1 Department of Physical Geography and Natural Management, Chernivtsi “Yurii Fed’kovych” National
University, str. Kotsubynskogo 2, 58012, Chernivtsi, Ukraine. 2 Ukrainian institute of Speleology and Karstology, prospect Vernadskogo 4, 95-007 Simferopol,
Ukraine
DOI:
10.4316/GEOREVIEW.2012.21.1.57
Pages:
80 - 91
Abstract:
Karst caves in the Ukrainian Carpathians are not numerous
due to the limited extent of karst rocks in the region. Most known caves
are concentrated in the Uhlja karst district, associated with the
Marmarosh Klippen Zone. The known cavities are relics/fragments of
ancient, probably Pre-Quaternary, hypogenic karst aquifer systems,
partly destroyed and partly modified by infiltration and condensation
water during Pleistocene. Clastic cave deposits in few caves were
examined. The palaeontological records in these sediments are
represented mainly by Vertebrate faunal remains: Ursus spelaeus,
U. arctos, Panthera leo cf. spelaea, Martes martes, Meles meles, Vulpes
vulpes, Felis silvestris, Rangifer tarandus, Bison priscus, Ochotona sp. Well stratified fine clastic sediments are quite rare, as well as the
speleothems available for radioisotope examination.