Prundu, Ilfov district (Pleistocene of Romania)

Also known as Fratesti 2

Where: Romania (44.1° N, 26.3° E: paleocoordinates 44.2° N, 26.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• Lower Pleistocene. Upper Villafranchian. Fossils from the base of the high terrace of the Danube (altitude 73-75m).

Environment/lithology: fluvial

• middle horizon of sand and gravels.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: L. Apostol. 1972. Les mammiferes Pleistocenes de la zone de Prundu, district d'Ilfov. Trav. Mus. Hist. Nat. "Grigore Antipa" 12:427-438 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 40108: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 18.06.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Mammuthus meridionalis
Mammuthus meridionalis Nesti 1825 mammoth
1 humerus, reconstructed
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Alces gallicus
Alces gallicus moose
1 antler, reconstructed.