title: The late Neopleistocene dhole (Carnivora, Canidae, Cuon alpinus Pallas, 1811) from the Urals.
abstract: Morphotypic and morphometric analyses of the M2 tooth found in the Late Pleistocene deposits of the Ignatievskaya Cave (southern Urals) demonstrate that this tooth belongs to the dhole (Cuon alpinus Pallas, 1811). This is the first reliable evidence for the presence of the dhole in the Urals. Radiocarbon dating and associated theriofauna allow the tooth to be dated to the first half of the late Neopleistocene or, more precisely, to marine isotope stages (MISs) 3 and 4.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, 620144, Russia.
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Gimranov
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, 620144, Russia.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kosintsev
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, 620144, Russia. djulfa250@rambler.ru.
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Smirnov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D046028:Canidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000235:genetics; D059552:Caves; D005580:Fossils / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012800:Siberia; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology