Grotte de l'Observatoire, unknown level (Pleistocene to of Monaco)

Where: Monaco (43.7° N, 7.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Pleistocene to Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: cave; siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Repository: Musée d'Anthropologie préhistorique de Monaco

Primary reference: M. Boule and L. De Villeneuve. 1927. La grotte de l'Observatoire à Monaco. Archives de l'Institut de Paléontologie Humaine Mémoire 1:1-113 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 191730: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 10.02.2018

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Galliformes - Odontophoridae
"Caccabis petrosa" = Ptilopachus petrosus
"Caccabis petrosa" = Ptilopachus petrosus Gmelin 1789 stone partridge
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Perdix perdix, Gallus sp., "Caccabis saxatilis" = Alectoris graeca saxatilis, "Caccabis rufa" = Alectoris rufa, Lyrurus tetrix, Coturnix coturnix
Perdix perdix Linnaeus 1758 grey partridge
Gallus sp. Brisson 1766 junglefowl
"Caccabis saxatilis" = Alectoris graeca saxatilis Bechstein 1805 rock partridge
"Caccabis rufa" = Alectoris rufa Linnaeus 1758 red-legged partridge
Lyrurus tetrix Linnaeus 1758 black grouse
Coturnix coturnix Linnaeus 1758 common quail
 Colymbiformes - Colymbidae
Colymbus sp.
Colymbus sp. Linnaeus 1758 avialan
Aves
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
"Vultur monachus" = Aegypius monachus, Accipiter gentilis, Buteo buteo, Gypaetus barbatus, Haliaeetus albicilla, "Circus macrurus" = Circus macrourus, "Aquila chrysaetus" = Aquila chrysaetos
"Vultur monachus" = Aegypius monachus Linnaeus 1766 cinereous vulture
Accipiter gentilis Linnaeus 1758 northern goshawk
Buteo buteo Linnaeus 1758 common buzzard
Gypaetus barbatus Linnaeus 1758 bearded vulture
Haliaeetus albicilla Linnaeus 1758 white-tailed eagle
"Circus macrurus" = Circus macrourus Gmelin 1770 Pallid harrier
"Aquila chrysaetus" = Aquila chrysaetos Linnaeus 1758 golden eagle
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Scolopax rusticola
Scolopax rusticola Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian woodcock
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Spatula clypeata
Spatula clypeata Linnaeus 1758 northern shoveler
 Passeriformes - Turdidae
"Turdus varius" = Zoothera aurea, Turdus sp., Turdus torquatus, Turdus iliacus, Turdus merula
"Turdus varius" = Zoothera aurea Hollandre 1825 White's thrush
Turdus sp. Linnaeus 1758 true thrush
Turdus pilaris or T. viscivorus
Turdus torquatus Linnaeus 1758 ring ouzel
Turdus iliacus Linnaeus 1758 redwing
Turdus merula Linnaeus 1758 common blackbird
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, Pyrrhocorax graculus, Pica pica, Corvus corax, Corvus corone
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Linnaeus 1758 red-billed chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus Linnaeus 1766 yellow-billed chough
Pica pica Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian magpie
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven
Corvus corone Linnaeus 1758 carrion crow
 Passeriformes - Sturnidae
Sturnus vulgaris
Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758 European starling
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Columba livia, Columba oenas, Columba palumbus
Columba livia Gmelin 1789 rock pigeon
Columba oenas Linnaeus 1758 stock dove
Columba palumbus Linnaeus 1758 common wood-pigeon
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
Athene noctua, Bubo bubo, Strix aluco
Athene noctua Scopoli 1769 little owl
Bubo bubo Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian eagle-owl
Strix aluco Linnaeus 1758 tawny owl
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
"Phalacrocorax graculus" = Phalacrocorax aristotelis
"Phalacrocorax graculus" = Phalacrocorax aristotelis Linnaeus 1761 European shag
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco peregrinus, Falco tinnunculus
Falco peregrinus Tunstall 1771 Peregrine falcon
Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus 1758 Common kestrel
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Microtus sp., Arvicola terrestris
Microtus sp. Schrank 1798 vole
Arvicola terrestris Linnaeus 1758 European water vole
 Rodentia - Muridae
Mus sylvaticus
Mus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1758 wood mouse
 Rodentia - Gliridae
"Myoxus (Glis) glis" = Glis glis
"Myoxus (Glis) glis" = Glis glis Linnaeus 1766 edible doormouse
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
"Lepus (Oryctolagus) cuniculus" = Oryctolagus cuniculus
"Lepus (Oryctolagus) cuniculus" = Oryctolagus cuniculus Linnaeus 1758 European rabbit
 Soricomorpha - Talpidae
Talpa europaea
Talpa europaea Linnaeus 1758 European mole
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis lupus, Vulpes vulgaris
Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf
Vulpes vulgaris Oken 1816 fox
 Carnivora - Felidae
"Felis (Lynx) lynx" = Lynx lynx, Felis ocreata
"Felis (Lynx) lynx" = Lynx lynx Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian lynx
Felis ocreata Gmelin 1791 cat
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Meles taxus, "Mustela (Putorius) lutreola" = Mustela lutreola, "Mustela martes" = Martes martes
Meles taxus Boddaert 1785 badger
"Mustela (Putorius) lutreola" = Mustela lutreola Linnaeus 1761 weasel
"Mustela martes" = Martes martes Linnaeus 1758 European pine marten
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus arctos
Ursus arctos Linnaeus 1758 brown bear
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Ovis sp.
Ovis sp. Linnaeus 1758 sheep
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervus (Dama) somonensis
Cervus (Dama) somonensis Cuvier 1800 fallow deer