Giant Hyena Pachycrocuta brevirostris (Hyaenidae, Carnivora) from the Lower Pleistocene of Taurida Cave, Crimea

Giant Hyena Pachycrocuta brevirostris (Hyaenidae, Carnivora) from the Lower Pleistocene of Taurida Cave, Crimea

The dental remains of a giant hyena Pachycrocuta brevirostris (Gervais, 1850) from the Early Pleistocene locality of the Taurida cave (Crimea, Late Villafranchian, 1.8–1.5 Ma) are described. This species was a typical representative of the Villafranchian fauna of the Eastern Mediterranean. The Tauri...

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Veröffentlicht in:Doklady. Biological sciences 2021, Vol.496 (1), p.5-8
Hauptverfasser: Lavrov, A. V., Gimranov, D. O., Startsev, D. B., Lopatin, A. V.
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Sprache:eng
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Biomedical and Life Sciences
Evolutionary Biology
General Biology
Life Sciences
Plant Sciences
Pleistocene
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Zusammenfassung:The dental remains of a giant hyena Pachycrocuta brevirostris (Gervais, 1850) from the Early Pleistocene locality of the Taurida cave (Crimea, Late Villafranchian, 1.8–1.5 Ma) are described. This species was a typical representative of the Villafranchian fauna of the Eastern Mediterranean. The Taurida cave was occasionally used by hyenas and other carnivorans as a den and retreat.
ISSN:0012-4966
1608-3105
DOI:10.1134/S0012496621010087