Occurrence of the Giant Deer of the Genus  Arvernoceros  in Taurida Cave, Crimea

I. A. Vislobokova; V. V. Titov; A. V. Lavrov; D. B. Startsev; K. K. Tarasenko; A. V. Lopatin

doi:10.1134/S0012496619040057

Occurrence of the Giant Deer of the Genus Arvernoceros in Taurida Cave, Crimea

Authors: Vislobokova I.A.¹, Titov V.V.², Lavrov A.V.¹, Startsev D.B.³, Tarasenko K.K.¹, Lopatin A.V.¹^,4
Affiliations:
1. Borissiak Paleontological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2. Southern Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
3. Vernadsky Federal University of Crimea
4. Moscow State University
Issue: Vol 487, No 1 (2019)
Pages: 115-118
Section: General Biology
URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/0012-4966/article/view/154510
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0012496619040057
ID: 154510

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The giant deer Arvernocerosverestchagini David, 1992, authochtonous species of the Early Pleistocene biota of North Black Sea coastal area, is discovered in Crimea. The giant deer was a member of fossil fauna of vertebrates from the Pleistocene deposits of Taurida karst cave. According to biochronological data, this fauna is dated to 1.8–1.5 Ma.