Cave Raj: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Poland
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Sciuridae
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Citellus (Colobotis) superciliosus
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9 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Spermophilus | ||||||||||
| M1or2, M3 (layer 6); P4 (layer 9);P4, p4 (layer 10); p3, M1or2, m2, (layer 11/1); m2 (layer 11/2) | ||||||||||
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Citellus (Citellus) citelloides
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60 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Spermophilus | ||||||||||
| M1or2, 3m1or2 (layer 2); m1or2 (layer 3); fragment of right maxilla with M1 and M2, 2P3, P4, 4M1or2, 4M3, 3p4, 6m1or2, 2m3 (layer 4); m1or2, m3 (layer 5); P3, 2P4, 2M1or2, 2M3, 4 partial upper molars, 2p4, 7 m1or2, 3 partial lower molars (layer 6); partial lower molar (layer 8); P4, M3 (layer 9), m1or2 (layer 11/1); material without stratigraphic position M3, p4 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Anguidae
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Anguis fragilis
Linneaus 1758
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Holman 1998 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Lacertidae
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Lacerta cf. vivipara
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Holman 1998 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Crotalidae
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Vipera berus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Holman 1998 | |||||||||
| recombined as Vipera (Pelias) berus | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Colubridae
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Elaphe longissima
Laurenti 1768
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Holman 1998 | |||||||||
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Natrix natrix
Linnaeus 1758
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Holman 1998 | |||||||||
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Bufonidae
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Bufo sp.
Laurenti 1768
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Holman 1998 | |||||||||
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Ranidae
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Rana sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Holman 1998 | |||||||||
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Discoglossidae
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Bombina sp.
Oken 1816
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Holman 1998 | |||||||||
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Pelobatidae
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Pelobates fuscus
Laurenti 1768
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Holman 1998 | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Poland |
| Coordinates: | 50.9° North, 20.6° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 50.9° North, 20.4° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Altitude: | 295 meters |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| Stage: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: "...sediments accumulated in the Early Wurm (from the end of Broerup interstadial and the beginnings of Wurm II)..." |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Lithology description: probably another cave in Jurassic limestone, but not specified for this locality | |
| Environment: | cave |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
| Disassociated minor elements: | all |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some genera |
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 33976 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy, E. Vlachos | Enterer: | E. Leckey, E. Vlachos |
| Modifier: | E. Leckey | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2003-08-11 09:08:35 | Last modified: | 2003-08-11 12:08:35 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2003-08-11 09:08:35 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 8887. | C. Black and K. Kowalski. 1974. The Pliocene and Pleistocene Sciuridae (Mammalia, Rodentia) from Poland. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 19(19):461-486 [J. Alroy/E. Leckey/E. Leckey] |
Secondary references:
| 66368 | J. A. Holman. 1998. Pleistocene Amphibians and Reptiles in Britain and Europe. Oxford Monographs on Geology and Geophysics 1-265 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] |