Preliminary data on reindeer fossils from the Paleolithic Site Raşcov-8 Eastern Moldova with remarks on systematics and evolution of upper pleistocene reindeer

The paper presents a morphological description of the reindeer fossils from the Upper Paleolithic site of Raşcov-8. The studied reindeer has relatively enlarged cheek teeth and small body size and is referred to the fossil subspecies Rangifer tarandus constantini FLEROV 1934. The studied material fr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Croitor, R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
ren
Online Access:https://ibn.idsi.md/vizualizare_articol/113961
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Summary:The paper presents a morphological description of the reindeer fossils from the Upper Paleolithic site of Raşcov-8. The studied reindeer has relatively enlarged cheek teeth and small body size and is referred to the fossil subspecies Rangifer tarandus constantini FLEROV 1934. The studied material from Raşcov-8 represents the earliest occurrence of this subspecies in Moldova. R. tarandus constantini substituted R. tarandus cf. guettardi on the territory of modern Moldova ca. 19,000 ndash; 20,000 years ago. Evolution, paleobiology, and systematics of the fossil reindeer are discussed. Articolul prezintă descrierea morfologică a renului din aşezarea paleolitică Raşcov-8. Renul studiat se caracterizează prin dinţii relativ mari, dimensiuni ale corpului mici, şi aparţine subspeciei fosile Rangifer tarandus constantini FLEROV 1934. Materialul cercetat din Raşcov-8 reprezintă prima apariţie a subspeciei studiate pe teritoriul Moldovei. Cu circa 19,000 ndash; 20,000 ani în urmă R. tarandus constantini substituie R. tarandus cf. guettardi pe teritoriul actual al Moldovei. În articol se mai discută evoluţia, paleobiologia şi sistematica renilor fosili.