PBDB Collection

Tarakliya (Miocene of Moldova)

Where: Moldova (46.6° N, 28.9° E: paleocoordinates 46.9° N, 28.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

• Meotian

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: E. I. Belyaeva. 1948. Catalogue of Tertiary Fossil Sites of the Land Mammals in the U.S.S.R. [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 75802: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 30.10.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
Testudines - Testudinidae	"Testudo bessarabica" = Protestudo bessarabica, Testudo tarakliensis "Testudo bessarabica" = Protestudo bessarabica Riabinin 1918 turtle Testudo tarakliensis Riabinin 1918 turtle
Mammalia
Proboscidea - Mammutidae	"Mastodon sp." = Mammut, "Mastodon turicensis" = Zygolophodon turicensis "Mastodon sp." = Mammut Blumenbach 1799 mastodon "Mastodon turicensis" = Zygolophodon turicensis Schintz 1824 mastodon
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	"Mastodon longirostris" = Tetralophodon longirostris "Mastodon longirostris" = Tetralophodon longirostris Kaup 1832 gomphothere
Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae	"Dinotherium giganteum" = Deinotherium giganteum "Dinotherium giganteum" = Deinotherium giganteum Kaup 1829 deinothere
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Rhinoceros (Diceros) pachyganthus, Dicerorhinus orientalis, "Rhinoceros (Ceratorhinus) schleiermacheri" = Dihoplus schleiermacheri, Aceratherium incisivum Rhinoceros (Diceros) pachyganthus one-horned rhinoceros Dicerorhinus orientalis rhinoceros "Rhinoceros (Ceratorhinus) schleiermacheri" = Dihoplus schleiermacheri Kaup 1834 rhinoceros Aceratherium incisivum Cuvier 1824 rhinoceros
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Hipparion sp., Hipparion mediterraneum Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse Hipparion mediterraneum Roth and Wagner 1855 hipparionine horse originally entered as "Hipparion meditterraneum"
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	"Cervavitus taracliensis" = Cervavitus, "Damacerus bessarabica" = Cervavitus, "Cervocerus novorossiae" = Cervavitus "Cervavitus taracliensis" = Cervavitus deer "Damacerus bessarabica" = Cervavitus deer "Cervocerus novorossiae" = Cervavitus deer
Artiodactyla - Giraffidae	"Palaeotragus roueni" = Palaeotragus rouenii, Samotherium boissieri, Helladotherium sp., Helladotherium duvernoyi, "Camelopardalis sp." = Giraffa "Palaeotragus roueni" = Palaeotragus rouenii Gaudry 1861 giraffe Samotherium boissieri Forsyth Major 1888 giraffe Helladotherium sp. Gaudry 1860 giraffe Helladotherium duvernoyi Gaudry and Lartet 1856 giraffe "Camelopardalis sp." = Giraffa Brisson 1762 giraffe
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Protragelaphus skouzesi, "Tragocerus rugosifrons" = Tragoportax rugosifrons, Tragocerus amaltheus, Tragocerus validus, Tragocerus sp., Procobus melania, Procobus brauneri, Palaeoryx situtzeli, Palaeoryx majori, Tragoreas oryxoides, Criotherium argaloides, Gazella brevicornis, Gazella deperdita, Gazella capricornis, Gazella sp. Protragelaphus skouzesi antelope "Tragocerus rugosifrons" = Tragoportax rugosifrons Schlosser 1904 antelope Tragocerus amaltheus antelope var. parvidens Tragocerus validus antelope Tragocerus sp. Gaudry 1861 antelope Procobus melania antelope Procobus brauneri antelope Palaeoryx situtzeli antelope Palaeoryx majori Schlosser 1904 antelope Tragoreas oryxoides Schlosser 1904 antelope Criotherium argaloides antelope Gazella brevicornis gazelle Gazella deperdita gazelle Gazella capricornis gazelle Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
Artiodactyla - Suidae	"Sus major" = Microstonyx major "Sus major" = Microstonyx major Gervais 1848 pig
Carnivora - Felidae	"Machairodus schlosseri" = Paramachaerodus schlosseri, Machairodus parvulus, Machairodus sp., Machairodus aphanistus, Felis sp., "Felis attica" = Pristifelis attica "Machairodus schlosseri" = Paramachaerodus schlosseri Weithofer 1888 cat Machairodus parvulus cat Machairodus sp. Kaup 1833 cat Machairodus aphanistus Kaup 1833 cat var. tarakliensis Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat "Felis attica" = Pristifelis attica Wagner 1857 cat
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Hyaena eximia, Lycyaena choeretis, Lycyaena parva, Ictitherium hipparionum, Ictitherium robustum, Ictitherium sp. Hyaena eximia hyaena Lycyaena choeretis hyaena Lycyaena parva hyaena Ictitherium hipparionum hyaena Ictitherium robustum hyaena Ictitherium sp. Wagner 1848 hyaena
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Mustela leporinum, Mustela sp. Mustela leporinum weasel Mustela sp. Linnaeus 1758 weasel
Rodentia - Hystricidae	Hystrix bessarabica Hystrix bessarabica porcupine
Rodentia - Castoridae	Castor fiber Castor fiber Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian beaver
Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae	Proochotona eximia Proochotona eximia pika
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Lepus laskarevi Lepus laskarevi hare