Gritulu (Pleistocene of France)

Where: Corse, France (42.9° N, 9.5° E: paleocoordinates 42.9° N, 9.5° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

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

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J.-D. Vigne, S. Bailon, and J. Cuisin. 1997. Biostratigraphy of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals in Corsica and the role of man in the Holocene faunal turnover. Anthropozoological 25-26:587-604 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 215363: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 10.11.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Mammalia
 Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Episoriculus corsicanus Bate 1944 red-toothed shrew
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Prolagus sardus Wagner 1829 pika
 Rodentia - Muridae
Rhagamys orthodon Hensel 1856 mouse
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
"Tyrrhenicola henseli" = Microtus (Tyrrhenicola) henseli
"Tyrrhenicola henseli" = Microtus (Tyrrhenicola) henseli F. Major 1905 vole
Reptilia
 Theropoda - Phasianidae
Aves
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus 1758 Common kestrel
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Tringa ochropus Linnaeus 1758 green sandpiper
 Accipitriformes - Pandionidae
Pandion haliaetus Linnaeus 1758 osprey
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Gypaetus barbatus Linnaeus 1758 bearded vulture
Buteo ? lagopus Pontoppidan 1763 rough-legged hawk
Aquila chrysaetos Linnaeus 1758 golden eagle
 Passeriformes - Paridae
Parus cf. major Linnaeus 1758 great tit
 Passeriformes - Laniidae
Lanius collurio Linnaeus 1758 shrike
/senator
 Passeriformes - Fringillidae
Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus 1758 common chaffinch
/montifringilla
 Passeriformes - Sylviidae
Sylvia cf. borin Boddaert 1783 garden warbler
 Passeriformes - Turdidae
Turdus cf. philomelos Brehm 1831 song thrush
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven
Corvus monedula Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian jackdaw
 Passeriformes - Sturnidae
Sturnus sp. Linnaeus 1756 starling
 Passeriformes - Muscicapidae
? Erithacus rubecula Linnaeus 1758 European robin
? Phoenicurus sp. Forster 1817 flycatcher
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Columba livia Gmelin 1789 rock pigeon
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
Bubo insularis Mourer-Chauvire and Weesie 1986 eagle-owl
Amphibia
 Salientia - Discoglossidae
Discoglossus sp. Otth 1837 painted frog
 Salientia - Bufonidae
Bufo viridis Laurenti 1768 European green toad