Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 54A(1-2) 2011

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VOL 54A(1-2) 2011

DOI:

10.3409/azc.54a_1-2.47-53

Keywords:

Carnivora, Mustelidae, Pleistocene, occurrence, extinction

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The wolverine (Gulo gulo LINNAEUS, 1758) from the Late Pleistocene site at Kaniv: a short review of the history of the species in the Ukraine

• Adrian MARCISZAK
• Olexandr KOVALCHUK

Abstract:

A right fragment of the maxilla of Gulo gulo was found in the Late Pleistocene locality of Kaniv in central Ukraine. The specimen is assigned to the Late Pleistocene form because of its large size and morphological characters of teeth. Fossil remains of Gulo gulo are known from 10 localities in Ukraine, but most of them are not well dated. Palaeontological and historical records of wolverine from Ukraine are discussed.