Marathousa 1, unit UB5 (Pleistocene of Greece)

Where: Greece (37.4° N, 22.1° E: paleocoordinates 37.4° N, 22.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

• Weighted mean of several optically stimulated luminescence dates

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; unlithified, fine-grained, brown, silty sandstone

• The site context represents a low-energy depositional environment, such as a shallow-water swamp close to the shore of the lake.
• Layer 4 is a 0.6–1.8m-thick deposit of dark brown silty sand, rich in organic remains and interbedded with lenses of fine sands, some of which are laminated. The underlying Layer 5 is composed of greyish clayey sand, and it is more homogeneous in structure than the previous layer. In addition to lithic artefacts, and with the exception of small (usually < 20mm) sandstone and limestone gravels that occur very sporadically, all layers in the sequence generally lack any rocks.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: D. Michailidis, G. E. Konidaris, A. Athanassiou, E. Panagopoulou, and K. Harvati. 2018. The ornithological remains from Marathousa 1 (Middle Pleistocene; Megalopolis Basin, Greece). Quaternary International 497:85-94 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 199940: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 22.02.2019, edited by Evangelos Vlachos

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Arvicola mosbachensis, Microtus sp.
Microtus sp. Schrank 1798 vole
Aves
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Mareca strepera, Anas crecca, Anas platyrhynchos, Branta bernicla
Mareca strepera Linnaeus 1758 gadwall
Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian teal
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Branta bernicla Linnaeus 1758 brant