Adyrgan (Pliocene of Kazakhstan)

Also known as Southern Adyrgan

Where: Kazakhstan (44.0° N, 79.0° E: paleocoordinates 44.2° N, 78.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• Middle Villafranchina, Late Pliocene, MN17. The middle part of the Ilian suite. 'the bone-bearing horizon of Adyrgan occurs in a reversely magnetised zone (R2), which was interpreted as the lower part of the Matuyama chron.'

Environment/lithology:

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: M.V. Sotnikova, A.E. Dodonov, and A.V. Pen'kov. 1997. Upper Cenozoic bio-magnetic stratigraphy of Central Asian mammalian localities. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 133:243-258 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34441: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 01.09.2003

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Rodentia - Muridae
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Cricetulus sp. Milne-Edwards 1867 mouse
Mimomys ex gr. newtoni vole
Mimomys ex. gr. newtoni intermedius
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Equus stenonis" = Allohippus stenonis
"Equus stenonis" = Allohippus stenonis Cocchi 1867 horse
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Paracamelus sp. Schlosser 1903 camel
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Gazella sinensis Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 gazelle