THE KUYALNYKIAN REGIONAL STAGE OF THE EUXINIAN AREA OF THE EASTERN PARATETHYS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DETERMINING THE NEOGENE-QUATERNARY BOUNDARY (PIACENZIAN-GELASIAN) IN THE SOUTHERN UKRAINIAN DEPOSITS
Journal: Collection of Scientific Works of the Institute of Geological Sciences of the NAS of Ukraine
Year: 2023

The Kuyalnykian regional stage is a stage of evolution of the Euxine Basin of the Eastern Paratethys with its own conditions for the existence of biota. During that time, the estuarine-marine conditions in southern Ukraine prevailed, leading to the development of various geological formations. However, to date, the Kuyalnykian does not have the official status of a regional stratigraphic unit, either in the Neogene stratigraphic scheme of the Eastern Paratethys or in the Neogene stratigraphic sc