Merasuen cave (Pleistocene of Philippines)

Where: Philippines (9.2° N, 118.2° E: paleocoordinates 9.2° N, 118.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: cave; siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: K. R. Reis and A. M. Garong. 2001. Late Quaternary terrestrial vertebrates from Palawan Islad, Philippines. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 171:409-421 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 194836: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 30.06.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Amphibia
 Salientia -
Anura indet.
Anura indet. Fischer von Waldheim 1813 frog
Reptilia
 Squamata - Gekkonidae
Gekkonidae indet.
Gekkonidae indet. Gray 1825 gecko
 Squamata -
Lacertilia indet.
 Squamata - Varanidae
Varanus cf. salvator
Varanus cf. salvator Laurenti 1768 Common water monitor
Aves
 Passeriformes -
Passeriformes indet.
Passeriformes indet. Linnaeus 1758 perching bird
 Passeriformes - Laniidae
Lanius cristatus
Lanius cristatus Linnaeus 1758 brown shrike
 Caprimulgiformes - Apodidae
Collocalia sp., Collocalia cf. esculenta, "Collocalia cf. salangana" = Aerodramus salangana
Collocalia sp. Gray 1840 swift
Collocalia cf. esculenta Linnaeus 1758 glossy swiftlet
"Collocalia cf. salangana" = Aerodramus salangana Streubel 1848 mossy-nest swiftlet
Mammalia
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Mammalia indet.
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
 Placentalia -
Rodentia sp.
Rodentia sp. Bowdich 1821 rodent
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Sciuridae indet.
Sciuridae indet. Gray 1821 squirrel
 Rodentia - Muridae
Muridae indet., Rattus sp., Chiropodomys calamianensis
Muridae indet. Illiger 1811 mouse
Rattus sp. Fischer 1803 rat
Chiropodomys calamianensis pencil-tailed tree mouse
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Macaca fascicularis
Macaca fascicularis Raffles 1822 crab eating macaque
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
"Amblonyx cinereus" = Aonyx cinerea
"Amblonyx cinereus" = Aonyx cinerea Illiger 1815 Oriental small-clawed otter
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Sus barbatus
Sus barbatus Müller 1838 bearded pig
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Crocidura sp.
Crocidura sp. Wagler 1832 white-toothed shrew
 Chiroptera -
Chiroptera indet.
Chiroptera indet. Blumenbach 1779 bat
 Chiroptera - Hipposideridae
Hipposideros diadema
Hipposideros diadema roundleaf bat
 Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae
Rhinolophus sp.
Rhinolophus sp. Lacépède 1799 horseshoe bat
 Chiroptera - Pteropodidae
Pteropodidae indet.
Pteropodidae indet. Gray 1821 fruit bat
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Vespertilionidae indet.
Vespertilionidae indet. Gray 1821 vesper bat