Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Dokl Biol Sci. 2021 Sep;500(1):123-126. doi: 10.1134/S0012496621050045. Epub 2021 Nov 3.
A mandible fragment and four isolated teeth of the fossil foxes, Vulpes alopecoides (Del Campana, 1913), Vulpes cf. vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) and Vulpes sp., are described from the Early Pleistocene locality of Taurida cave (Crimea, Late Villafranchian, 1.8-1.5 Ma). Based on the size and morphological features, a mandible fragment and two M1 are attributed to V. alopecoides. The structure of m1 of Vulpes cf. vulpes is similar to that of V. vulpes and V. alopecoides, but the size greatly exceeds the size limits for the latter species. Although m1 of Vulpes sp. fits the size of the lower carnassials of V. alopecoides, its morphology is definitely unique among the Early Pleistocene representatives of the genus Vulpes.
描述了来自克里米亚塔乌里达洞穴（早更新世，180-150 万年前）的化石狐类（Del Campana，1913）、狐属 cf. 狐（Linnaeus，1758）和狐属 sp. 的一块下颌骨碎片和四颗孤立牙齿。根据大小和形态特征，一块下颌骨碎片和两颗 M1 被归为 V. alopecoides。狐属 cf. 狐的 m1 结构与 V. vulpes 和 V. alopecoides 相似，但大小大大超过后两种的大小限制。尽管 Vulpes sp. 的 m1 适合 V. alopecoides 的下裂齿大小，但它的形态在早更新世狐属的代表中是独一无二的。
