Cheetah Acinonyx pardinensis (Felidae, Carnivora) from the Early Pleistocene of Crimea (Taurida Cave)

A mandible fragment of Acinonyx pardinensis (Croizet et Jobert, 1828) is described from the Early Pleistocene locality in the Taurida cave (Crimea, Late Villafranchian, about 1.8–1.5 Ma). This is the first discovery of the genus Acinonyx in the Pleistocene of Crimea. Along with other felids, such as...

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Published in:	Doklady. Biological sciences Vol. 518; no. 1; pp. 234 - 238
Main Authors:	Gimranov, D. O., Madurell-Malapeira, J., Jiangzuo, Q., Lavrov, A. V., Lopatin, A. V.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01-10-2024 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Acinonyx Biomedical and Life Sciences Evolutionary Biology Life Sciences Lynx lynx Megantereon Plant Sciences Pleistocene Late Villafranchian Crimea felids Taurida cave Acinonyx pardinensis
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Summary:	A mandible fragment of Acinonyx pardinensis (Croizet et Jobert, 1828) is described from the Early Pleistocene locality in the Taurida cave (Crimea, Late Villafranchian, about 1.8–1.5 Ma). This is the first discovery of the genus Acinonyx in the Pleistocene of Crimea. Along with other felids, such as Homotherium , Megantereon , Panthera , Lynx , and Puma , cheetahs were typical representatives of the Late Villafranchian faunas of Eurasia. In the Taurida locality, Acinonyx pardinensis is co-occurred with Homotherium crenatidens, Megantereon adroveri, and Lynx issiodorensis .
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ISSN:	0012-4966 1608-3105 1608-3105
DOI:	10.1134/S0012496624701175