Hortus Cave (Pleistocene of France)

Where: Herault, France (43.8° N, 3.8° E: paleocoordinates 43.8° N, 3.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

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

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: J. A. Holman. 1998. Pleistocene Amphibians and Reptiles in Britain and Europe. Oxford Monographs on Geology and Geophysics 1-265 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 195242: authorized by Evangelos Vlachos, entered by Evangelos Vlachos on 30.07.2018

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Taxonomic list

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Amphibia
 Salientia - Pelobatidae
Pelobates sp.
Pelobates sp. Wagler 1830 spadefoot toad
 Salientia - Bufonidae
Bufo bufo, Bufo cf. bufo, Bufo calamita
Bufo bufo Linnaeus 1758 toad
Bufo cf. bufo Linnaeus 1758 toad
Bufo calamita Cope 1864 toad
Reptilia
 Squamata - Lacertidae
Lacerta sp.
Lacerta sp. Linnaeus 1758 squamates
 Squamata - Colubridae
Malpolon monspessulanus
Malpolon monspessulanus Hermann 1804 Montpellier snake
 Squamata - Crotalidae
Vipera sp.
Vipera sp. Laurenti 1768 pit viper
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo sp.
Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758 turtle