Marathousa 1, unit UA2 (Pleistocene of Greece)

Where: Greece (37.4° N, 22.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

• Weighted mean of several optically stimulated luminescence dates

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; unlithified, fine-grained, brown, silty sandstone

• The site context represents a low-energy depositional environment, such as a shallow-water swamp close to the shore of the lake.
• 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.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 199937: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 22.02.2019

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Taxonomic list

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Aves
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
Rallus aquaticus
Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758 water rail
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anas platyrhynchos, Anas crecca, Spatula clypeata, Mareca strepera
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian teal
Spatula clypeata Linnaeus 1758 northern shoveler
Mareca strepera Linnaeus 1758 gadwall