Maasvlakte, Fauna III (Holocene of Netherlands)
Also known as Meuse Levels, Beer canal
Where: Netherlands (52.0° N, 4.1° E: paleocoordinates 52.0° N, 4.0° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; unlithified sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Collection methods: salvage,
• dredge spoils
Primary reference: D. P. Bosscha Erdbrink. 1988. Contribution to the record of fossil mammals from the Meuse Levels. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 91(4):321-338 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 55533: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 31.10.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia | |
Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human | |
Micromys minutus, "Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus
Micromys minutus harvest mouse
"Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1758 wood mouse | |
Microtus arvalis, Microtus agrestis, Microtus oeconomus, Arvicola terrestris, "Clethrionomys glareolus" = Myodes
Microtus arvalis Pallas 1779 common vole
Microtus agrestis Linnaeus 1761 field vole
Microtus oeconomus Pallas 1776 tundra vole
Arvicola terrestris Linnaeus 1758 European water vole
"Clethrionomys glareolus" = Myodes vole | |
Castor lupus beaver
Castor fiber Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian beaver | |
Lepus europaeus Pallas 1778 European hare | |
Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus 1758 hedgehog | |
Neomys fodiens Pennant 1771 Eurasian water shrew
Sorex aranaeus long-tailed shrew | |
Lutra lutra, Mustela erminea, Mustela nivalis, "Putorius putorius" = Mustela putorius, Martes martes
Lutra lutra Linnaeus 1758 European otter
Mustela erminea Linnaeus 1758 stoat
Mustela nivalis Linnaeus 1766 least weasel
"Putorius putorius" = Mustela putorius Linnaeus 1758 European polecat
Martes martes Linnaeus 1758 European pine marten | |
Halichoerus grypus Fabricius 1791 grey seal
"Phoca (Pusa) hispida" = Pusa hispida Schreber 1775 ringed seal
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758 harbor seal | |
Felis sylvestris cat
Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard | |
Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf | |
Capra hircus Linnaeus 1758 domestic goat
Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758 domestic sheep
Bos tarus ox
Bos primigenius Bojanus 1827 ox | |
Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus 1758 European roe deer
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus 1758 red deer
Alces alces Linnaeus 1758 moose | |
Sus scrofa Linnaeus 1758 wild boar | |
Phocoena phocoena Linnaeus 1758 harbor porpoise | |
Delphinus delphis Linnaeus 1758 short-beaked common dolphin
Tursiops truncatus Gray 1866 common bottlenose dolphin | |
Equus caballus Linnaeus 1758 horse |