WOLF OF THE KOLYMA-INDIGIRSKAYA LOWLAND OF YAKUTIA – CANIS LUPUS L. 1758
The skulls were used to describe fossil gray wolves (Canis lupus (L 1758)) from the northeast of Yakutia. Tables of measurements and comparisons with skulls of modern tundra (Canis lupus albus (K 1792)) wolves from the Arctic part of Yakutia are presented. The studied bone remains of a wolf were fou...
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2020
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.34660/inf.2020.83.63.002 http://naukarus.ru/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2020/Scientific research of the SCO countries - English Reports - August 5 - Part 2.pdf#page=123 |
| Summary: | The skulls were used to describe fossil gray wolves (Canis lupus (L 1758)) from the northeast of Yakutia. Tables of measurements and comparisons with skulls of modern tundra (Canis lupus albus (K 1792)) wolves from the Arctic part of Yakutia are presented. The studied bone remains of a wolf were found in two regions of Yakutia - in the Abyisky and Kolymsky regions. The age of the finds is presumably Middle – Late Neopleistocene. Based on the proportions of the skull and the state of the dental system, it is assumed that the wolf from the northeastern part of Yakutia specialized in certain large herbivores. It is also assumed that it was slightly smaller than the arctic tundra wolf inhabiting the same ranges at this time. |
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