GEORGIAN UPPER MIOCENE

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RHOI-supported the Georgian Upper Miocene research project as a contextual project.

The faunal list below is derived from Vekua and Lordkipanidze (2008).

By Locality:

Arkneti
   Simocion sp.
   Suidae gen ?
   Dicrocerus salomeae
   Sivatheriinae gen ?
   Gazella incerta
   Mirabiloceros brevicornis
   Phronetragus arcnethensis

Bazaleti
   Testudo sp.
   Promephitis brevirostris
   Ychtitherium ibericum
   Crocuta miriani
   Machairodontinae gen ?
   Gomphotheriidae gen ?
   Deinotherium sp.
   Hipparion garedzicum
   Microstonyx sp.
   Palaeotragus sp.
   Karsimatherium bazalethicum
   Gazella ex gr. incerta
   G. ex gr. sinensis
   Oioceros sp.
   Mirabilocerus maius
   Phronetragus secundus

Udabno
   Testudo sp.
   Udabnopithecus garedziensis
   Hystrix sp.
   Hyaena sp.
   Deinotherium sp.
   Hipparion garedzicum
   Aceratherium sp.
   Cervus sp.
   Achtiaria sp.
   Tragocerus sp.
   Gazella sp.

Dzedzvtakhevi
   Gomphotherium sp.
   Crocuta (Percrocuta) eximia
   Felis attica
   Dicerorhinus sp.,
   Hipparion ex gr. elegans
   Microstonyx aff. erimantius,
   Gazella cf. deperdita
   Tragocerus sp.
   Tragelaphinae gen.
   Karsimatherium aff. bazalethicum
   Cervidae gen.

Iaghludja
   Testudo sp.
   Rustaviornis georgicus
   Promephitis ex. gr. maeotica
   Ychtitherium sp.
   Crocuta eximia
   Choerolophodon pentelici
   Hipparion cf. eldaricum
   Dicerorhinus sp.
   Aceratherium sp.
   Microstonix sp.
   Procapreolus sp.
   Oioceros aff. atropatenes
   Gazella sp.
   Paraoioceros improvisus
   Tragocerus sp.
   Palaeotragus sp.

Eldari
   Testudo sp.
   Struthio sp.
   Phoca procaspica
   Ychtitherium hipparionum
   Crocuta eldarica
   Deinotherium giganteum
   Choerolophodon pentelici
   Hipparion eldaricum
   Hipparion sp.
   Eldarotherium burtchaki
   Aceratherium transcaucasicum
   Rhinoceros pachygnathus
   Achtiaria borissiaki
   Palaeotragus sp.
   Gazella leilae
   Eotragus martinianus
   Microstonyx major
   Cervavitus sp.