Fred Ruhe
Well-known member
N.V. Volkova, 2018
AN ARBOREAL AVIFAUNA FROM THE EARLY–MIDDLE MIOCENE BOUNDARY OF EASTERN SIBERIA
XVI Annual Meeting of the European Association of Vertebrate Palaeontology, Caparica, Portugal June 26th-July 1st, 2018.
Abstracts book (free pdf) pg. 197
https://eventos.fct.unl.pt/eavp2018/files/eavp_2018_abstract_book.pdf
Abstract:
Tagay is one of the most important localities with Neogene bird remains in Central Asia. It is located on Olkhon Island of Baikal Lake and is dated to the boundary of the early and middle Miocene. In contrast to Europe, bird remains from this time interval are extremely rare in Asia. In this locality, a representative sample of arboreal birds was found along with waterfowl and groundbirds. Some of the most impressive specimens of arboreal bird from Tagay locality have been recently described. They are the first Siberian parrot and Kischinskiniya scandens Volkova, Zelenkov, 2018, a tree-climbing passerine bird from the clade Certhioidea. In addition to them, remains of various other bird groups, which are very rare in the early Miocene of Asia, were found in this locality. Among them there are several other passerine birds, two species of owls (Strigiformes), and the first piciform bird found in the Miocene of Asia. Such taxonomic composition is similar to that of the late early Miocene and early middle Miocene (MN 3–MN 5) of Europe. Some waterbirds from Tagay also support affinities between the Siberian and Western European avifaunas during the discussed time interval. The fauna of ectothermic snakes from Tagay is also similar to the contemporary faunas from Europe. These facts indicate relatively close environmental conditions in the Baikal region and Western Europe at that time.
Enjoy,
Fred
AN ARBOREAL AVIFAUNA FROM THE EARLY–MIDDLE MIOCENE BOUNDARY OF EASTERN SIBERIA
XVI Annual Meeting of the European Association of Vertebrate Palaeontology, Caparica, Portugal June 26th-July 1st, 2018.
Abstracts book (free pdf) pg. 197
https://eventos.fct.unl.pt/eavp2018/files/eavp_2018_abstract_book.pdf
Abstract:
Tagay is one of the most important localities with Neogene bird remains in Central Asia. It is located on Olkhon Island of Baikal Lake and is dated to the boundary of the early and middle Miocene. In contrast to Europe, bird remains from this time interval are extremely rare in Asia. In this locality, a representative sample of arboreal birds was found along with waterfowl and groundbirds. Some of the most impressive specimens of arboreal bird from Tagay locality have been recently described. They are the first Siberian parrot and Kischinskiniya scandens Volkova, Zelenkov, 2018, a tree-climbing passerine bird from the clade Certhioidea. In addition to them, remains of various other bird groups, which are very rare in the early Miocene of Asia, were found in this locality. Among them there are several other passerine birds, two species of owls (Strigiformes), and the first piciform bird found in the Miocene of Asia. Such taxonomic composition is similar to that of the late early Miocene and early middle Miocene (MN 3–MN 5) of Europe. Some waterbirds from Tagay also support affinities between the Siberian and Western European avifaunas during the discussed time interval. The fauna of ectothermic snakes from Tagay is also similar to the contemporary faunas from Europe. These facts indicate relatively close environmental conditions in the Baikal region and Western Europe at that time.
Enjoy,
Fred
