Mummified Wood of Juniperus (Cupressaceae) from the Late Miocene of Taman Peninsula, South Russia [PDF]
Juniperus L. is the second-largest genus of conifers, having the widest distribution of all conifer genera. Its phytogeographic history is, however, obscure due to its very poor fossil record. We described a wood of Juniperus sp.
Anna V. Stepanova +4 more
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Studies of the Burial Mound Panagia 2 on the Taman Peninsula
Two barrows of the burial mound Panagia 2 were investigated in the neighborhood of Volna village on the Taman peninsula in the Krasnodar region. The barrows were erected in the Middle Bronze Age, with the secondary graves of the Late Bronze Age and the ...
Andrey A. Goroshnikov
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Middle-Upper Miocene stratigraphy of the Taman Peninsula, Eastern Paratethys
AbstractThe stratigraphy of the Taman Peninsula is defined using the sections at Zelensky Hill — Panagia, Popov Kamen, Taman and Zheleznyi Rog. The stratigraphy is constructed from distribution of mollusks, foraminifers, nannofossils, diatoms, and organic-walled phytoplankton, as well as incorporating paleomagnetic data.
Radionova Eleonora +7 more
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Diversity and Metabolic Potential of the Terrestrial Mud Volcano Microbial Community with a High Abundance of Archaea Mediating the Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane [PDF]
Terrestrial mud volcanoes (TMVs) are important natural sources of methane emission. The microorganisms inhabiting these environments remain largely unknown. We studied the phylogenetic composition and metabolic potential of the prokaryotic communities of
Alexander Y. Merkel +4 more
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Diversity, Methane Oxidation Activity, and Metabolic Potential of Microbial Communities in Terrestrial Mud Volcanos of the Taman Peninsula [PDF]
Microbial communities of terrestrial mud volcanoes are involved in aerobic and anaerobic methane oxidation, but the biological mechanisms of these processes are still understudied.
Alexander I. Slobodkin +6 more
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Peloplasma aerotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a Novel Anaerobic Free-Living Mollicute Isolated from a Terrestrial Mud Volcano [PDF]
A novel aerotolerant anaerobic bacterium (strain M4AhT) was isolated from a terrestrial mud volcano (Taman Peninsula, Russia). Cells were small, cell-wall-less, non-motile cocci, 0.32–0.65 μm in diameter.
Maria A. Khomyakova +3 more
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From Germonassa to Tamatarkha: localization of ancient cities on the Taman Peninsula
Based on the historical evidence of Greek, Roman and Byzantine authors the paper studies the location of ancient colonial cities on the Taman Peninsula.
Fedchenko Oleg Dmitrievich
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The Cyclostratigraphy of the Eastern Paratethys Konkian: Zelensky Section (Taman Peninsula)
The Eastern Paratethys Konkian sedimentary successions of the Zelensky section (Taman peninsula, Russia) were investigated by cyclostratigraphy methods based on magnetic susceptibility measurements.
Rostovtseva Yu.
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Carnivore hotspots in Peninsular Malaysia and their landscape attributes. [PDF]
Mammalian carnivores play a vital role in ecosystem functioning. However, they are prone to extinction because of low population densities and growth rates, and high levels of persecution or exploitation.
Shyamala Ratnayeke +4 more
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Archaeological workS by the Taman Expedition of the State Academy for the History of Material Culture [PDF]
The Taman Expedition of the State Academy for the History of Material Culture (SAHMC) was organized in 1930. It was headed by a remarkable archaeologist Alexander A. Miller.
Vinogradov, Yu.A. +2 more
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