La Pietris, Tetoiu 1 lower faunal horizon: Pliocene, Romania
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Ophis sp.
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Bufonidae
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Bufo sp.
Laurenti 1768
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Archidiskodon meridionalis
(Nesti 1825)
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= Mammuthus meridionalis
Nesti 1825
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Radulesco and Samson 1990 | ||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Castoridae
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Trogontherium dacicum
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Radulesco and Samson 1990 | ||||||
Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Hypolagus brachygnathus
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Radulesco and Samson 1990 | ||||||
Mammalia
- Soricidae
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Beremendia ? fissidens
(Petényi 1864)
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= Beremendia cf. fissidens
Petényi 1864
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Radulesco and Samson 1990 | ||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Felis (Lynx) issiodorensis
Croizet and Jobert 1828
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= Lynx issiodorensis
Croizet and Jobert 1828
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Radulesco and Samson 1990 | ||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Canis cf. falconeri
Forsyth-Major 1877
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recombined as Xenocyon falconeri | |||||||
Nyctereutes megamastoides
(Pomel 1842)
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original and current combination Canis megamastoides | |||||||
Vulpes aff. donnezani
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Pliotragus ardeus
(Deperet 1883)
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Radulesco and Samson 1990 | ||||||
Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Euctenoceros sp.
Trouessart 1898
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= Eucladoceros sp.
Falconer 1868
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Radulesco and Samson 1990 | ||||||
Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Equus stenonis
Cocchi 1867
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= Allohippus athanasiui
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Radulesco and Samson 1990 | ||||||
= Equus athanasiui
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McKenna and Bell 1997 | ||||||
Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
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Dicerorhinus etruscus
(Falconer 1868)
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Radulesco and Samson 1990 | ||||||
= Stephanorhinus etruscus
Falconer 1868
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O'Regan 2003 | ||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Romania |
Coordinates: | 44.8° North, 23.9° East (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 44.9° North, 23.6° East |
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Pliocene |
10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
Key time interval: | Pliocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 5.33300 - 2.58000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Local bed: | Tetiou 1 lower faunal horizon | ||||
Local order: | bottom to top | ||||
Regional section: | Dacic Basin | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: Late Pliocene, just before the Olduvai event (based on palaeomagnetism). Faunal comparison indicates that the Lower Faunal Horizon (Tetoiu 1) correlates with the upper part of the Khaprov faunal complex, upper MN17 (St Vallier Zone), probably equivalent to the Tiglian warm stage. Fauna at La Pietris is dominated by equids, suggesting a more continental climate (drier and cooler), possibly a cooler oscillation of the Tiglian.
About 92m below the top of the section, in 'a sequence of sands and fine sands, 2m thick.' |
Lithology and environment
Lithology description: 'a sequence of sands and fine sands, 2m thick.' | |
Environment: | fluvial-lacustrine indet. |
Geology comments: The lower faunal horizon is in an approximately 20m thick bed consisting 'predominantly of silty sands and sand, levels with gravels and larger pebbles were also observed. These beds are rich in faunal remains.' 'The beds have an average dip of 1 to 2 degrees SE.' |
Taphonomy
Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | bulk |
Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
Metadata
Database number: | 39845 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Turner | Enterer: | H. O'Regan |
Modifier: | H. O'Regan | Research group: | PACED |
Created: | 2004-06-09 06:26:23 | Last modified: | 2004-07-01 09:08:04 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-06-09 06:26:23 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
11025. | PACED | A. Bolomey. 1965. Die fauna zweier villafrankischer Fundstellen in Rumaenien. Berichte der geologischen Gesellschaft der DDR, Berlin 10(1):77-88 [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] |
10805 | PACED | C. Radulesco and P. Samson. 1990. The Plio-Pleistocene mammalian succession of the Oltet Valley, Dacic Basin, Romania. Quatarpalaontologie 8:225-232 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan] |