PALEOECOLOGICAL ASPECT OF STUDY OF MIDDLE-LATE MIOCENE OSTRACODS OF SOUTHERN UKRAINE
The distribution and sedimentary context of Ostracoda in the middle-late Miocene sequence of Southern Ukraine enable the physical-geographical reconstruction of habitats and from this the determination of the environmental conditions that governed growth and change in the community structure. The most numerous ostracod communities occur in sublittoral sediments that were characterized by quiet hydrodynamic regime, aerated water, and sandy-clayey substrate.