Rotbav-Dealul Tiganilor, lower upper level 1, (level 2).: Middle Pleistocene, Romania

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Cricetus praeglacialis
Lagurus cf. transiens
see common names

Geography
Country:Romania
Coordinates: 45.8° North, 25.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:45.9° North, 25.4° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Middle Pleistocene
Age range of interval:0.78100 - 0.12600 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Regional section:Baraolt Basin
Stratigraphy comments: In the Baraolt Basin, Brasov Depression. Middle Pleistocene, 'Cromerian complex'. Roughly equivalent to Tarko layers 10-5, Hundsheim, Mosbach main level, St. Esteve Janson layers F-G and Westbury 'Rodent earth'. Steppe interval (based on fauna).
Lithology and environment
Lithology description: light olive gray silty lenses intercalated with the clay in the lower part of upper level 1.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:40261
Authorizer:A. Turner Enterer:H. O'Regan
Modifier:H. O'Regan Research group:PACED
Created:2004-06-21 04:09:30 Last modified:2004-06-21 07:09:31
Access level:the public Released:2004-06-21 04:09:30
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

10873.PACED C. Radulescu and P. Samson. 1985. Pliocene and Pleistocene mammalian biostratigraphy in southeastern Transylvania (Romania). Travaux de l'Institut de Speologie "Emile Racovitza". 24:85-95 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]