Casa Frata, Arezzo, Upper Valdarno, Tuscany (Pleistocene of Italy)

Where: Tuscany, Italy (43.6° N, 11.5° E: paleocoordinates 43.6° N, 11.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

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

• Upper Villafranchian, Tasso faunal unit, Early Pleistocene.

Environment/lithology:

• sandy.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: collection held in the Museum of Geology and Palaeontology, University of Florence.

Primary reference: V. Borselli, C. De Guili, G. Ficcarelli and M. Mazzini. 1980. Casa Frata: una localita fossilifera del Villafranchiano Superiore presso Terranuova Bracciolini (Arezzo) nel Valdarno Superiore. Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana 19(2):254-258 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 44146: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 02.09.2004, edited by Mark Uhen and Bethany Allen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Mammuthus meridionalis3 Nesti 1825 mammoth
bones and tooth lamellae.
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Stephanorhinus etruscus1 Falconer 1868 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus stehlini horse
at least 7 individuals, largely metapodia and teeth.
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
"Pseudodama sp." = Metacervocerus1, Eucladoceros sp.
"Pseudodama sp." = Metacervocerus1 Dietrich 1935 deer
numerous antler bases. At least 7 individuals.
Eucladoceros sp. Falconer 1868 deer
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
a lot of material.
? Megalovis sp. Schaub 1924 antelope
1 metacarpal.
 Carnivora - Felidae
Homotherium crenatidens Fabrini 1890 cat
1 'ferino', 1 pelvis fragment.
Lynx cf. issiodorensis1 Croizet and Jobert 1828 lynx
many fragments of bones and teeth.
Acinonyx pardinensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 cheetah
1 tibia, 1 femur, 2 metatarsals.
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Pachycrocuta brevirostris Gervais 1850 brown hyaena
2 mandibles.
 Carnivora - Canidae
? Vulpes sp., "Canis cf. falconeri" = Xenocyon falconeri1, Canis etruscus
? Vulpes sp. Frisch 1775 fox
"Canis cf. falconeri" = Xenocyon falconeri1 Forsyth-Major 1877 canine
1 radius.
Canis etruscus Forsyth Major 1877 canine
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus etruscus Cuvier 1823 bear
1 mandible.
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Lutra simplicidens2 Thenius 1965 otter
Martes sp. Frisch 1775 marten
1 mandible.
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus valdarnensis hare
1 mandible with teeth.