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| Tavridia gromovi Vislobokova, 2023 |
Abstract
A new form of small antelope is described from the Lower Pleistocene of the Taurida Cave in the Crimea. A new genus and species Tavridia gromovi is identified from a fragment of the skull roof with a horn core and the lower jaw. This small antelope differed from all known forms in the morphological features of the horn cores and the dental system. Based on the combination of characters, it is assigned to the tribe Antilopini (Eurasia and Africa, Middle Miocene to Recent). The discovery of T. gromovi in the Crimea testifies to the significant diversity of this group of antelopes in the middle of the Early Pleistocene.
Keywords: Tavridia gromovi gen. et sp. nov., Antilopini, Early Pleistocene, the Crimea, Taurida Cave
SYSTEMATIC PALEONTOLOGY
Family Bovidae Gray, 1821
Subfamily Antilopinae Gray, 1821
Tribe Antilopini Gray, 1821
Genus Tavridia Vislobokova, gen. nov.
Etymology. From the Taurida Cave locality.
Tavridia gromovi Vislobokova, sp. nov.
Etymology. Named in honor of V.I. Gromov, the outstanding Russian researcher of the Quaternary.
I. A. Vislobokova. 2023. A New Antelope Tavridia gromovi gen. et sp. nov. (Artiodactyla, Bovidae) from the Lower Pleistocene of the Taurida Cave in the Crimea. Paleontological Journal. 57; 463–472. DOI: doi.org/10.1134/S0031030123040147
НАЙДЕННУЮ В КРЫМУ ДРЕВНЮЮ АНТИЛОПУ НАЗВАЛИ В ЧЕСТЬ ТАВРИДЫ
