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| Savarin, A.; Kravtsov, A. | |
| New registration of a wildcat (_Felis silvestris_ Schreber, 1777) in Ivano-Frankivsk region | |
| 2021 ? (2): 116-119 | |
A skull of the Felidae family (Felidae, Carnivora) representative was found on 10/12/2018 in 12 km from the village of Vorokhta, Yaremche district, Ivano-Frankivsk region, in the mountain forest. Basic measurements are the following: greatest length of skull . 103,0 mm; condylobasal length . 95,1 mm; zygomatic breadth . 69,8 m; the ratio of zygomatic breadth and condylobasal length is 0.73; minimum length of the nasals . 24,5 mm; least breadth between the orbits . 19,0 mm; frontal breadth . 50,1 mm; greatest width of the braincase . 47,3 mm; least breadth of the postorbital constriction . 32,6 mm; anteroposterior diameter of the auditory bulla . 23,8 mm; greatest breadth of the occipital condyles . 24,4 mm; the mandible length . 65,9 mm. Based on the measurements of the skull and the sagittal ridge development, it can be argued that the deceased individual is an adult male. The cerebral region does not narrow towards the occipital region. The nasal bones at the point of contact with the frontal bones are not depressed. The palate posterior edge has a pointed projection in the middle. The presphenoid is with widening. Comparison of the entire complex of craniological features with the known literature information allows us to assert it is a wildcat (_Felis silvestris _Schreber, 1777). This find is the third evidence of the species_f habitation in the Ivano-Frankivsk region and expands the scientific understanding of its habitat in the region. Extensive (located along the entire perimeter of the parietal bones) and massive (about 1.5-2.0 cm in length) calcium salts deposits were revealed on the occipital inner surface. They squeeze the brain and disrupt cerebrospinal fluid circulation, thereby affecting the individual's physiological status and viability. We believe that the analyzed young wildcat could die due to pathophysiological processes. |
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