Vallonnet Cave bed 1, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Alpes Maritimes (Pleistocene of France)

Where: Alpes Maritimes, France (43.8° N, 7.5° E: paleocoordinates 43.8° N, 7.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: 1 Member, Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• Predates Jaramillo event. ESR dated to 1.40-1.37 Ma.

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

• 5 stratigraphic units at the site, making a total depth of 1.5m of sediment. This is the lowest and comprises large fallen blocks and a stalagmite floor, corresponding to the first continental filling of the cave.

Size class: microfossils

Collection methods: This level was formed in a warmer and more humid climate than today.

Primary reference: H. de Lumley. 1988. La stratigraphie du remplissage de la Grotte du Vallonnet. L'Anthropologie (Paris) 92(2):407-428 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 50522: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 17.05.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Angiospermae
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Acer sp. Linnaeus 1753 maple
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Fagus sp. Linnaeus 1753 beech
Quercus ilex Linnaeus 1753 oak
Quercus ilex-coccifera
 Fagales - Betulaceae
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Pterocarya caucasica wingnut
'quelques taxons relictuels comme le Pterocarya caucasica'
Juglans sp. Linnaeus 1753 walnut
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Celtis australis Linnaeus 1753 hackberry
Ulmus sp. Linnaeus 1753 elm
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Fraxinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 ash
Phillyrea sp. Linnaeus 1753