Merasuen cave (Pleistocene of Philippines)
Where: Philippines (9.2° N, 118.2° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: cave; siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: K. R. Reis and A. M. Garong. 2001. Late Quaternary terrestrial vertebrates from Palawan Islad, Philippines. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 171:409-421 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 194836: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 30.06.2018
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Taxonomic list
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Reptilia | |
Varanus cf. salvator Laurenti 1768 Common water monitor | |
Lacertilia indet. lizard | |
Gekkonidae indet. Gray 1825 gecko | |
Aves | |
Collocalia sp. Gray 1840 swift
Collocalia cf. esculenta Linnaeus 1758 glossy swiftlet
"Collocalia cf. salangana" = Aerodramus salangana Streubel 1848 mossy-nest swiftlet | |
Passeriformes indet. Linnaeus 1758 perching bird | |
Lanius cristatus Linnaeus 1758 brown shrike | |
Mammalia | |
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal | |
Rodentia sp. Bowdich 1821 rodent | |
Sciuridae indet. Gray 1821 squirrel | |
Muridae indet. Illiger 1811 mouse
Chiropodomys calamianensis pencil-tailed tree mouse
Rattus sp. Fischer 1803 rat | |
Macaca fascicularis Raffles 1822 crab eating macaque | |
Sus barbatus Müller 1838 bearded pig | |
"Amblonyx cinereus" = Lutra cinerea
"Amblonyx cinereus" = Lutra cinerea Illiger 1815 Oriental small-clawed otter | |
Crocidura sp. Wagler 1832 white-toothed shrew | |
Chiroptera indet. Blumenbach 1779 bat | |
Vespertilionidae indet. Gray 1821 vesper bat | |
Pteropodidae indet. Gray 1821 fruit bat | |
Hipposideros diadema roundleaf bat | |
Rhinolophus sp. Lacépède 1799 horseshoe bat | |
Amphibia | |
Anura indet. Fischer von Waldheim 1813 frog |