Open AccessHypolagus brachygnathus (Lagomorpha, Leporidae) from the Lower Pleistocene of the Taurida Cave in Crimea
Author(s) -
А. В. Лопатин
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
doklady akademii nauk. rossijskaâ akademiâ nauk
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0869-5652
DOI - 10.31857/s0869-56524865643-646
Subject(s) - pleistocene , cave , karst , geography , geology , paleontology , archaeology
The remains of Leporidae from the Lower Pleistocene deposits of the Taurida karstic cave discovered in 2018 in the central Crimea (Belogorsk district, Zuya village) are referred to Hypolagus brachygnathus (Kormos, 1930). This species is characteristic of the interval from the beginning of the Pleistocene (Late Villainian, MN17) to the Middle Pleistocene (latest Biharian, Q2) of Europe. It has not been previously observed in Crimea.