Mosbach 2 main fauna, bei Wiesbaden (Pleistocene of Germany)

Where: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (50.1° N, 8.3° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

• Middle Middle Pleistocene, Latest Cromerian, Earliest Arvicola cantianus fauna. Normal magnetisation, post West Runton.

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: W. von Koenigswald and W.-D. Heinrich. 1999. Mittelpleistozane Saugetierfaunen aus Mitteleuropa - der Versuch einer biostratigraphischen Zuordnung. Kaupia 9:53-112 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 50196: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 10.05.2005, edited by Mark Uhen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas antiquus" = Palaeoloxodon antiquus Falconer and Cautley 1847 elephant
Mammuthus trogontherii Pohlig 1885 mammoth
 Soricomorpha - Talpidae
Desmana moschata Linnaeus 1758 Russian desman
Desmana moschata mosbachensis
Talpa europaea Linnaeus 1758 European mole
Talpa minor Freudenberg 1914 mole
 Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Sorex sp. Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed shrew
Sorex (Drepanosorex) savini Hinton 1911 long-tailed shrew
Asoriculus sp. Kretzoi 1959 shrew
 Carnivora - Felidae
Homotherium sp. Fabrini 1890 cat
Lynx issiodorensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 lynx
Panthera gombaszoegensis Kretzoi 1938 cat
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion
Panthera leo fossilis
Acinonyx pardinensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 cheetah
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena
Crocuta crocuta praespelaea
Pliocrocuta perrieri Kretzoi 1938 hyaena
 Carnivora - Canidae
Cuon priscus Thenius 1954 dhole
Cuon cf. priscus Thenius 1954 dhole
Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf
Canis lupus mosbachensis
Xenocyon cf. lycaonoides Kretzoi 1938 canine
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus thibetanus Cuvier 1823 Asian black bear
Ursus thibetanus = stehlini
Ursus deningeri Reichenau 1904 bear
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Lutra sp. Brisson 1762 otter
Lutra simplicidens Thenius 1965 otter
"Gulo schlosseri" = Gulo gulo Linnaeus 1758 wolverine
Mustela nivalis Linnaeus 1766 least weasel
Mustela putorius Linnaeus 1758 European polecat
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Stephanorhinus hemitoechus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros
Stephanorhinus etruscus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros
Stephanorhinus etruscus/hundsheimensis
"Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis" = Dihoplus kirchbergensis Jäger 1839 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Sus scrofa Linnaeus 1758 wild boar
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bison priscus Bojanus 1827 bison
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
"Cervus" reichenaui deer
'Cervus' reichenaui = elaphoides
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus 1758 red deer
Cervus elephas acoronatus
"Alces latifrons" = Cervalces latifrons Johnson 1874 stag moose
Alces sp. Gray 1821 moose
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
Hippopotamus amphibius antiquus
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Sciurus sp. Linnaeus 1758 squirrel
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Lemmus sp., "Clethrionomys sp." = Myodes, "Microtus arvalinus" = Microtus, "Microtus ratticepoides" = Microtus, "Pitymys schmidtgeni" = Microtus, Arvicola cantianus, Cricetus cricetus, Pliomys episcopalis
Lemmus sp. Link 1795 vole
"Clethrionomys sp." = Myodes Pallas 1811 vole
"Microtus arvalinus" = Microtus vole
"Microtus ratticepoides" = Microtus vole
"Pitymys schmidtgeni" = Microtus vole
Arvicola cantianus vole
Arvicola cantianus = mosbachensis
Cricetus cricetus Linnaeus 1758 European hamster
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Trogontherium cuvieri Owen 1846 beaver
Castor fiber Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian beaver
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Macaca sp. Lacépède 1799 macaque