An occurrence of Tiraspolian fauna at the Vilyuy river (Eastern Siberia)
Abstract Remains of Tiraspol fauna Dicerorhinus mercki ( Jaeger ), Mammuthus trogontherii ( Pohl )—early type—and Equus cf. mosbachensis Wust . were found in terrasic alluvium of the Vilyuy River in northeastern Siberia. The character of the sedimentation of alluvium, palynological data and the study of macroflora fossils, enable us to come to the conclusion that this fauna in the area of the Vilyuy Basin had existed in a moderate and humid climate. The landscapes were most likely an alteration of open and forested (spruce-larch woods) areas. There was no evidence of permafrost.