Marathousa 1, unit UA3: Middle Pleistocene, Greece

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Aves
Aves indet. (Linnaeus 1758)
Reptilia - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Fulica atra Linnaeus 1758
Michailidis et al. 2018 9 specimens
Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758
Michailidis et al. 2018 1 specimen
Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Mareca strepera (Linnaeus 1758)
Michailidis et al. 2018 4 specimens
Anser cf. albifrons Scopoli 1769
Michailidis et al. 2018 1 specimen
Cygnus olor (Gmelin 1789)
Michailidis et al. 2018 1 specimen
Aythya nyroca (Güldenstädt 1770)
Michailidis et al. 2018 1 specimen
Aythya fuligula (Linnaeus 1758)
Michailidis et al. 2018 3 specimens
Anas acuta Linnaeus 1758
Michailidis et al. 2018 4 specimens
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758
Michailidis et al. 2018 4 specimens
Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758
Michailidis et al. 2018 10 specimens
Spatula querquedula (Linnaeus 1758)
Michailidis et al. 2018 2 specimens
Spatula clypeata (Linnaeus 1758)
Michailidis et al. 2018 7 specimens
Reptilia - Suliformes - Anhingidae
Anhinga sp. Brisson 1760
Michailidis et al. 2018 1 specimen
Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Tringa cf. totanus (Linnaeus 1758)
Michailidis et al. 2018 1 specimen
Reptilia - Testudines
Testudines indet. Batsch 1788
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) antiquus (Falconer and Cautley 1847)
recombined as Palaeoloxodon antiquus
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Lutra simplicidens Thenius 1965
Konidaris et al. 2018
Mustela sp. Linnaeus 1758
Konidaris et al. 2018
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758
Konidaris et al. 2018
Vulpes sp. Frisch 1775
Konidaris et al. 2018
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758
Konidaris et al. 2018
Mammalia - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus antiquus Desmarest 1822
Konidaris et al. 2018
Mammalia - Cervidae
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821
    = Cervus elaphus Linnaeus 1758
Konidaris et al. 2018
Dama sp. Frisch 1775
Konidaris et al. 2018
Mammalia - Bovidae
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821
    = Bison sp. Hamilton-Smith 1827
Konidaris et al. 2018
Mammalia - Soricidae
Crocidura sp. Wagler 1832
Doukas et al. 2018
Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae
? Alactaga indet. Cuvier 1838
Doukas et al. 2018
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Microtus sp. Schrank 1798
Doukas et al. 2018
Arvicola mosbachensis
Doukas et al. 2018
Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae
Apodemus sylvaticus (Linnaeus 1758)
Doukas et al. 2018
original and current combination Mus sylvaticus
Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Castor fiber Linnaeus 1758
Konidaris et al. 2018
see common names

Geography
Country:Greece
Coordinates: 37.4° North, 22.1° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:37.4° North, 22.1° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
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
Age estimate:430 ± 49 to 398 ± 27 Ka (other)
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Weighted mean of several optically stimulated luminescence dates
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:fine,brown silty sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: 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.
Environment:fluvial-lacustrine indet.
Geology comments: The site context represents a low-energy depositional environment, such as a shallow-water swamp close to the shore of the lake.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,anthropogenic
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:field collection,survey of museum collection,observed (not collected)
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Taxonomic list comments:There are also micromammals, but not reported
Metadata
Database number:187637
Authorizer:E. Vlachos, M. Clapham Enterer:E. Vlachos, M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:vertebrate
Created:2017-08-06 14:20:47 Last modified:2019-02-22 21:48:59
Access level:the public Released:2017-08-06 14:20:47
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
63000. E. Panagopoulou, V. Tourloukis, N. Thompson, A. Athanassiou, G. Tsartsidou, G. E. Konidaris, D. Giusti, P. Karkanas, and K. Harvati. 2015. Marathousa 1: a new Middle Pleistocene archaeological site from Greece. Antiquity 343 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]

Secondary references:

70345 C. Doukas, T. van Kolfschoten, K. Papayianni, E. Panagopoulou, and K. Harvati. 2018. The small mammal fauna from the palaeolithic site Marathousa 1 (Greece). Quaternary International 497:95-107 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]
68074 G. E. Konidaris, A. Athanassiou, V. Tourloukis, N. Thompson, D. Giusti, E. Panagopoulou, and K. Harvati. 2018. The skeleton of a straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus)and other large mammals from the Middle Pleistocene butcheringlocality Marathousa 1 (Megalopolis Basin, Greece): preliminary results. Quaternary International 497:65-84 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]
68008 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]