Guela Cave (Pleistocene of Israel)

Where: Israel (32.8° N, 35.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 32.5° N, 35.0° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• Four layers found within cave, contemporary with level B in Tabun Cave, dating about 42,000 +/- 1700 (Wreschner, 1964)

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: Collected between 1958 and 1964

Primary reference: J. Heller. 1970. The small mammals of the Guela Cave. Israel Journal of Zoology 19(1):1-49 [P. Mannion/G. Varnham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 225664: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Grace Varnham on 24.05.2022

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Myotis sp., Miniopterus sp., Miniopterus schreibersi
Myotis sp. Kaup 1829 vesper bat
Miniopterus sp. Bonaparte 1837 bend-winged bat
Miniopterus schreibersi Natterer 1819 bend-winged bat
 Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae
Rhinolophus ferrum, Rhinolophus sp., Rhinolophus hipposideros, Rhinolophus euryale, Rhinolophus blasii
Rhinolophus ferrum horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus sp. Lacépède 1799 horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus hipposideros Bechstein 1800 horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus euryale Blasius 1853 horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus blasii Peters 1867 horseshoe bat
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Sciurus anomalus
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Myomimus roachi
Myomimus roachi Bate 1937 Mouse-tailed dormouse
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix angressi n. sp.
Hystrix angressi n. sp. Frenkel 1971 porcupine
numerous individuals
 Rodentia - Muridae
Apodemus levantinus, Apodemus sp., Apodemus mystacinus, Spalax ehrenbergi, Spalax cf. neuvillei, Meriones tristrami, Mus musculus
Apodemus levantinus Eurasian field mouse
Apodemus sp. Kaup 1829 Eurasian field mouse
Apodemus mystacinus Danford and Alston 1877 Eastern broad-toothed field mouse
Spalax ehrenbergi blind mole
Mus musculus Linnaeus 1758 house mouse
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Mesocricetus auratus, Arvicola sp., Microtus guentheri
Mesocricetus auratus Waterhouse 1839 Golden hamster
Arvicola sp. Lacépède 1799 vole
Microtus guentheri Danford and Alston 1880 Günther's vole
 Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Crocidura sp., Crocidura suaveolens
Crocidura sp. Wagler 1832 white-toothed shrew
tooth
Crocidura suaveolens Pallas 1811 white-toothed shrew
left mandible
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Erinaceus carmelitus, Erinaceus sharonis, Erinaceus sp.
Erinaceus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hedgehog
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Viverridae "indet. A", Viverridae "indet. B", Viverridae "indet. C"
Viverridae "indet. A" Gray 1821 civet
Viverridae "indet. B" Gray 1821 civet
Viverridae "indet. C" Gray 1821 civet
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canidae indet., Vulpes vulpes, Canis sp.
Canidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 canid
Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Meles meles, Vormela peregusna, Martes foina
Meles meles Linnaeus 1758 European badger
Vormela peregusna Güldenstädt 1770 marbled polecat
Martes foina Erxleben 1777 marten
 Hyracoidea - Procaviidae
Procavia sp.
Procavia sp. Storr 1780 Cape hyrax