Pliocene large mammals of Romania

2003; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

ISSN

1988-2580

Autores

Alexandru Petculescu, Emanoil Ştiucă, Constantin Radulescu, Petre-Mihai Samson,

Tópico(s)

Evolution and Paleontology Studies

Resumo

espanolSe presenta una revision de los grandes mamiferos del Plioceno de la cuenca Dacica y la depresion Brasov, Rumania, y se indican las asociaciones faunisticas de los sitios fosiliferos mas significativos. Las asociaciones de mamiferos del Plioceno inferior (Rusciniense, MN 14-15) y Plioceno superior (Villafranquiense medio/superior, MN17, MQ1) estan bien representadas, mientras las del Plioceno medio (Villafranquiense inferior, MN 16) son aun poco conocidas. EnglishA review of the Pliocene large mammals of the Dacic Basin and the Brasov Depression, Romania, is presented and the faunal associations of the most significant fossiliferous sites are indicated. Early Pliocene (Ruscinian, MN 14-15) and late Pliocene (middle/late Villafranchian, MN 17, MQ1) mammalian assemblages are well represented, whereas those of the middle Pliocene (early Villafranchian, MN 16) are still poorly known.

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