Rotbav-Dealul Tiganilor, lower level (level 1): Middle Pleistocene, Romania
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Praealces latifrons
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Mammuthus trogontherii
(Pohlig 1885)
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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"Allohippus" cf. marxi
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= Equus cf. marxi
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McKenna and Bell 1997 | ||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
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Dicerorhinus etruscus
(Falconer 1868)
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= Stephanorhinus etruscus
Falconer 1868
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O'Regan 2003 | ||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Romania |
| Coordinates: | 45.8° North, 25.6° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 45.9° North, 25.4° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| Stage: | Chibanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Middle Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.77400 - 0.12900 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Regional section: | Baraolt Basin | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: In the Baraolt Basin, Brasov Depression. 'Cromerian Complex', Middle Pleistocene. Later than the Brunhes/Matuyama boundary. Correlated with the Tiraspolian faunal complex, Kolkotovian horizon. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Lithology description: Ferruginous sands and gravels |
Taphonomy
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 40258 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Turner | Enterer: | H. O'Regan |
| Modifier: | H. O'Regan | Research group: | PACED |
| Created: | 2004-06-21 03:40:51 | Last modified: | 2004-06-21 07:22:34 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-06-21 03:40:51 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 10873. | PACED | C. Radulescu and P. Samson. 1985. Pliocene and Pleistocene mammalian biostratigraphy in southeastern Transylvania (Romania). Travaux de l'Institut de Speologie "Emile Racovitza". 24:85-95 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan] |
Secondary references:
| 7584 | M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level 1-640 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen] | |
| 9580 | PACED | H. J. O'Regan. 2003. Reidentifications and synonomies of European mammals. [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/M. Uhen] |