Dragonara Cave (Pleistocene of Italy)

Where: Sardinia, Italy (40.6° N, 8.3° E: paleocoordinates 40.6° N, 7.9° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Primary reference: A. Malatesta. 1978. On the genus Cyrnaonyx Helbing, 1935 (Mustelidae, Lutrinae) and its type species. Quaternaria 20:109-116 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 92675: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 23.11.2009, edited by Evangelos Vlachos and Bethany Allen

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Insectivora -
Insectivora indet. Bowdich 1821 insectivoran
 Chiroptera -
Chiroptera indet. Blumenbach 1779 bat
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
"Cyrnaonyx majori n. sp." = Algarolutra majori
"Cyrnaonyx majori n. sp." = Algarolutra majori Malatesta 1978 otter
 Carnivora - Canidae
Cynotherium sardous2 Studiati 1857 canid
 Placentalia -
Rodentia indet. Bowdich 1821 rodent
Lagomorpha indet. Brandt 1885 placental
Reptilia
 Squamata - Colubridae
Coluber sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 racer
 Squamata - Natricidae
Natrix sp.1 Laurenti 1768 water snake
Amphibia
 Salientia - Bufonidae
Bufo viridis1 Laurenti 1768 European green toad
 Salientia - Hylidae
Hyla cf. sarda1 tree frog
 Salientia - Discoglossidae
Discoglossus cf. sardus1 Tschudi 1837 Sardinia painted frog