Prolagus, POMEL, 1853

Tesakov, Alexey S., Titov, Vadim V., Simakova, Alexandra N., Frolov, Pavel D., Syromyatnikova, Elena V., Kurshakov, Sergey V., Volkova, Natalia V., Trikhunkov, Yaroslav I., Sotnikova, Marina V., Kruskop, Sergey V., Zelenkov, Nikita V., Tesakova, Ekaterina M. & Palatov, Dmitry M., 2017, Late Miocene (Early Turolian) Vertebrate Faunas And Associated Biotic Record Of The Northern Caucasus: Geology, Taxonomy, Palaeoenvironment, Biochronology, Fossil Imprint 73 (3 - 4), pp. 383-444 : 404-405

Prolagus ex gr. crusafonti LÓPEZ MARTÍNEZ, 1975

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M a t e r i a l. 1 P 2 (1.7 × 1.0 mm).

D e s c r i p t i o n.Aslightly damaged premolar showing a characteristically short hyperloph only slightly extending labially as is known for geologically older, Middle – Late Miocene species from Western Europe ( López Martínez and Thaler 1975). Most later Miocene and Plio-Pleistocene species show a well developed hyperloph strongly extended labially.

C o m m e n t s. This rare record from Gaverdovsky seems to be the easternmost European record. Other broadly synchronous records from Eastern Europe include P. cf. crusafonti or Prolagus sp. listed from a number of early Turolian faunas in southern Ukraine, e.g.:

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Novoelizavetovka 3 ( Nesin 2013), Popovo 3 ( Rekovets and Pashkov 2009), Palievo ( Sinitsa 2012). In most of these faunas Prolagus is a rare admixture to strongly dominant Ochotona species.

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Text-fig. 1. Geographic location of the studied sections. 1. Gaverdovsky, 2. Volchaya Balka, 3. Tuapse highway bridge, 4. Maikop city park.