Isernia la Pineta sector 1, Upper Voluturno, Molise: Middle Pleistocene, Italy
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Elephas antiquus
Falconer and Cautley 1847
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recombined as Palaeoloxodon antiquus | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
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Dicerorhinus cf. hemitoechus
(Falconer 1868)
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recombined as Stephanorhinus hemitoechus | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Hippopotamidae
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Hippopotamus cf. amphibius
Linnaeus 1758
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Hippopotamus sp. cf. amphibius | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Cervidae
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? Dama sp.
Frisch 1775
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Cervids are represented by possibly a single Dama individual. | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Bison cf. schoetensacki
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mainly crania, most abundant taxon. | ||||||||||
Hemitragus sp.
Hodgson 1841
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Mammalia
- Suidae
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Sus scrofa
Linnaeus 1758
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Ursidae
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Ursus deningeri
Reichenau 1904
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Pliomys episcopalis
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Pliomys lenki
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Clethrionomys sp.
Tilesius 1850
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synonym of Myodes | ||||||||||
Microtus arvalinus
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Pitymys cf. arvaloides
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synonym of Microtus | ||||||||||
Arvicola cf. mosbachensis
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | Italy | State/province: | Molise |
Coordinates: | 41.6° North, 14.2° East (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 41.6° North, 14.2° 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: | Upper Volturno | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: Middle Pleistocene. |
Lithology and environment
Environment: | fluvial-lacustrine indet. |
Taphonomy
Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection: | archaeological analysis |
Collection method comments: Site found 4m below the surface during road building. Small mammal remains recovered by sieving. |
Metadata
Database number: | 44092 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Turner | Enterer: | H. O'Regan |
Modifier: | H. O'Regan | Research group: | PACED |
Created: | 2004-09-01 07:20:45 | Last modified: | 2004-09-01 10:20:45 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-09-01 07:20:45 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
11576. | PACED | M. Coltorti, M. Cremaschi, M. C. Delitala, D. Esu, M. Fornaseri, A. McPherron, M. Nicoletti, R. Otterloo, C. Peretto, B. Sala, V. Schmidt and J. Sevink. 1982. Reversed magnetic polarity at an early Lower Pleistocene site in Central Italy. Nature 300:173-176 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan] |