Feldioara-Cariera, lower level: Middle Pleistocene, Romania
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Praealces latifrons
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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 | |||||||||
"Allohippus" cf. suessenbornensis
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= Equus cf. marxi
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McKenna and Bell 1997 | |||||||||
Equus cf. mosbachensis
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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 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Capreolus capreolus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Capreolus capreolus suessenbornesis | ||||||||||
Cervus elephas
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Cervus elephas acoronatus | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Mammuthus trogontherii
(Pohlig 1885)
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | Romania |
Coordinates: | 46.4° North, 23.9° East (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 46.3° North, 23.8° 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. In the same fossiliferous layer as that of Rotbav-Dealul Tiganilor, lower level (level 1). Middle Pleistocene, 'Cromerian Complex'. 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: | 40259 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Turner | Enterer: | H. O'Regan |
Modifier: | H. O'Regan | Research group: | PACED |
Created: | 2004-06-21 03:46:04 | Last modified: | 2004-06-21 07:21:49 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-06-21 03:46:04 |
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] |