Chlum 6 bei Holstejn (Pleistocene to of Czech Republic)

Where: Czech Republic (49.4° N, 16.8° E: paleocoordinates 49.4° N, 16.7° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Early/Lower Pleistocene to Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.1 Ma)

• very latest Lower Pleistocene to very earliest Middle Pleistocene, (Earliest Biharian). Date based on the presence of Mimomys savini, Microtus (Allophaiomys) pliocaenicus and Mimomys pusillus.

Environment/lithology:

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: W. von Koenigswald and W.-D. Heinrich. 1999. Mittelpleistozane Saugetierfaunen aus Mitteleuropa - der Versuch einer biostratigraphischen Zuordnung. Kaupia 9:53-112 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 35907: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 09.01.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Mammuthus ? trogontherii
Mammuthus ? trogontherii Pohlig 1885 mammoth
Mammuthus trogontherii ?
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Myotis schaubi, Myotis bechsteini, Myotis cf. nattereri, Plecotus auritus
Myotis schaubi vesper bat
Myotis bechsteini Leisler 1818 vesper bat
M. bechsteini cf. robustus
Myotis cf. nattereri Kuhl 1818 vesper bat
Plecotus auritus Linnaeus 1758 common long-eared bat
Plecotus auritus/abeli
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Sciurus sp., Spermophilus sp., Spermophilus primigenius
Sciurus sp. Linnaeus 1758 squirrel
Spermophilus sp. Cuvier 1825 ground squirrel
Spermophilus primigenius ground squirrel
 Rodentia - Muridae
"Apodemus cf. sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus
"Apodemus cf. sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1758 wood mouse
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Lagurodon arankae, Microtus (Allophaiomys) sp., "Clethrionomys cf. glareolus" = Myodes, Mimomys pusillus, Mimomys savini, "Microtus (Allophaiomys) pliocaenicus" = Allophaiomys pliocaenicus, Allocricetus ? bursae, Cricetus cricetus, Pliomys episcopalis, Pliomys lenki
Microtus (Allophaiomys) sp. Schrank 1798 vole
2 types, species I and II
"Clethrionomys cf. glareolus" = Myodes vole
"Microtus (Allophaiomys) pliocaenicus" = Allophaiomys pliocaenicus Kormos 1932 vole
Allocricetus ? bursae mouse
Allocricetus bursae ?
Cricetus cricetus Linnaeus 1758 European hamster
2 species. C. c. nanus and C. c. praeglacialis
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Muscardinus sp., "Glis sp." = Myoxus (Glis)
Muscardinus sp. Kaup 1829 dormouse
"Glis sp." = Myoxus (Glis) Brisson 1762 dormouse
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Castor fiber
Castor fiber Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian beaver
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus sp., Hypolagus beremendensis
Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Erinaceus lechei
Erinaceus lechei Kormos 1934 hedgehog
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Talpa minor, Talpa fossilis
Talpa minor Freudenberg 1914 mole
Talpa fossilis Petenyi 1864 mole
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Beremendia fissidens, Sorex runtonensis
Beremendia fissidens Petényi 1864 shrew
Sorex runtonensis Hinton 1911 long-tailed shrew
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus mediterraneus, Ursus deningeri
Ursus deningeri Reichenau 1904 bear
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis lupus, Vulpes angustidens
Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf
Canis lupus mosbachensis
Vulpes angustidens Thenius 1954 fox
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Stephanorhinus ? etruscus
Stephanorhinus ? etruscus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros
Stephanorhinus etruscus ?