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
 Colymbiformes - Colymbidae
Colymbus sp.
Colymbus sp. Linnaeus 1758 avialan
 Galliformes - Odontophoridae
"Caccabis petrosa" = Ptilopachus petrosus
"Caccabis petrosa" = Ptilopachus petrosus Gmelin 1789 stone partridge
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Lyrurus tetrix, Coturnix coturnix, Perdix perdix, "Caccabis rufa" = Alectoris rufa, "Caccabis saxatilis" = Alectoris graeca saxatilis, Gallus sp.
Lyrurus tetrix Linnaeus 1758 black grouse
Coturnix coturnix Linnaeus 1758 common quail
Perdix perdix Linnaeus 1758 grey partridge
"Caccabis rufa" = Alectoris rufa Linnaeus 1758 red-legged partridge
"Caccabis saxatilis" = Alectoris graeca saxatilis Bechstein 1805 rock partridge
Gallus sp. Brisson 1766 junglefowl
Aves
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco tinnunculus, Falco peregrinus
Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus 1758 Common kestrel
Falco peregrinus Tunstall 1771 Peregrine falcon
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Scolopax rusticola
Scolopax rusticola Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian woodcock
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
"Phalacrocorax graculus" = Phalacrocorax aristotelis
"Phalacrocorax graculus" = Phalacrocorax aristotelis Linnaeus 1761 European shag
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
Strix aluco, Athene noctua, Bubo bubo
Strix aluco Linnaeus 1758 tawny owl
Athene noctua Scopoli 1769 little owl
Bubo bubo Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian eagle-owl
 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
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Spatula clypeata
Spatula clypeata Linnaeus 1758 northern shoveler
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Pyrrhocorax graculus, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, Pica pica, Corvus corone, Corvus corax
Pyrrhocorax graculus Linnaeus 1766 yellow-billed chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Linnaeus 1758 red-billed chough
Pica pica Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian magpie
Corvus corone Linnaeus 1758 carrion crow
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven
 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 - Sturnidae
Sturnus vulgaris
Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758 European starling
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
"Aquila chrysaetus" = Aquila chrysaetos, Gypaetus barbatus, Accipiter gentilis, Buteo buteo, "Circus macrurus" = Circus macrourus, "Vultur monachus" = Aegypius monachus, Haliaeetus albicilla
"Aquila chrysaetus" = Aquila chrysaetos Linnaeus 1758 golden eagle
Gypaetus barbatus Linnaeus 1758 bearded vulture
Accipiter gentilis Linnaeus 1758 northern goshawk
Buteo buteo Linnaeus 1758 common buzzard
"Circus macrurus" = Circus macrourus Gmelin 1770 Pallid harrier
"Vultur monachus" = Aegypius monachus Linnaeus 1766 cinereous vulture
Haliaeetus albicilla Linnaeus 1758 white-tailed eagle
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Gliridae
"Myoxus (Glis) glis" = Glis glis
"Myoxus (Glis) glis" = Glis glis Linnaeus 1766 edible doormouse
 Rodentia - Muridae
Mus sylvaticus
Mus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1758 wood mouse
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Microtus sp., Arvicola terrestris
Microtus sp. Schrank 1798 vole
Arvicola terrestris Linnaeus 1758 European water vole
 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
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervus (Dama) somonensis
Cervus (Dama) somonensis Cuvier 1800 fallow deer
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Ovis sp.
Ovis sp. Linnaeus 1758 sheep
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
"Mustela martes" = Martes martes, Meles taxus, "Mustela (Putorius) lutreola" = Mustela lutreola
"Mustela martes" = Martes martes Linnaeus 1758 European pine marten
Meles taxus Boddaert 1785 badger
"Mustela (Putorius) lutreola" = Mustela lutreola Linnaeus 1761 weasel
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus arctos
Ursus arctos Linnaeus 1758 brown bear
 Carnivora - Canidae
Vulpes vulgaris, Canis lupus
Vulpes vulgaris Oken 1816 fox
Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf
 Carnivora - Felidae
Felis ocreata, "Felis (Lynx) lynx" = Lynx lynx
Felis ocreata Gmelin 1791 cat
"Felis (Lynx) lynx" = Lynx lynx Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian lynx