The geographic ranges of Martes species (Carnivora, Mustelidae) in the Middle Urals in the Late Pleistocene and Holocene

• Published in: Biology bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vol. 41; no. 8; pp. 672 - 680
• Main Authors: Gasilin, V. V., Kosintsev, P. A., Razhev, D. I., Fadeeva, T. V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.12.2014
• Subjects: Biochemistry; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Carnivora; Cell Biology; Ecology; Life Sciences; Martes; Mustelidae; Zoology; mandible; Middle Urals; geographic range; species identification; Neopleistocene; Holocene

Martes mandibles from Late Pleistocene and Holocene sites in the Middle Urals were identified to the species level using discriminant analysis. As has been shown, sable lived there in the Late Pleistocene, with its geographic range covering all this area until the end of the 18th century; however, i...