Iaras Cariera Veche: Pliocene, Romania

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia - Cervidae
Arvernoceros cf. ardei (Croizet and Jobert 1828)
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Dicerorhinus cf. etruscus (Falconer 1868)
    = Stephanorhinus cf. etruscus Falconer 1868
O'Regan 2003
see common names

Geography
Country:Romania
Coordinates: 45.9° North, 25.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:46.0° North, 25.3° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Pliocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Pliocene
Age range of interval:5.33300 - 2.58000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Regional section:Baraolt Basin
Stratigraphy comments: Upper Pliocene, MN16b. In the same sands as Cariera Noua.
Lithology and environment
Lithology description: sand.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Iaras-Cariera Veche
Database number:40125
Authorizer:A. Turner Enterer:H. O'Regan
Modifier:H. O'Regan Research group:PACED
Created:2004-06-18 09:32:59 Last modified:2004-06-18 12:32:59
Access level:the public Released:2004-06-18 09:32:59
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

10873.PACED C. Radulescu and P. Samson. 1985. Pliocene and Pleistocene mammalian biostratigraphy in southeastern Transylvania (Romania). Travaux de l'Institut de Speologie "Emile Racovitza". 24:85-95 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]

Secondary references:

9580PACED H. J. O'Regan. 2003. Reidentifications and synonomies of European mammals. [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/M. Uhen]