Fossil and subfossil remains of birds and mammals from the Mirizlivka cave (Vidin Region – NW Bulgaria)
Journal Title: ZooNotes - Year 2015, Vol 75, Issue 0
Abstract
The fossil/subfossil record of Mirizlivka cave numbers 17 taxa – 3 species of birds and 14 species of large mammals, 3 of them disappeared from the recent fauna of Bulgaria, and 6 other globally extinct.
Authors and Affiliations
ZLATOZAR BOEV
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