Cullar Baza 1: Middle Pleistocene, Spain

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Scindidae indet.
Microtus (Microtus) brecciensis (Forsyth Major 1905)
    = Iberomys brecciensis
Agusti et al. 1999
Ostracoda
Cyprinotus salinus (Brady 1868)
Llovera 1989
frequent
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Ilyocyprididae
Ilyocypris sp. Brady and Norman 1889
Llovera 1989
present
Ilyocypris cf. bradyi Sars 1890
Llovera 1989
present
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Candonidae
Candona cf. bitruncata
Llovera 1989
present
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Cyprideis torosa
Llovera 1989
abundant
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Helicidae
Cepaea sp. Held 1838
Robles 1989
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Mammuthus trogontherii (Pohlig 1885)
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus altidens
Equus sussenbornensis
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Stephanorhinus etruscus (Falconer 1868)
Stephanorhinus etruscus brachycephalus
    = Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis Toula 1902
Agusti et al. 1999
Mammalia - Cervidae
Dolichodoryceros savini
    = Megaceros savini
Agusti et al. 1999
synonym of Megaloceros
Mammalia - Bovidae
Bison sp. Hamilton-Smith 1827
Capra sp. Linnaeus 1758
Agusti et al. 1999
Mammalia - Suidae
Sus cf. scrofa Linnaeus 1758
Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Crocuta crocuta (Erxleben 1777)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Canis etruscus Forsyth Major 1877
Mammalia - Soricidae
Sorex sp. Linnaeus 1758
Neomys sp. Kaup 1829
Crocidura sp. Wagler 1832
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus cf. granatensis
Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae
Eliomys quercinus Linnaeus 1766
Agusti et al. 1999
Eliomys quercinus helleri
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Cricetulus (Allocricetus) bursae
    = Allocricetus bursae
Agusti et al. 1999
Allocricetus bursae duranciensis
Arvicola mosbachensis
    = Arvicola cantiana
Agusti et al. 1999
Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae
Apodemus aff. sylvaticus (Linnaeus 1758)
original and current combination Mus sylvaticus
Reptilia - Scincidae
Chalcides cf. bedriagai
    = Chalcides bedriagai
Agustí et al. 2010
Chalcides sp. Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Lacertidae
Lacertidae indet. Bonaparte 1831
Lacerta cf. lepida Daudin 1802
    = Timon lepidus Mayer and Bischoff 1996
Agustí et al. 2010
Acanthodactylus cf. erythrurus
    = Acanthodactylus erythrurus
Agustí et al. 2010
Lacerta (Podarrcis) sp. Linnaeus 1758
    = Podarcis sp. Wagler 1830
Agustí et al. 2010
Reptilia
Blanus cinereus Vandelli 1797
Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758
see common names

Geography
Country:Spain State/province:Granada
Coordinates: 37.6° North, 2.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:37.6° North, 2.6° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
Stage:Chibanian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Middle Pleistocene
Age range of interval:0.77400 - 0.12900 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Middle Pleistocene, Early Toringian. 25m section, Bones are found in level D. Augustì et al. (2010) attributed this collection to 0.8-0.6 million years.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: marl
Environment:fluvial-lacustrine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:bulk,field collection
Collection size:226 specimens
Reason for describing collection:archaeological analysis
Collection method comments: excavated in 1987. Plant remains and gastropods are also reported from these levels. Two worked pebbles and 5 manuports have been reported. Also possible coprolites.
Metadata
Also known as:Cullar de Baza 1 Cullar-Baza 1
Database number:34985
Authorizer:A. Turner, P. Mannion Enterer:H. O'Regan, L. Macaluso
Modifier:L. Macaluso Research group:PACED
Created:2003-10-23 02:34:14 Last modified:2019-06-11 07:03:39
Access level:the public Released:2003-10-23 02:34:14
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
9390.PACED M. T. Alberdi and B. Sanchez-Chillon. 1998. The Cullar Baza 1 site. In Agusti, J., Oms, O. and Martin-Suarez, E., 1998, The Plio-Pleistocene vertebrate succession of the Guadix-Baza Basin (SE Spain), European Quaternary Mammal Research Association (INQUA-SEQS) 33-35 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]

Secondary references:

69151 J. Agustí, H. A. Blain, M. Furió, R. De Marfá, and A. Santos-Cubedo. 2010. The early Pleistocene small vertebrate succession from the Orce region (Guadix-Baza Basin, SE Spain) and its bearing on the first human occupation of Europe. Quaternary International 223:162-169 [P. Mannion/L. Macaluso/M. Uhen]
9394PACED J. Agusti, O. Oms, and J. M. Pares. 1999. Calibration of the Early-Middle Pleistocene transition in the continental beds of the Guadix-Baza Basin (SE Spain). Quaternary Science Reviews 18:1409-1417 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]
9470PACED J. C. Llovera. 1989. Microfauna (Foraminiferos y Ostracodos) en el Neogeno y Cuaternario de la cuenca de Guadix-Baza y corredor Huercal-Overa. In A.T. Alberdi and F.P. Bonadonna (eds.), Geologia y Paleontologia de la cuenca de Guadix-Baza. Trabajos sobre el Neogeno Cuaternario, Museo National de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid 119-125 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]
9464PACED F. Robles. 1989. Moluscos continentales del Plio-Pleistoceno de la cuenca de Guadix-Baza. In A.T. Alberdi and F.P. Bonadonna (eds.), Geologia y Paleontologia de la cuenca de Guadix-Baza. Trabajos sobre el Neogeno Cuaternario, Museo National de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid 127-138 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]