An illustrated summary of the lower Miocene carnivores (Mammalia, Carnivora) of Tuchořice, Czech Republic

Abstract

Fossils were discovered at the historical sites of Tuchořice, Middle Bohemia, Czech Republic in the mid-nineteenth Century and first studied by Eduard Suess. After rediscovery in 1972, the localities were systematically collected. At least 17 species and 14 genera of 8 families of Carnivora are recorded in the Early Miocene of Tuchořice and are illustrated here.

Keywords::

• Early Miocene
• Carnivora
• natural trap
• travertine cascade
• thermal spring

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