PBDB Collection

Mosbach 2 main fauna, bei Wiesbaden (Pleistocene of Germany)

Where: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (50.1° N, 8.3° E: paleocoordinates 50.1° N, 8.3° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

• Middle Middle Pleistocene, Latest Cromerian, Earliest Arvicola cantianus fauna. Normal magnetisation, post West Runton.

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: W. von Koenigswald and W.-D. Heinrich. 1999. Mittelpleistozane Saugetierfaunen aus Mitteleuropa - der Versuch einer biostratigraphischen Zuordnung. Kaupia 9:53-112 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 50196: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 10.05.2005, edited by Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	Mammuthus trogontherii, "Elephas antiquus" = Palaeoloxodon antiquus Mammuthus trogontherii Pohlig 1885 mammoth "Elephas antiquus" = Palaeoloxodon antiquus Falconer and Cautley 1847 elephant
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus mosbachensis Equus mosbachensis horse
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Stephanorhinus hemitoechus, Stephanorhinus etruscus, "Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis" = Dihoplus kirchbergensis Stephanorhinus hemitoechus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros Stephanorhinus etruscus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros Stephanorhinus etruscus/hundsheimensis "Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis" = Dihoplus kirchbergensis Jäger 1839 rhinoceros
Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae	Hippopotamus amphibius Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo Hippopotamus amphibius antiquus
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	"Cervus" reichenaui, Cervus elaphus, "Alces latifrons" = Cervalces latifrons, Alces sp., Capreolus suessenbornensis, Megaloceros (Praemegaceros) verticornis "Cervus" reichenaui deer 'Cervus' reichenaui = elaphoides Cervus elaphus Linnaeus 1758 red deer Cervus elephas acoronatus "Alces latifrons" = Cervalces latifrons Johnson 1874 stag moose Alces sp. Gray 1821 moose Capreolus suessenbornensis roe Megaloceros (Praemegaceros) verticornis Irish elk
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Praeovibos schmidtgeni, Bison schoetensacki, Bison priscus Praeovibos schmidtgeni antelope Bison schoetensacki bison Bison priscus Bojanus 1827 bison
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Sus scrofa Sus scrofa Linnaeus 1758 wild boar
Carnivora - Felidae	Panthera gombaszoegensis, Panthera leo, Acinonyx pardinensis, Lynx issiodorensis, Homotherium sp. Panthera gombaszoegensis Kretzoi 1938 cat Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion Panthera leo fossilis Acinonyx pardinensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 cheetah Lynx issiodorensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 lynx Homotherium sp. Fabrini 1890 cat
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Crocuta crocuta, Pliocrocuta perrieri Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena Crocuta crocuta praespelaea Pliocrocuta perrieri Kretzoi 1938 hyaena
Carnivora - Ursidae	Ursus deningeri, Ursus thibetanus Ursus deningeri Reichenau 1904 bear Ursus thibetanus Cuvier 1823 Asian black bear Ursus thibetanus = stehlini
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Mustela nivalis, Mustela putorius, "Gulo schlosseri" = Gulo gulo, Lutra sp., Lutra simplicidens Mustela nivalis Linnaeus 1766 least weasel Mustela putorius Linnaeus 1758 European polecat "Gulo schlosseri" = Gulo gulo Linnaeus 1758 wolverine Lutra sp. Brisson 1762 otter Lutra simplicidens Thenius 1965 otter
Carnivora - Canidae	Cuon priscus, Cuon cf. priscus, Canis lupus, Xenocyon cf. lycaonoides Cuon priscus Thenius 1954 dhole Cuon cf. priscus Thenius 1954 dhole Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf Canis lupus mosbachensis Xenocyon cf. lycaonoides Kretzoi 1938 canine
Theriamorpha - Talpidae	Desmana moschata, Talpa minor, Talpa europaea Desmana moschata Linnaeus 1758 Russian desman Desmana moschata mosbachensis Talpa minor Freudenberg 1914 mole Talpa europaea Linnaeus 1758 European mole
Theriamorpha - Soricidae	Asoriculus sp., Sorex sp., Sorex (Drepanosorex) savini Asoriculus sp. Kretzoi 1959 shrew Sorex sp. Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed shrew Sorex (Drepanosorex) savini Hinton 1911 long-tailed shrew
Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae	Ochotona pusilla Ochotona pusilla pika
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Lepus sp. Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare
Rodentia - Sciuridae	Sciurus sp. Sciurus sp. Linnaeus 1758 squirrel
Rodentia - Castoridae	Trogontherium cuvieri, Castor fiber Trogontherium cuvieri Owen 1846 beaver Castor fiber Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian beaver
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Pliomys episcopalis, "Clethrionomys sp." = Myodes, Lemmus sp., "Microtus arvalinus" = Microtus, "Microtus ratticepoides" = Microtus, "Pitymys schmidtgeni" = Microtus, Arvicola cantianus, Cricetus cricetus Pliomys episcopalis mouse "Clethrionomys sp." = Myodes Pallas 1811 vole Lemmus sp. Link 1795 vole "Microtus arvalinus" = Microtus vole "Microtus ratticepoides" = Microtus vole "Pitymys schmidtgeni" = Microtus vole Arvicola cantianus vole Arvicola cantianus = mosbachensis Cricetus cricetus Linnaeus 1758 European hamster
Primates - Cercopithecidae	Macaca sp. Macaca sp. Lacépède 1799 macaque