PBDB Collection

Liko Cave, bed B (Pleistocene of Greece)

Where: Crete, Greece (35.4° N, 24.3° E: paleocoordinates 35.4° N, 24.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: P. D. M. Weesie. 1988. The Quaternary avifauna of Crete, Greece. Palaeovertebrata 18:1-94 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 192951: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 27.04.2018, edited by Evangelos Vlachos

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Taxonomic list

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Aves
Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocorax aristotelis Phalacrocorax aristotelis Linnaeus 1761 European shag
Passeriformes - Prunellidae	Prunella collaris Prunella collaris Scopoli 1769 alpine accentor
Passeriformes - Hirundinidae	"cf. Hirundo daurica" = Cecropis daurica "cf. Hirundo daurica" = Cecropis daurica Laxmann 1769 red-rumped swallow
Passeriformes - Sturnidae	Sturnus sp. Sturnus sp. Linnaeus 1756 starling
Passeriformes - Muscicapidae	Oenanthe cf. hispanica Oenanthe cf. hispanica Linnaeus 1758 black-eared wheatear
Passeriformes - Turdidae	Meridiocichla salotti², Turdus "sp. 1", Turdus "sp. 2", Turdus "sp. 3", Turdus cf. iliacus Meridiocichla salotti² Louchart 2004 thrush Turdus "sp. 1" Linnaeus 1758 true thrush Turdus "sp. 2" Linnaeus 1758 true thrush Turdus "sp. 3" Linnaeus 1758 true thrush Turdus cf. iliacus Linnaeus 1758 redwing
Passeriformes - Corvidae	Pyrrhocorax graculus, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, Garrulus glandarius, Corvus sp., Corvus monedula Pyrrhocorax graculus Linnaeus 1766 yellow-billed chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Linnaeus 1758 red-billed chough Garrulus glandarius Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian jay Corvus sp. Linnaeus 1758 crow Corvus monedula Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian jackdaw
Passeriformes - Fringillidae	Fringilla sp. Fringilla sp. Linnaeus 1758 finch
Anseriformes - Anatidae	"Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope "Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian wigeon
Caprimulgiformes - Apodidae	Apus melba Apus melba Linnaeus 1758 alpine swift
Caprimulgiformes - Caprimulgidae	Caprimulgus cf. europaeus Caprimulgus cf. europaeus Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian nightjar
Gruiformes - Rallidae	Gallinula chloropus Gallinula chloropus Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian moorhen
Columbiformes - Columbidae	Columba sp., Columba palumbus, Columba oenas Columba sp. Linnaeus 1758 dove C. livia/oenas Columba palumbus Linnaeus 1758 common wood-pigeon Columba oenas Linnaeus 1758 stock dove
Piciformes - Picidae	Dendrocopos leucotos Dendrocopos leucotos Bechstein 1802 white-backed woodpecker
Strigiformes - Strigidae	Otus scops, Aegolius funereus, Athene cretensis Otus scops Linnaeus 1758 European scops-owl Aegolius funereus Linnaeus 1758 boreal owl Athene cretensis Weesie 1982 true owl
Strigiformes - Tytonidae	Tyto alba Tyto alba Scopoli 1769 barn owl
Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae	Scolopax rusticola Scolopax rusticola Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian woodcock
Accipitriformes - Accipitridae	Accipiter nisus, Accipiter gentilis, Gypaetus barbatus, Buteo buteo, Aquila chrysaetos simurgh Accipiter nisus Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter gentilis Linnaeus 1758 northern goshawk Gypaetus barbatus Linnaeus 1758 bearded vulture Buteo buteo Linnaeus 1758 common buzzard Aquila chrysaetos simurgh Weesie 1988 golden eagle
Falconiformes - Falconidae	Falco tinnunculus, Falco eleonorae, Falco subbuteo Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus 1758 Common kestrel Falco eleonorae Gené 1839 Eleonora's falcon Falco subbuteo Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian hobby
Mammalia
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Candiacervus devosi⁴, Candiacervus cf. devosi⁴, Candiacervus listeri⁴, Candiacervus reumeri⁴, Candiacervus cf. reumeri⁴ Candiacervus devosi⁴ van der Geer 2018 deer RGM 442704 (Liko B, right shed antler), RGM 442725 (Liko B, left antler fragment), RGM 442727 (Liko B, left shed antler fragment), RGM 442726 (Liko B, right antler fragment), AMPG(V) Li-687 (Liko B, right shed proximal part), Candiacervus cf. devosi⁴ van der Geer 2018 deer Candiacervus listeri⁴ van der Geer 2018 deer AMPG(V) 1725 (Liko B; right shed antler), AMPG(V) 1727 (Liko B, left antler), AMPG(V) 1729 (Liko B, antler fragment) and other specimens Candiacervus reumeri⁴ van der Geer 2018 deer RGM 442719 (Liko B, left antler fragment) and RGM 442717 (Liko B, left antler) Candiacervus cf. reumeri⁴ van der Geer 2018 deer
Soricomorpha - Soricidae	Crocidura zimmermanni³ Crocidura zimmermanni³ Wettstein 1953 white-toothed shrew
Amphibia
Salientia - Ranidae	Rana sp.¹ Rana sp.¹ Linnaeus 1758 frog
Salientia - Bufonidae	Bufo sp.¹ Bufo sp.¹ Laurenti 1768 toad

¹Holman 1998; ²Louchart 2004; ³Reumer 1986; ⁴van der Geer 2018