PBDB Collection

Hundsheim bei Hainburg (Pleistocene of Austria)

Where: Niederoesterreich, Austria (48.1° N, 16.9° E: paleocoordinates 48.1° N, 16.9° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

• Early Middle Pleistocene, earliest Arvicola cantianus fauna.

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 50258: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 11.05.2005, edited by Mark Uhen and Evangelos Vlachos

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Taxonomic list

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Amphibia
Salientia - Pelobatidae	Pelobates fuscus¹ Pelobates fuscus¹ Laurenti 1768 Common Eurasian spadefoot toad
Salientia - Bufonidae	Bufo cf. bufo¹ Bufo cf. bufo¹ Linnaeus 1758 toad
Mammalia
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	Elephantidae indet. Elephantidae indet. Gray 1821 elephant
Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae	Eptesicus serotinus, Pipistrellus sp., Pipistrellus cf. savii, "Vespertilio cf. discolor" = Vespertilio murinus, Myotis bechsteini, Myotis exilis, Myotis cf. mystacinus, Myotis blythi, Myotis emarginatus, Nyctalus noctula, Barbastella schadleri, Plecotus abeli Eptesicus serotinus house bat Pipistrellus sp. Kaup 1829 pipistrelle bat Pipistrellus cf. savii Bonaparte 1837 pipistrelle bat "Vespertilio cf. discolor" = Vespertilio murinus Linnaeus 1758 vesper bat Myotis bechsteini Leisler 1818 vesper bat Myotis bechsteini cf. robustus Myotis exilis Heller 1936 vesper bat Myotis cf. mystacinus Leisler 1819 vesper bat Myotis blythi Tomes 1857 lesser mouse-eared bat Myotis blythi oxygnathus Myotis emarginatus Geoffroy 1806 vesper bat Nyctalus noctula Schreber 1774 vesper bat Barbastella schadleri vesper bat Plecotus abeli vesper bat
Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae	Rhinolophus cf. hipposideros Rhinolophus cf. hipposideros Bechstein 1800 horseshoe bat
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Lepus sp. Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare
Rodentia - Gliridae	"Glis sp." = Myoxus (Glis), Muscardinus sp. "Glis sp." = Myoxus (Glis) Brisson 1762 dormouse Muscardinus sp. Kaup 1829 dormouse
Rodentia - Zapodidae	Sicista sp. Sicista sp. Gray 1827 birch mouse
Rodentia - Cricetidae	"Clethrionomys acrorhiza" = Myodes, Arvicola cantianus, Microtus arvalinus, Microtus (Stenocranius) gregaloides, Cricetus bursae, Pliomys cf. hollitzeri "Clethrionomys acrorhiza" = Myodes vole Arvicola cantianus vole Microtus arvalinus vole Microtus (Stenocranius) gregaloides vole Cricetus bursae rodent Pliomys cf. hollitzeri rodent
Rodentia - Sciuridae	"Citellus sp." = Spermophilus "Citellus sp." = Spermophilus Cuvier 1825 ground squirrel
Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae	Erinaceus cf. praeglacialis Erinaceus cf. praeglacialis Brunner 1933 hedgehog
Soricomorpha - Soricidae	Sorex (Drepanosorex) austriacus, Sorex hundsheimensis, Sorex cf. helleri, Sorex cf. minutus, Neomys anomalus Sorex (Drepanosorex) austriacus long-tailed shrew Sorex hundsheimensis long-tailed shrew Sorex cf. helleri long-tailed shrew Sorex cf. minutus Linnaeus 1766 Eurasian pygmy shrew Neomys anomalus water shrew
Soricomorpha - Talpidae	Desmana thermalis, Talpa minor, Talpa europaea Desmana thermalis Kormos 1930 Russian desman Desmana thermalis hundsheimensis Talpa minor Freudenberg 1914 mole Talpa europaea Linnaeus 1758 European mole
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus mosbachensis Equus mosbachensis horse
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis Toula 1902 rhinoceros
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Bison schoetensacki, Hemitragus jemlahicus Bison schoetensacki bison Hemitragus jemlahicus Smith 1826 antelope Hemitragus jemlahicus bonali
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Capreolus capreolus, Cervus elaphus Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus 1758 European roe deer Capreolus capreolus priscus Cervus elaphus Linnaeus 1758 red deer Cervus elaphus angulatus
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Sus scrofa Sus scrofa Linnaeus 1758 wild boar
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Mustela cf. nivalis, "Putorius putorius" = Mustela putorius, Meles sp., "Nesolutra sp." = Lutra, Lutra simplicidens n. sp.² Mustela cf. nivalis Linnaeus 1766 least weasel "Putorius putorius" = Mustela putorius Linnaeus 1758 European polecat Meles sp. Brisson 1762 badger "Nesolutra sp." = Lutra Brisson 1762 otter Lutra simplicidens n. sp.² Thenius 1965 otter
Carnivora - Ursidae	Ursus deningeri Ursus deningeri Reichenau 1904 bear
Carnivora - Felidae	Homotherium moravicum, Panthera pardus, Felis sp., Acinonyx pardinensis Homotherium moravicum cat Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat Acinonyx pardinensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 cheetah Acinonys pardinensis intermedius
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	"Hyaena striata" = Hyaena hyaena hyaena, Crocuta sp. "Hyaena striata" = Hyaena hyaena hyaena Linnaeus 1758 striped hyaena Crocuta sp. Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena
Carnivora - Canidae	Canis sp., Canis lupus, Cuon priscus n. sp., Vulpes angustidens Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf Canis lupus mosbachensis Cuon priscus n. sp. Thenius 1954 dhole Vulpes angustidens Thenius 1954 fox

¹Holman 1998; ²Willemsen 1992