On the First Finding of Soergelia minor (Artiodactyla, Bovidae) in the Lower Pleistocene of Taurida Cave in the Crimea and the History of the Genus Soergelia
Journal: Paleontological Journal
Year: 2022

The study of the fossil remains of Caprinae (horn core, upper and lower jaws), found in 2020 in the Lower Pleistocene deposits of the Taurida Cave in the Crimea, revealed their belonging to Soergelia minor Moya-Sola, 1987. These fossils are the first evidence of the genus Soergelia Schaub, 1951 in Eastern Europe. S. minor occurred in the Early Pleistocene in the south of Western Europe and was found in the Crimea for the first time. The findings of Soergelia in Taurida are important for clarifyi