Cioburciu: Late/Upper Miocene, Moldova
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Tragoceros frolovi
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Belyaeva 1948 | |||||||||
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Tragoceros sp.
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Belyaeva 1948 | |||||||||
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Urodela
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Mioproteus caucasicus
Estes and Darevsky 1978
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Codrea et al. 2022 | |||||||||
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Ranidae
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Rana sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Codrea et al. 2022 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Anguidae
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Ophisaurus cf. spinari
Klembara 1979
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Codrea et al. 2022 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Crotalidae
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Vipera sp.
Laurenti 1768
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Codrea et al. 2022 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Colubridae
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Elaphe sp.
Wagler 1833
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Codrea et al. 2022 | |||||||||
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Natrix sp.
Laurenti 1768
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Codrea et al. 2022 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Lacertidae
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Lacerta sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Codrea et al. 2022 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Testudinidae
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Testudo bessarabica
Riabinin 1918
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Belyaeva 1948 | |||||||||
| recombined as Protestudo bessarabica | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Tubulidentata
- Orycteropodidae
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Orycteropus gaudryi
Forsyth Major 1888
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Belyaeva 1948 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Mammutidae
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Mastodon pentelici
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Belyaeva 1948 | |||||||||
| synonym of Mammut | ||||||||||
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Mastodon sp.
Cuvier 1817
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Belyaeva 1948 | |||||||||
| synonym of Mammut | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Deinotheriidae
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Dinotherium giganteum
(Kaup 1829)
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Belyaeva 1948 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Deinotherium giganteum | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Ailuridae
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Simocyon primigenius
Wagner 1858
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Belyaeva 1948 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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Mustela palaeattica
Weithofer 1888
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Belyaeva 1948 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Hyaenidae
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Hyaena exima
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Belyaeva 1948 | |||||||||
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Ictitherium robustum
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Belyaeva 1948 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Machairodus sclosseri
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Belyaeva 1948 | |||||||||
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Machairodus cultridens
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Belyaeva 1948 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Giraffidae
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Palaeotragus sp.
Gaudry 1861
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Belyaeva 1948 | |||||||||
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Palaeotragus roueni
Gaudry 1861
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Belyaeva 1948 | |||||||||
| corrected as Palaeotragus rouenii | ||||||||||
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Helladotherium duvernoyi
Gaudry and Lartet 1856
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| a proximal end of a metacarpal... | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Gazella deperdita
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Palaeoryx stulzeli
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Belyaeva 1948 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Cervus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| calcanea | ||||||||||
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Alces maeoticus
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Belyaeva 1948 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Hipparion gracile
Guerin and Mein 1971
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| synonym of Hipparion depereti | ||||||||||
| skulls and limb bones | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
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Aceratherium incissivum
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| skulls and limb bones | ||||||||||
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Rhinoceros schleiermacheri
Kaup 1834
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Dihoplus schleiermacheri | ||||||||||
| tooth Upper P3 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Moldova | State/province: | Tighina Departement |
| Coordinates: | 46.6° North, 29.7° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 46.9° North, 29.1° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Altitude: | 3 meters | ||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Miocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 11.63000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: The original age is Meotian (or Meotic) |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray,green sandy claystone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: sandy clays, green to gray | |
| Environment: | fluvial-lacustrine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Disassociated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated minor elements: | some |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 36143 | ||
| Authorizer: | E. Fara, J. Head, M. Uhen | Enterer: | E. Fara, G. Varnham, M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | E. Fara | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-01-14 10:20:49 | Last modified: | 2004-01-14 12:20:50 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-01-14 10:20:49 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 9700. | 5% 48740 | G. N. Macarovici. 1936. Restes de mammiferes fossiles de la Bessarabie meridionale. Ann. Sci. Univ. Jassy 22:349-367 [E. Fara/E. Fara/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
| 24838 | E. I. Belyaeva. 1948. Catalogue of Tertiary Fossil Sites of the Land Mammals in the U.S.S.R. [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 85134 | V. A. Codrea, M. Bordeianu, and M. Venczel. 2022. Amphibians and squamate reptiles from the late Miocene of Fălciu (Eastern Romania). Palaeontologica Electronica 25(2):a19 [J. Head/G. Varnham] |