Sainzelles, Polignac, Haute-Loire (Pleistocene of France)

Also known as Sinzelles

Where: Auvergne, France (45.1° N, 3.9° E: paleocoordinates 45.1° N, 3.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

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

• 1.3-1.6Ma, Early/Lower Pleistocene

Environment/lithology: lacustrine

• Il s'agit de depots lacustre littoraux, contenus dans un cratere d'explosion (maar), epais de 10 a 15 metres.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: anthropogenic, bone collector

Primary reference: E. Bonifay. 1991. Les Premieres industries du Sud-Est de la France et du Massif-Central. In E. Bonifay, B. Vandermeersch (eds.), Les Premiers Europeens. Edition du comite des Travaux Historiques et Scientifiques (CTHS) 63-80 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 47828: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 03.03.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Archidiskodon meridionalis" = Mammuthus meridionalis2
"Archidiskodon meridionalis" = Mammuthus meridionalis2 Nesti 1825 mammoth
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Stephanorhinus etruscus2 Falconer 1868 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Equus stenonis" = Allohippus stenonis
"Equus stenonis" = Allohippus stenonis Cocchi 1867 horse
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus antiquus1 Desmarest 1822 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
"Cervus pardinensis" = Metacervocerus pardinensis1 Croizet and Jobert 1828 deer
Cervus sp. Linnaeus 1758 deer
Praemegaceros sp.1 Portis 1920 deer
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Leptobos sp.1 Rutimeyer 1878 antelope
 Carnivora - Felidae
Homotherium cf. crenatidens2 Fabrini 1890 cat
Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Pachycrocuta brevirostris3 Gervais 1850 brown hyaena
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine