BETWEEN TWO SEAS - THE LATE PLIOCENE OF THE TAMAN

Authors:
  • Ivanova A.V.1
  • Frolov P.D.2
  • Kurshakov S.V.3
p. 5-14
1 Mari State University, 2 Geological Institute,Russian Academy of Sciences, 3 Institute of Arid Zones, Southern Scientific Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences
Keywords:
  • ТАМАНСКИЙ ПОЛУОСТРОВ
  • ПЛИОЦЕН
  • МОЛЛЮСКИ
  • РЫБЫ
  • МЕЛКИЕ МЛЕКОПИТАЮЩИЕ
Abstract:
The article gives a brief overview of the faunistically characterized Late Pliocene continental deposits of Taman and ajacent areas of western cis-Caucasia, as well as data on the fauna of a new Plevaka locality of this age. Associations of molluscs, fish, amphibians and reptiles, small mammals and data on palynology are overviewed.