New Records of Proteid Salamanders (Amphibia, Caudata) from the Pliocene of Ukraine and Lower Pleistocene of Moldavia

Two isolated proteid vertebrae are described: the first is from the Pliocene 
 Kotlovina locality, Ukraine, and is referred to Mioproteus sp., whereas the second is from the lower Pleistocene 
 Chishmikioi locality in Moldavia (former USSR) and is referred to “Mi...

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Date:2001
ISSN:0084-5604
Main Author: Averianov, A.O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Інститут зоології ім. І.І. Шмальгаузена НАН України 2001
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Online Access:https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/9511
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Cite this:New Records of Proteid Salamanders (Amphibia, Caudata) from the Pliocene of Ukraine and Lower Pleistocene of Moldavia / A.O. Averianov // Вестн. зоологии. — 2001. — Т. 35, № 1. — С. 43-46. — Бібліогр.: 13 назв. — англ.

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Summary:Two isolated proteid vertebrae are described: the first is from the Pliocene 
 Kotlovina locality, Ukraine, and is referred to Mioproteus sp., whereas the second is from the lower Pleistocene 
 Chishmikioi locality in Moldavia (former USSR) and is referred to “Mioproteus” wezei. This problematic 
 species is distinct from the Miocene M. caucasicus and may pertain to a distinct genus that includes aquatic 
 ancestors for the modern troglobitic Proteus. Описаны два позвонка, отнесенные к Mioproteus sp. и «Mioproteus» wezei и происходящие из соответственно плиоценового местонахождения Котловина в Украине и раннеплейстоценового местонахождения Чишмикиой в Молдавии. Последний вид отличен от миоценового M. caucasicus и, возможно, его следует выделить в особый род, объединяющий речных предков современных пещерных Proteus.
ISSN:0084-5604