Toponyms and Ethnonyms in the Names of Rovno Amber Animals and Plants

Abstract

Out of 49 names of genera described from Rovno amber, 10 names (20.4 %) are related to Ukrainian toponyms. One way or another, 15.7 % of names out of 217 animal species described from Rovno amber and 67 % out of 6 described plant species are related to Ukrainian toponyms and ethnonyms. Today, only 8 out of 217 species described from Rovno amber, are known from Baltic amber. Th e ratio between Ukrainian and Baltic toponyms in the names of Rovno representatives of any given family directly depends both on the degree of exploration of a family in the corresponding faunas and floras, and on the degree of a family’s link with the ecosystem of the amber forest itself. Ant Formica paleopolonica Dlussky is recorded for Rovno amber for the first time.

Phyto-toponyms of Arbutus unedo L. and their distribution in Sardinia (Italy)

“…The place names are closely related to physical [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ], biological [ 5 , 6 ] and cultural features [ 7 , 8 ] as evidenced by a careful reading of the geographical maps [ 9 ]. They provide a real and objective description of a landscape, and indicate precisely and unambiguously the recurrence of certain landmarks within an area, supplying precious information on its natural resources [ 10 , 11 , 12 ].…”