Ovis gracilis sp. nov. (Artiodactyla, Bovidae) from the Lower Pleistocene of the Taurida Cave in the Crimea and History of the Genus Ovis
Journal: Paleontological Journal
Year: 2023

A new species, Ovis gracilis sp. nov., is described based on the study of fossil remains of Bovidae from the Lower Pleistocene of the Taurida Cave, Crimea. This not very large sheep had horn cores with homonymous torsion and short sinuses and slender metapodia. The remains of Ovis from Taurida are among the oldest in Europe and present the earliest evidence of the occurrence of Ovis in the Early Pleistocene of the Crimea. The species O. gracilis was part of the fauna of the Taurida Cave, dated t