 2006
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sphaeriidae
Pisidium sp. Pfeiffer 1821
Titov et al. 2006
Sphaerium sp. Scopoli 1777
Titov et al. 2006
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Mammutidae
Mammut borsoni (Hays 1834)
Titov et al. 2006
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Vespertilio cf. villanyiensis
Titov et al. 2006
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832
Titov et al. 2006
Mammalia - Cervidae
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821
Titov et al. 2006
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Felis attica Wagner 1857
Titov et al. 2006
recombined as Pristifelis attica
Metailurus parvulus Hensel 1862
Titov et al. 2006
Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Hyaenotherium wongii (Zdansky 1924)
Titov et al. 2006
original and current combination Thalassictis wongii
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
cf. Martes sp. Frisch 1775
Titov et al. 2006
? Enhydriodon sp. Falconer 1868
Titov et al. 2006
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mephitidae
Promephitis maeotica Alexejew 1916
Titov et al. 2006
Mammalia - Soricidae
Blarinella cf. dubia
Titov et al. 2006
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Hypolagus igromovi
Titov et al. 2006
Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Tamias sp. Illinger 1811
Titov et al. 2006
Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Trogontherium sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1809
Titov et al. 2006
Castor sp. Linnaeus 1758
Titov et al. 2006
Mammalia - Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix primigenia (Wagner 1848)
Titov et al. 2006
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Kowalskia sp. Fahlbusch 1969
Titov et al. 2006
synonym of Neocricetodon
Cricetini indet. Simpson 1945
Titov et al. 2006
Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae
Muridae indet. Illiger 1811
Titov et al. 2006
Micromys sp. Dehne 1841
Titov et al. 2006
Apodemus sp. Kaup 1829
Titov et al. 2006
Occitanomys sp. Michaux 1969
Titov et al. 2006
Pseudomeriones sp. Schaub 1934
Titov et al. 2006
Mammalia - Rodentia - Spalacidae
Nannospalax compositodontus
Titov et al. 2006
Reptilia - Colubridae
Colubrinae indet. Oppel 1811
Titov et al. 2006
Reptilia - Viperidae
Viperidae indet. Oppel 1811
Titov et al. 2006
Reptilia - Lacertidae
Lacertidae indet. Bonaparte 1831
Titov et al. 2006
Reptilia - Anguidae
Anguidae indet. Gray 1825
Titov et al. 2006
Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae
Sakya sp. Carroll 1988
Titov et al. 2006
Emys sp. Dumeril 1806
Titov et al. 2006
Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudinidae indet. Batsch 1788
Titov et al. 2006
Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae
Melanochelys sp. Schweigger 1812
Titov et al. 2006
Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Gallinago azovica n. sp. Zelenkov and Panteleyev 2015
Reptilia - Phasianidae
Plioperdix hungarica (Janossy 1991)
Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anas kurochkini n. sp. Zelenkov and Panteleyev 2015
Reptilia - Passeriformes - Sylviidae
Sylvia aff. atricapilla (Linnaeus 1758)
Titov et al. 2006
Reptilia - Passeriformes - Emberizidae
Emberiza sp. Linnaeus 1758
Titov et al. 2006
Reptilia - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Crex sp. Bechstein 1803
Titov et al. 2006
Reptilia - Columbiformes - Columbidae
Columbidae indet. Illiger 1811
Titov et al. 2006
Reptilia - Strigiformes - Strigidae
Bubo sp. Dumeril 1806
Titov et al. 2006
Strix sp. Linnaeus 1758
Titov et al. 2006
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Ranidae
Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758
Titov et al. 2006
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Bufonidae
Bufo sp. Laurenti 1768
Titov et al. 2006
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Siluridae
Silurus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Titov et al. 2006
Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Leuciscus sp. Cuvier 1817
Titov et al. 2006
Scardinius sp. Sauvage 1873
Titov et al. 2006
Tinca sp. Cuvier 1817
Titov et al. 2006
Rutilus sp. Rafinesque 1820
Titov et al. 2006
Actinopteri - Gobiiformes - Gobiidae
Neogobius sp. Iljin 1927
Titov et al. 2006
Actinopteri - Esociformes - Esocidae
Esox sp. Linnaeus 1758
Titov et al. 2006
unclassified
Borysthenia naticina
Titov et al. 2006
see common names

Geography
Country:Russian Federation State/province:Rostovskaya Oblast'
Coordinates: 47.2° North, 38.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:47.5° North, 38.4° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Turolian Zone: MN 12
Age range of interval:8.70000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: Greenish clay member. Middle Turolian (late MN 12–early MN 13)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:green claystone
Lithology description: Greenish clay member
Environment:fluvial-deltaic indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Material collected since 1932. Material held in the Geological Institute (GIN), Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow and Rostov State University (RSU), Rostov-on-Don.
Metadata
Also known as:Azov Region
Database number:174455
Authorizer:W. Kiessling, E. Vlachos Enterer:M. Krause, E. Vlachos
Modifier:M. Krause Research group:vertebrate
Created:2015-11-13 08:34:18 Last modified:2015-11-13 08:38:13
Access level:authorizer only Released:2016-02-13 08:34:18
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
56920. N. V. Zelenkov and A. V. Panteleyev. 2015. Three bird taxa (Aves: Anatidae, Phasianidae, Scolopacidae) from the Late Miocene of the Sea of Azov (Southwestern Russia). Paläontologische Zeitschrift 89:515-527 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

67531 V. V. Titov, A. S. Tesakov, I. G. Danilov, G. A. Danukalova, E. N. Mashchenko, A. V. Panteleev, M. V. Sotnikova and E. K. Sychevskaya. 2006. The First Representative Vertebrate Fauna from the Late Miocene of Southern European Russia. Doklady Biological Sciences 411:508-509 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]