Latomi-1 (Pleistocene of Greece)

Where: Chios, Greece (38.4° N, 26.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: fissure fill; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: G. Storch. 1975. Eine Mittelpleistozäne Nager-Fauna von der Insel Chios, Ägais (Mammalia, Rodentia). Senckenbergiana Biologica 56(4/6):165-189 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 204077: authorized by Evangelos Vlachos, entered by Evangelos Vlachos on 30.08.2019

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Chiroptera -
Chiroptera indet.
Chiroptera indet. Blumenbach 1779 bat
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
"Citellus cf. xanthoprymnus" = Spermophilus
"Citellus cf. xanthoprymnus" = Spermophilus ground squirrel
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Arvicola praeceptor, Microtus nivalis, Microtus guentheri, Microtus arvalis, Mesocricetus cf. brandti, Cricetulus migratorius, Lagurus lagurus
Microtus guentheri Danford and Alston 1880 Günther's vole
Microtus arvalis Pallas 1779 common vole
Cricetulus migratorius Pallas 1773 rodent
 Rodentia - Muridae
Spalax nehringi, cf. Rattus sp., Rattus rattus, Mus sp., Apodemus sp., Apodemus mystacinus
Spalax nehringi blind mole
cf. Rattus sp. Fischer 1803 rat
Rattus rattus Linnaeus 1758 black rat
Mus sp. Linnaeus 1758 house mouse
Apodemus sp. Kaup 1829 Eurasian field mouse
Apodemus mystacinus Danford and Alston 1877 Eastern broad-toothed field mouse
 Rodentia - Dipodidae
Allactaga cf. euphratica
 Rodentia - Zapodidae
Sicista subtilis
Sicista subtilis Pallas 1773 southern birch mouse
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Myomimus roachi, Dryomys nitedula
Myomimus roachi Bate 1937 Mouse-tailed dormouse
Dryomys nitedula Pallas 1778 dormouse
Reptilia
 Squamata - Lacertidae
Lacertidae indet.
Lacertidae indet. Bonaparte 1831 squamates
 Squamata - Colubridae
Colubrinae indet., Natricinae indet.
Colubrinae indet. Oppel 1811 colubrid snake
Natricinae indet. Bonaparte 1838 colubrid snake
 Squamata - Crotalidae
Vipera sp.
Vipera sp. Laurenti 1768 pit viper
 Squamata - Boidae
Eryx jaculus
Eryx jaculus true sand boa
Amphibia
 Salientia - Pelobatidae
Pelobates sp.
Pelobates sp. Wagler 1830 spadefoot toad
 Salientia - Ranidae
Rana sp.
Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758 frog
 Salientia - Bufonidae
Bufo viridis
Bufo viridis Laurenti 1768 European green toad