PBDB Collection

Oosterschelde, Pleistocene (Pleistocene of Netherlands)

Where: Netherlands (51.6° N, 3.7° E: paleocoordinates 51.7° N, 3.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: MN 17 mammal zone, Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: dredged off the sea floor

Primary reference: D. J. Scager, H.-J. Ahrens, F. E. Dieleman, L. W. Hoek Ostende, J. Vos and J. W. F. Reumer. 2017. The Kor & Bot collection revisited, with a biostratigraphic interpretation of the Early Pleistocene Oosterschelde Fauna (Oosterschelde Estuary, the Netherlands). Deinsea 17:16-31 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 189574: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 31.10.2017

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Pitymimomys sp., Borsodia newtoni, Metacervoceros rhenanus Pitymimomys sp. Borsodia newtoni Metacervoceros rhenanus
Osteichthyes
Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae	Acipenser sturio Acipenser sturio sturgeon
Actinopteri
Scombriformes - Trichiuridae	"Trichiurides delheidi" = Eutrichiurides delheidi "Trichiurides delheidi" = Eutrichiurides delheidi Leriche 1908
Gadiformes - Gadidae	Melanogrammus aeglefinus Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Mammalia
Carnivora - Ursidae	Ursus sp. Ursus sp. Linnaeus 1758 bear
Carnivora - Phocidae	"Phocanella minor" = Phocanella pumila "Phocanella minor" = Phocanella pumila Van Beneden 1876 seal
Carnivora - Odobenidae	Odobenus sp., Ontocetus emmonsi Odobenus sp. Brisson 1762 walrus Ontocetus emmonsi Leidy 1859 walrus
Carnivora - Canidae	Canis cf. etruscus, Canis familiaris Canis cf. etruscus Forsyth Major 1877 canine Canis familiaris Linnaeus 1758 dog
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Hyaena perrieri, Crocuta crocuta spelaea Hyaena perrieri Croizet and Jobert 1828 hyaena Crocuta crocuta spelaea Goldfuss 1823 spotted hyaena
Carnivora - Felidae	Felis catus Felis catus Linnaeus 1758 cat
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus robustus, Equus sp., Equus caballus Equus robustus horse Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse Equus caballus Linnaeus 1758 horse
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Stephanorhinus sp., Stephanorhinus etruscus, Stephanorhinus cf. etruscus, Coelodonta antiquitatis Stephanorhinus sp. Kretzoi 1942 rhinoceros Stephanorhinus etruscus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros Stephanorhinus cf. etruscus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros Coelodonta antiquitatis Blumenbach 1799 wooly rhino
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Sus scrofa, Sus strozzii Sus scrofa Linnaeus 1758 wild boar Sus strozzii Forsyth Major 1881 pig
Cetacea - Delphinidae	Orcinus sp. Orcinus sp. Fitzinger 1860 killer whale
Cetacea - Monodontidae	Delphinapterus sp., Delphinapterus leucas Delphinapterus sp. Lacépède 1804 beluga Delphinapterus leucas Pallas 1776 beluga whale
Cetacea - Physeteridae	Physeter sp. Physeter sp. Linnaeus 1758 sperm whale
Cetacea -	Scaldicetus caretti Scaldicetus caretti Du Bus 1867 toothed whale
Cetacea - Balaenidae	Balaena sp., Balaenula balaenopsis Balaena sp. Linnaeus 1758 bowhead whale Balaenula balaenopsis Van Beneden 1872 right whale
Cetacea - Balaenopteridae	Balaenoptera borealina, Balaenoptera musculus Balaenoptera borealina Van Beneden 1880 rorqual Balaenoptera musculus Linnaeus 1758 blue whale
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Alces sp., Rangifer tarandus, Capreolus capreolus, Megaloceros giganteus, Cervus elaphus, Eucladoceros ctenoides Alces sp. Gray 1821 moose Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus 1758 European roe deer Megaloceros giganteus Blumenbach 1799 Irish elk Cervus elaphus Linnaeus 1758 red deer Eucladoceros ctenoides Nesti 1841 deer
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	cf. Leptobos sp., Bison sp., Bison priscus, Bos sp., Bos taurus, Capra hircus, Ovis aries cf. Leptobos sp. Rutimeyer 1878 antelope Bison sp. Hamilton-Smith 1827 bison Bison priscus Bojanus 1827 bison Bos sp. Linnaeus 1758 ox Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758 cow Capra hircus Linnaeus 1758 domestic goat Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758 domestic sheep
Soricomorpha - Soricidae	Beremendia fissidens, Sorex praearaneus Beremendia fissidens Petényi 1864 shrew Sorex praearaneus Kormos 1934 long-tailed shrew
Soricomorpha - Talpidae	Galemys kormosi, Desmana sp., Desmana termalis Galemys kormosi Schreuder 1940 Pyrenean desman Desmana sp. Guldenstaedt 1777 Russian desman Desmana termalis Russian desman
Rodentia - Castoridae	Trogontherium cuvieri, Castor fiber Trogontherium cuvieri Owen 1846 beaver Castor fiber Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian beaver
Rodentia - Muridae	Micromys sp., Apodemus sp. Micromys sp. Dehne 1841 harvest mouse Apodemus sp. Kaup 1829 Eurasian field mouse
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Lemmus sp., Mimomys praepliocaenicus, Mimomys reidi, Mimomys tigliensis, Mimomys pliocaenicus, Arvicola terrestris, Microtus sp., Microtus agrestis, Microtus oeconomus Lemmus sp. Link 1795 vole Mimomys praepliocaenicus vole Mimomys reidi vole Mimomys tigliensis vole Mimomys pliocaenicus Forsyth Major 1889 vole Arvicola terrestris Linnaeus 1758 European water vole Microtus sp. Schrank 1798 vole Microtus agrestis Linnaeus 1761 field vole Microtus oeconomus Pallas 1776 tundra vole
Primates - Hominidae	Homo sapiens Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	Mammuthus primigenius, Mammuthus meridionalis Mammuthus primigenius Blumenbach 1799 wooly mammoth Mammuthus meridionalis Nesti 1825 mammoth
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	Anancus arvernensis Anancus arvernensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 gomphothere
Aves
Anseriformes - Anatidae	Anatidae indet. Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
Reptilia
Galliformes - Phasianidae	Phasianidae indet. Phasianidae indet. Horsfield 1821 pheasant
Testudines - Emydidae	Emys sp. Emys sp. Dumeril 1806 pond turtle