Prundu, Ilfov district: Early/Lower Pleistocene, Romania
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Archidiskodon meridionalis
(Nesti 1825)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| 1 humerus, reconstructed | ||||||||||
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= Mammuthus meridionalis
Nesti 1825
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Radulescu and Samson 2001 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Libralces gallicus
Azzaroli 1952
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| 1 antler, reconstructed. | ||||||||||
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= Praealces gallicus
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Feru et al. 1983 | |||||||||
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= Alces gallicus
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Radulescu and Samson 2001 | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Romania |
| Coordinates: | 44.1° North, 26.3° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 44.2° North, 26.2° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Altitude: | 74 meters |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 2.58000 - 0.77400 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: Lower Pleistocene. Upper Villafranchian. Fossils from the base of the high terrace of the Danube (altitude 73-75m). |
Lithology and environment
| Lithology description: middle horizon of sand and gravels. | |
| Environment: | fluvial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection size: | 2 specimens |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Fratesti 2 | ||
| Database number: | 40108 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Turner | Enterer: | H. O'Regan |
| Modifier: | H. O'Regan | Research group: | PACED |
| Created: | 2004-06-18 07:21:12 | Last modified: | 2004-07-22 08:10:54 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-06-18 07:21:12 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 10872. | PACED | 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] |
Secondary references:
| 11201 | PACED | M. U. Feru, C. Radulescu, and P. Samson. 1983. Succession des Mammiferes Plio-Pleistocenes dans le Bassin Dacique (Roumanie). Ann. Inst. Geol. Geophys. 59:161-167 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan] |
| 10720 | PACED | C. Radulescu and P.-M. Samson. 2001. Biochronology and evolution of the Early Pliocene to the Early Pleistocene mammalian faunas of Romania. Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana 40(2):285-291 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan] |