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
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Mammuthus trogontherii, "Elephas antiquus" = Palaeoloxodon antiquus
Mammuthus trogontherii Pohlig 1885 mammoth
"Elephas antiquus" = Palaeoloxodon antiquus Falconer and Cautley 1847 elephant | |
Equus mosbachensis horse | |
Stephanorhinus hemitoechus, Stephanorhinus etruscus, "Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis" = Dihoplus kirchbergensis
Stephanorhinus hemitoechus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros
"Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis" = Dihoplus kirchbergensis Jäger 1839 rhinoceros | |
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"Cervus" reichenaui, Cervus elaphus, "Alces latifrons" = Cervalces latifrons, Alces sp., Capreolus suessenbornensis, Megaloceros (Praemegaceros) verticornis
"Alces latifrons" = Cervalces latifrons Johnson 1874 stag moose
Alces sp. Gray 1821 moose
Megaloceros (Praemegaceros) verticornis Irish elk | |
Sus scrofa Linnaeus 1758 wild boar | |
Panthera gombaszoegensis Kretzoi 1938 cat
Acinonyx pardinensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 cheetah
Lynx issiodorensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 lynx
Homotherium sp. Fabrini 1890 cat | |
Pliocrocuta perrieri Kretzoi 1938 hyaena | |
Ursus deningeri Reichenau 1904 bear | |
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 | |
Cuon priscus Thenius 1954 dhole
Cuon cf. priscus Thenius 1954 dhole
Xenocyon cf. lycaonoides Kretzoi 1938 canine | |
Talpa minor Freudenberg 1914 mole
Talpa europaea Linnaeus 1758 European mole | |
Asoriculus sp. Kretzoi 1959 shrew
Sorex sp. Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed shrew
Sorex (Drepanosorex) savini Hinton 1911 long-tailed shrew | |
Ochotona pusilla pika | |
Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare | |
Sciurus sp. Linnaeus 1758 squirrel | |
Trogontherium cuvieri Owen 1846 beaver
Castor fiber Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian beaver | |
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
Cricetus cricetus Linnaeus 1758 European hamster | |
Macaca sp. Lacépède 1799 macaque |