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Pshekha Horizon, Russia

Formation	Pshekha Horizon
Age:	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Interval	Rupelian
Number of Collections	3
Number of Occurrences	38

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Kuban River	Stavropol Krai, Russia	Pshekha Horizon
Skumey-Don	Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia	Pshekha Horizon
Pshekha River	Krasnodar Krai, Russia	Pshekha Horizon

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Kuma Horizon	33.9 - 5.33 Ma Cenozoic		10

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Palaeotroctes strictus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Alepocephaliformes : Alepocephalidae : Palaeotroctes : *Palaeotroctes strictus*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Anguilliformes order	4	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Anguilliformes	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Sardinella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Clupeiformes : Clupeidae : *Sardinella*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Lyrolepis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Elopiformes : *Lyrolepis*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Bregmaceros filamentosus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Gadiformes : Bregmacerotidae : Bregmaceros : *Bregmaceros filamentosus*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Analectis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Lampridiformes : *Analectis*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Eomyctophum limicola species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Myctophiformes : Myctophidae : Eomyctophum : *Eomyctophum limicola*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Caprovesposus parvus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Caproidae : Caprovesposus : *Caprovesposus parvus*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Epigonidae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Epigonidae	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Priacanthus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Priacanthidae : *Priacanthus*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Acanthuroidei suborder	4.3	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perciformes : Acanthuroidei	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Percoidei suborder	4.3	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perciformes : Percoidei	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Palimphyes chadumicus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Scombriformes : Euzaphlegidae : Palimphyes : *Palimphyes chadumicus*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Palimphyes pshekhaensis species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Scombriformes : Euzaphlegidae : Palimphyes : *Palimphyes pshekhaensis*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Abadzekhia tarletskovi species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Scombriformes : Abadzekhia : *Abadzekhia tarletskovi*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Palaeorhynchus parini species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Scombriformes : Palaeorhynchidae : Palaeorhynchus : *Palaeorhynchus parini*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Palaeorhynchus zitteli species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Scombriformes : Palaeorhynchidae : Palaeorhynchus : *Palaeorhynchus zitteli*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Serranus comparabilis species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perciformes : Serranidae : Serranus : *Serranus comparabilis*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Rybapina sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Scombriformes : Nomeidae : *Rybapina*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Neocybium sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Scombriformes : Scombridae : *Neocybium*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Sarda sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Scombriformes : Scombridae : *Sarda*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Scomberomorus saevus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Scombriformes : Scombridae : Scomberomorus : *Scomberomorus saevus*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Thunnus abchazicus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Scombriformes : Scombridae : Thunnus : *Thunnus abchazicus*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Lepidopus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Scombriformes : Trichiuridae : *Lepidopus*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Vinciguerria sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Stomiiformes : Phosichthyidae : *Vinciguerria*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Vinciguerria merklini species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Stomiiformes : Phosichthyidae : Vinciguerria : *Vinciguerria merklini*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Hipposyngnathus convexus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Syngnathiformes : Syngnathidae : Hipposyngnathus : *Hipposyngnathus convexus*	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Syngnathidae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Syngnathiformes : Syngnathidae	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene
Diodontidae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Tetraodontiformes : Diodontidae	33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene

References

Danil'chenko P. G. (1960) Bony fishes of the Maikop deposits of the Caucasus, Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta 78, 1-247

Bannikov A. F., Parrin N. N. (1997) The List of Marine Fishes From Cenozoic (Upper Paleocene-Middle Miocene) Localities in Southern European Russia and Adjacent Countries, Journal of Ichthyology 37 2, 33-146

Monsch K. A., Bannikov A. F. (2011) New taxonomic synopses and revision of the scombroid fishes (Scombroidei, Perciformes), including billfishes, from the Cenozoic of territories of the former USSR, Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 102 4, 253-300 doi:10.1017/S1755691011010085

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