Krimni-3, Mygdonia Basin (Pleistocene of Greece)

Where: Greece (40.5° N, 23.4° E: paleocoordinates 40.5° N, 23.4° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Gerakarou Formation, Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• Villafranchian age, 1.8-1.5 Ma time frame

Environment/lithology: fluvial; sandstone

• landslides due to heavy rain near Krimni revealed a new fossil site; sand deposits

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. S. Kostopoulos, G. E. Konidaris, M. Amanatidou, K. Chitoglu, E. Fragkioudakis, N. Gerakakis, V. Giannakou, A. Gkeme, C. Kalaitzi, C. Tsakalidis, and V. Tsatsalis. 2023. The new fossil site Krimni-3 in Mygdonia Basin and the first evidence of a giant ostrich in the Early Pleistocene of Greece. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 97:147-161 [B. Seuss/B. Seuss]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 230277: authorized by Barbara Seuss, entered by Barbara Seuss on 01.06.2023

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Erinaeus sp.
Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus altidens, Equus sp.
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
large sized
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Stephanorhinus cf. hundsheimensis
Stephanorhinus cf. hundsheimensis Toula 1902 rhinoceros
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Palaeotragus inexpectatus
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Hemitragus sp., Bison cf. degiulii, Soergelia brigittae
Hemitragus sp. Hodgson 1841 antelope
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervidae indet., Praemegaceros sp.
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821 deer
medium sized
Praemegaceros sp. Portis 1920 deer
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Sus sp.
Sus sp. Linnaeus 1758 pig
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Hyaenidae indet.
Hyaenidae indet. Gray 1821 hyaena
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp.
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus sp.
Ursus sp. Linnaeus 1758 bear
Aves
 Struthioniformes - Struthionidae
"Pachystruthio dmanisensis" = Struthio
"Pachystruthio dmanisensis" = Struthio ostrich