Iraq ez-Zigan: Late Pleistocene, Israel

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778
shells
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita sulcata (Solander 1766)
shells
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium edule Linnaeus 1758
shells
Cardium glaucum Poiret 1789
shells
Gastropoda - Heterostropha
Jaminia saulcyi
shells
Jaminia borealis
shells
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Nassa sp. Röding 1798
shells
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Columbella rustica
shells
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758
shells
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758
shells
Gastropoda - Potamididae
Pirenella ? teilhardi
shells
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata
Helix cavata
shells
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Pelobatidae
Pelobates syriacus Boettger 1889
2 skull fragments
Reptilia - Lacertidae
Lacerta sp. Linnaeus 1758
mandibles
Reptilia - Anguidae
Ophisaurus apodus Pallas 1775
left mandible
Reptilia - Agamidae
Agama stellio
multiple skull fragments
Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758
right hypoplastron
unclassified
Levantina caesareana
shells
Xeropicta vestalis
shells
Bulimics labrosus
shells
Sphinchterochila cariosa
shells
Chameleon chamaeleon
multiple skull fragments
Mammalia - Hyracoidea - Procaviidae
Procavia capensis (Pallas 1766)
tooth
Mammalia - Soricidae
Crocidura russula (Herrmann 1780)
skull and mandibles
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus 1758)
mandible
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Martes foina (Erxleben 1777)
mandible
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758
tooth
Mammalia - Suidae
Sus sp. Linnaeus 1758
phalanx
Mammalia - Cervidae
Dama sp. Frisch 1775
teeth
Mammalia - Bovidae
Bos primigenius Bojanus 1827
tooth
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816
phalanx, vertebrae
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Microtus guentheri (Danford and Alston 1880)
mandibles
Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae
Meriones tristrami
mandibles
Spalax ehrenbergi
skulls and mandibles
Mus musculus Linnaeus 1758
mandibles
Apodemus sylvaticus (Linnaeus 1758)
mandibles
Rattus rattus (Linnaeus 1758)
mandibles and teeth
Apodemus mystacinus Danford and Alston 1877
mandibles
Acomys cahirinus
mandibles
unclassified
Monacha syriaca
shells
see common names

Geography
Country:Israel
Coordinates: 32.8° North, 35.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:32.8° North, 35.0° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period: Quaternary Epoch: Pleistocene
Stage: Late Pleistocene 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 6
Key time interval: Late Pleistocene
Age range of interval: 0.129 - 0.0117 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: estimated age of 14.5 B.P.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Geology comments: open Mediterranean environment, rather than wooded area. Probably brought to site from birds of prey
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Housed at department of zoology, Hebrew university of Jerusalem
Metadata
Also known as:Iraq e Zigan, Rock of the Ravens, Kir 'Orvim
Database number:225667
Authorizer:P. Mannion Enterer:G. Varnham
Modifier:G. Varnham Research group:vertebrate
Created:2022-05-24 06:54:51 Last modified:2022-05-24 07:04:25
Access level:the public Released:2022-05-24 06:54:51
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

81739. J. Heller. 1978. The faunal remains of Iraq e Zigan, a Late Pleistocene site on Mt. Carmel. Israel Journal of Zoology 27(1):11-19 [P. Mannion/G. Varnham]