Asprochaliko (Pleistocene of Greece)

Where: Ioannina, Greece (39.3° N, 20.7° E: paleocoordinates 39.3° N, 20.7° E)

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

• Four trenches (A to D) have been excavated.

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: anthropogenic

Collected by E. S. Higgs and S. I. Dakaris in 1964-1966

Primary reference: G. N. Bailey, P. L. Carter, C. S. Gamble and H. P. Higgs. 1983. Asprochaliko and Kastritsa: Further Investigations of Palaeolithic Settlement and Economy in Epirus (North-West Greece). Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 49:15-42 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 208564: authorized by Evangelos Vlachos, entered by Evangelos Vlachos on 03.04.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Amphibia
 Salientia - Ranidae
Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758 frog
Reptilia
 Ophidia -
 Squamata - Lacertidae
Lacerta sp. Linnaeus 1758 squamates
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758 turtle
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Cricetidae indet. Fischer von Waldheim 1817 mouse
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus sp. Linnaeus 1758 bear
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Martes sp. Frisch 1775 marten
 Carnivora - Felidae
"Felis spelaea" = Panthera leo spelaea Goldfuss 1810 lion
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf
Vulpes sp. Frisch 1775 fox
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Capra ibex Linnaeus 1758 Alpine ibex
Bos primigenius Bojanus 1827 ox
Caprinae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Rupicapra rupicapra Linnaeus 1758 chamois
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus 1758 European roe deer
Dama dama Linnaeus 1758 fallow deer
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus 1758 red deer
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Sus scrofa Linnaeus 1758 wild boar
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
"Dicerorhinus kirchbergensis" = Dihoplus kirchbergensis
"Dicerorhinus kirchbergensis" = Dihoplus kirchbergensis Jäger 1839 rhinoceros