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The Republic of Moldova [La république de Moldavie].

Anonyme · 1998 · In Euromam, en ligne /On line accès /accessed Jan 19-2007, à/at http://euromam.leidenuniv.nl/nieuwsbrief/1998/98abocol.htm

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THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVADepartment of Paleozoology Institute of Zoology of Academy of Sciences of Moldova Academiei str. 1, 2028, Kishinau, Moldova(A. David, K. Shushpanov, R. Croitor, T. Obada, V. Pascari) During the last year the osteological material (about 25 000 samples) collected from 15 fossiliferous sites of the Republic of Moldova has been studied. The fossils cover the early stage of Late Pleistocene (160 000 - 40 000 years B.C.). About 60 identified mammal species form two consequent mammalian assemblages: the Chozarian (Arvicola cf. chozaricus, Mammutus chozaricus, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, Equus sp, Bison cf. priscus, Bos trochoceros, etc.), and the Speleoid (Lepus cf. tanaiticus, Ochotona pusilla, Marmota bobac, Spalax leucodon, Cricetus cricetus, Lagurus lagurus, Eolagurus luteus, Microtus gregalis, M. oeconomus, Cletrionomys glareolus, Canis lupus, Vulpes vulpes, Alopex lagopus, Ursus arctos, Spelaearctos spelaeus, Crocuta spelaea, Panthera spelaea, Mammutus cf. primigenius, Equus cf. latipes, E. hydruntinus, Coelodonta antiquitatis, Cervus elaphus, Rangifer tarandus, Megaceros euryceros, Bison priscus etc.).