Sandalja 1, bei Pula (Pleistocene of Croatia)

Where: Istria, Croatia (44.9° N, 13.8° E: paleocoordinates 44.8° N, 13.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

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

• Early Pleistocene.

Environment/lithology:

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: M. Malez. 1986. Die quataren Vertebraten-Faunen in der SFR Jugoslawien. Quatarpalaontologie 6:101-117 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 40500: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 24.06.2004, edited by Evangelos Vlachos

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Squamata - Anguidae
Ophisaurus sp.1 Daudin 1803 glass lizard
 Squamata - Lacertidae
Lacerta agilis1 Linneaus 1758 Sand lizard
Lacerta viridis1 Laurenti 1768 European green lizard
 Squamata - Colubridae
Natrix nalrix1 water snake
Natrix tesselata1 water snake
Natrix sp.1 Laurenti 1768 water snake
Elaphe sp.1 Wagler 1833 colubrid snake
Elaphe longissima1 Laurenti 1768 colubrid snake
Elaphe cf. quatuorlineata1 Lacépède 1789 four-lined snake
Aves
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Columba sp. Linnaeus 1758 dove
 Passeriformes - Turdidae
Turdus sp. Linnaeus 1758 true thrush
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Francolinus sp. Stephens 1819 francolin
Reptilia
 Testudines - Emydidae
Emys orbicularis1 Linnaeus 1758 European pond turtle
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo graeca1 Linnaeus 1758 common tortoise
Mammalia
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Mimomys sp. Forsyth-Major 1902 vole
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Macaca florentina Cocchi 1872 macaque
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Sus strozzii Forsyth Major 1881 pig
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
"Dama nestii" = Cervus nestii Azzaroli 1947 deer
"Cervus philisi" = Metacervocerus philisi Mennecart et al. 2017 deer
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Equus stenonis" = Allohippus stenonis
"Equus stenonis" = Allohippus stenonis Cocchi 1867 horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Stephanorhinus etruscus3 Falconer 1868 rhinoceros
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis etruscus Forsyth Major 1877 canine
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Chasmaporthetes lunensis2 Del Campana 1914 hyaena
Crocuta perrieri spotted hyaena
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus thibetanus Cuvier 1823 Asian black bear
Ursus thibetanus mediterraneus
Ursus etruscus Cuvier 1823 bear
Amphibia
 Salientia - Ranidae
Rana dalmatina1 Bonaparte 1839 frog
Rana temporaria1 Linnaeus 1758 common frog
 Salientia - Hylidae
Hyla sp.1 Laurenti 1768 tree frog
 Salientia - Bufonidae
Bufo viridis1 Laurenti 1768 European green toad
Bufo bufo1 Linnaeus 1758 toad
 Salientia - Discoglossidae
Discoglossus sp.1 Otth 1837 painted frog
 Salientia - Pelobatidae
Pelobates sp.1 Wagler 1830 spadefoot toad