Lavrov A V, Sotnikova M V, Gimranov D O, Madurell-Malapeira J, Lopatin A V
Borissiak Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
Dokl Biol Sci. 2024 Dec;519(1):289-294. doi: 10.1134/S0012496624701308. Epub 2024 Oct 11.
The cranial and mandibular fragments of the medium-sized canid from the Early Pleistocene locality of Taurida cave (about 1.8-1.5 Ma) in Crimea are described and included in the hypodigm of the species Canis etruscus Forsyth Major, 1877, a common member of the Late Villafranchian fauna of the Circum-Mediterranean region. This species is reported for the first time from the Northern Black Sea region. The discovered evidence reinforce previous published idea regarding the periodically use of the Taurida cave by canids and other large predators as a den and shelter.
描述了来自克里米亚陶里达洞穴早更新世地点（约180万 - 150万年前）的中型犬科动物的颅骨和下颌骨碎片，并将其归入1877年福赛思·梅杰命名的伊特鲁里亚犬（Canis etruscus）物种的模式标本中，该物种是环地中海地区维拉弗朗阶晚期动物群的常见成员。这是该物种首次在黑海北部地区被报道。发现的证据强化了之前发表的关于犬科动物和其他大型食肉动物定期将陶里达洞穴用作巢穴和庇护所的观点。
