Small fossil wolverine Gulo from Middle Pleistocene of Poland

• Autorzy: Krajcarz M.T.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Fossil wolverine remains were excavated in Deszczowa Cave (southern Poland). The oldest specimens were found in layers I and III, related to Saalian Glaciation (OIS 6). These are: a skull fragment with upper carnassial; another skull fragment with upper incisor; and a loose upper canine. The measurements of the upper carnassial (buccal length = 19.5 mm, width = 11.8 mm) indicate a small sized Gulo. It may be concluded that a small form of wolverine, typical for warm periods according to Bergmann's rule and known from late Middle Pleistocene sites of Europe and North America, was also present in Poland before the Last Glaciation. It cannot be excluded that specimens from Deszczowa Cave represent the G. schlosseri species or an intermediate form between G. schlosseri and G. gulo.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: 55
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.79-87,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Krajcarz M.T.

• Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Research Centre in Warsaw, Twarda 51/55, 00-818 Warsaw, Poland
• Institute of Geology, Warsaw University, Zwirki i Wigury 93, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland

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DOI

10.3409/azc.55_1.79