PBDB Collection

Oosterschelde, Pleistocene (Pleistocene of Netherlands)

Where: Netherlands (51.6° N, 3.7° E: paleocoordinates 51.7° N, 3.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: MN 17 mammal zone, Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: dredged off the sea floor

Primary reference: D. J. Scager, H.-J. Ahrens, F. E. Dieleman, L. W. Hoek Ostende, J. Vos and J. W. F. Reumer. 2017. The Kor & Bot collection revisited, with a biostratigraphic interpretation of the Early Pleistocene Oosterschelde Fauna (Oosterschelde Estuary, the Netherlands). Deinsea 17:16-31 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 189574: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 31.10.2017

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Pitymimomys sp., Borsodia newtoni, Metacervoceros rhenanus Pitymimomys sp. Borsodia newtoni Metacervoceros rhenanus
Osteichthyes
Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae	Acipenser sturio Acipenser sturio sturgeon
Actinopteri
Gadiformes - Gadidae	Melanogrammus aeglefinus Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Scombriformes - Trichiuridae	"Trichiurides delheidi" = Eutrichiurides delheidi "Trichiurides delheidi" = Eutrichiurides delheidi Leriche 1908
Reptilia
Testudines - Emydidae	Emys sp. Emys sp. Dumeril 1806 pond turtle
Aves
Anseriformes - Anatidae	Anatidae indet. Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
Galliformes - Phasianidae	Phasianidae indet. Phasianidae indet. Horsfield 1821 pheasant
Mammalia
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	Anancus arvernensis Anancus arvernensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 gomphothere
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	Mammuthus meridionalis, Mammuthus primigenius Mammuthus meridionalis Nesti 1825 mammoth Mammuthus primigenius Blumenbach 1799 wooly mammoth
Rodentia - Castoridae	Trogontherium cuvieri, Castor fiber Trogontherium cuvieri Owen 1846 beaver Castor fiber Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian beaver
Rodentia - Muridae	Apodemus sp., Micromys sp. Apodemus sp. Kaup 1829 Eurasian field mouse Micromys sp. Dehne 1841 harvest mouse
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Mimomys praepliocaenicus, Mimomys reidi, Mimomys tigliensis, Mimomys pliocaenicus, Lemmus sp., Microtus sp., Microtus oeconomus, Microtus agrestis, Arvicola terrestris Mimomys praepliocaenicus vole Mimomys reidi vole Mimomys tigliensis vole Mimomys pliocaenicus Forsyth Major 1889 vole Lemmus sp. Link 1795 vole Microtus sp. Schrank 1798 vole Microtus oeconomus Pallas 1776 tundra vole Microtus agrestis Linnaeus 1761 field vole Arvicola terrestris Linnaeus 1758 European water vole
Primates - Hominidae	Homo sapiens Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human
Carnivora - Felidae	Felis catus Felis catus Linnaeus 1758 cat
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Hyaena perrieri, Crocuta crocuta Hyaena perrieri Croizet and Jobert 1828 hyaena Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena subspecies spelaea
Carnivora - Canidae	Canis familiaris, Canis cf. etruscus Canis familiaris Linnaeus 1758 dog Canis cf. etruscus Forsyth Major 1877 canine
Carnivora - Ursidae	Ursus sp. Ursus sp. Linnaeus 1758 bear
Carnivora - Odobenidae	Ontocetus emmonsi, Odobenus sp. Ontocetus emmonsi Leidy 1859 walrus Odobenus sp. Brisson 1762 walrus
Carnivora - Phocadae	"Phocanella minor" = Phocanella pumila "Phocanella minor" = Phocanella pumila Van Beneden 1876 seal
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Sus strozzii, Sus scrofa Sus strozzii Forsyth Major 1881 pig Sus scrofa Linnaeus 1758 wild boar
Cetacea - Monodontidae	Delphinapterus sp., Delphinapterus leucas Delphinapterus sp. Lacépède 1804 beluga Delphinapterus leucas Pallas 1776 beluga whale
Cetacea - Delphinidae	Orcinus sp. Orcinus sp. Fitzinger 1860 killer whale
Cetacea -	Scaldicetus caretti Scaldicetus caretti Du Bus 1867 toothed whale
Cetacea - Physeteridae	Physeter sp. Physeter sp. Linnaeus 1758 sperm whale
Cetacea - Balaenopteridae	Balaenoptera borealina, Balaenoptera musculus Balaenoptera borealina Van Beneden 1880 rorqual Balaenoptera musculus Linnaeus 1758 blue whale
Cetacea - Balaenidae	Balaena sp., Balaenula balaenopsis Balaena sp. Linnaeus 1758 bowhead whale Balaenula balaenopsis Van Beneden 1872 right whale
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Bos sp., Bos taurus, Bison sp., Bison priscus, cf. Leptobos sp. Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758 domestic sheep Capra hircus Linnaeus 1758 domestic goat Bos sp. Linnaeus 1758 ox Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758 cow Bison sp. Hamilton-Smith 1827 bison Bison priscus Bojanus 1827 bison cf. Leptobos sp. Rutimeyer 1878 antelope
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Alces sp., Rangifer tarandus, Capreolus capreolus, Cervus elaphus, Eucladoceros ctenoides, Megaloceros giganteus Alces sp. Gray 1821 moose Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus 1758 European roe deer Cervus elaphus Linnaeus 1758 red deer Eucladoceros ctenoides Nesti 1841 deer Megaloceros giganteus Blumenbach 1799 Irish elk
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Stephanorhinus sp., Stephanorhinus etruscus, Stephanorhinus cf. etruscus, Coelodonta antiquitatis Stephanorhinus sp. Kretzoi 1942 rhinoceros Stephanorhinus etruscus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros Stephanorhinus cf. etruscus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros Coelodonta antiquitatis Blumenbach 1799 wooly rhino
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus robustus, Equus sp., Equus caballus Equus robustus horse Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse Equus caballus Linnaeus 1758 horse
Theriamorpha - Soricidae	Sorex praearaneus, Beremendia fissidens Sorex praearaneus Kormos 1934 long-tailed shrew Beremendia fissidens Petényi 1864 shrew
Theriamorpha - Talpidae	Desmana sp., Desmana termalis, Galemys kormosi Desmana sp. Guldenstaedt 1777 Russian desman Desmana termalis Russian desman Galemys kormosi Schreuder 1940 Pyrenean desman