Casa Frata, Arezzo, Upper Valdarno, Tuscany: Early/Lower Pleistocene, Italy
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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| bones and tooth lamellae. | ||||||||||
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= Mammuthus meridionalis
Nesti 1825
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O'Regan 2003 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Lepus valdarnensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| 1 mandible with teeth. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Ursidae
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Ursus etruscus
Cuvier 1823
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| 1 mandible. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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Lutra simplicidens
Thenius 1965
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Cherin 2017 | |||||||||
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Martes sp.
Frisch 1775
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| 1 mandible. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Hyaenidae
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Pachycrocuta brevirostris
(Gervais 1850)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| 2 mandibles. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Homotherium crenatidens
Fabrini 1890
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| 1 'ferino', 1 pelvis fragment. | ||||||||||
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Lynx issiodorensis
(Croizet and Jobert 1828)
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| many fragments of bones and teeth. | ||||||||||
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= Lynx cf. issiodorensis
Croizet and Jobert 1828
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Azzaroli 2001 | |||||||||
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Acinonyx pardinensis
Croizet and Jobert 1828
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| 1 tibia, 1 femur, 2 metatarsals. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Canis ? falconeri
Forsyth-Major 1877
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| 1 radius. | ||||||||||
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= Xenocyon falconeri
Forsyth-Major 1877
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Rook 1994 | |||||||||
| "Borselli et al. (1980) and De Giuli & Masini (1986) tentatively refer a radius and a pelvis to this large canid. Recently V. Malpassi has collected a right lower I3 from the same site. This specimen (IGF 6435V) can be clearly assigned to this species." | ||||||||||
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= Canis cf. falconeri
Forsyth-Major 1877
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Azzaroli 2001 | |||||||||
| recombined as Xenocyon falconeri | ||||||||||
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Canis etruscus
Forsyth Major 1877
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? Vulpes sp.
Frisch 1775
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Bovidae indet.
Gray 1821
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| a lot of material. | ||||||||||
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? Megalovis sp.
Schaub 1924
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| 1 metacarpal. | ||||||||||
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Leptobos vallisarni
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Dama nesti
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7 individuals | |||||||||
| numerous antler bases. At least 7 individuals. | ||||||||||
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= Pseudodama sp.
Azzaroli 1992
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Azzaroli 2001 | |||||||||
| synonym of Metacervocerus | ||||||||||
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Eucladoceros sp.
Falconer 1868
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Equus stehlini
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7 individuals | |||||||||
| at least 7 individuals, largely metapodia and teeth. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
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Dicerorhinus etruscus
(Falconer 1868)
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3 individuals | |||||||||
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= Stephanorhinus etruscus
Falconer 1868
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Azzaroli 2001 | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Italy | State/province: | Tuscany |
| Coordinates: | 43.6° North, 11.5° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 43.6° North, 11.4° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Altitude: | 180 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
| Regional section: | Valdarno Superiore | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Upper Villafranchian, Tasso faunal unit, Early Pleistocene. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Geology comments: sandy. |
Taphonomy
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: collection held in the Museum of Geology and Palaeontology, University of Florence. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 44146 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Turner, B. Allen, M. Uhen | Enterer: | H. O'Regan, M. Uhen, B. Allen |
| Modifier: | H. O'Regan | Research group: | PACED |
| Created: | 2004-09-02 03:24:19 | Last modified: | 2005-04-13 07:31:47 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-09-02 03:24:19 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 11585. | PACED | V. Borselli, C. De Guili, G. Ficcarelli and M. Mazzini. 1980. Casa Frata: una localita fossilifera del Villafranchiano Superiore presso Terranuova Bracciolini (Arezzo) nel Valdarno Superiore. Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana 19(2):254-258 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan] |
Secondary references:
| 13155 | PACED | A. Azzaroli. 2001. Middle and Late Villafranchian vertebrates from Tuscany and Umbria. A synopsis. Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana 40(3):351-356 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/M. Uhen] |
| 82759 | M. Cherin. 2017. New material of Lutra simplicidens (Carnivora, Mustelidae, Lutrinae), a key taxon fro understanding the evolution of European otters. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 123(3):433-441 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 9580 | PACED | H. J. O'Regan. 2003. Reidentifications and synonomies of European mammals. [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/M. Uhen] |
| 85585 | L. Rook. 1994. The Plio-Pleistocene Old World Canis (Xenocyon) ex gr. falconeri. Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana 33(1):71-82 [B. Allen/B. Allen] |