Abstract:
The study contains a description of Middle Pleistocene faun a of Carnivora from the locality of Kozi Grzbiet in the Świętokrzyskie Mts. 13 species have been recorded: Ursus deningeri Reichenau, Canis mosbachensis Soergel, Canis strandi Kormos, Vulpes praeglacialis (Kormos), Mustela palerminea (Petenyi), Mustela praenivalis Kormos, Mustela strandi Kormos, Males atavus Kormos, Mustela cf. putorius Linnaeus, Martes vetus Kretzoi, Lutra sp., Felis sp., and Crocuta sp. Some of the mentioned species have been found in fossil Material from Poland for the first time. The association points to the presence of a temperate climate forest environment with open areas.