Viatelle, Brecce di Soave, Verona, Northern Italy (Pleistocene of Italy)

Where: Verona, Italy (45.4° N, 11.3° E: paleocoordinates 45.4° N, 11.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

• Earlt Middle Pleistocene, Galerian.

Environment/lithology:

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: M. Bon, G. Piccoli, and B. Sala. 1991. I giacimenti Quaternari di vertebrati fossili nell'Italia Nord-Orientale. Memorie degli Instituti di Geologia e Mineralogia dell'Universita di Padova 47:185-231 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 43653: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 19.08.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus cf. mediterraneus, Lepus sp.
Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare
 Rodentia - Muridae
"Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus
"Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1758 wood mouse
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Cricetus sp., Cricetus cricetus, Microtus cf. dentatus, Microtus subnivalis, Microtus sp., Microtus cf. fatioi, Microtus aff. savii, Microtus sp., Microtus agrestis, Microtus arvalis, Arvicola praeceptor, Arvicola sp., Allophaiomys ruffoi, "Clethrionomys ex gr. nageri" = Myodes, Mimomys reidi, Mimomys savini, Mimomys sp., Allocricetus bursae, Allocricetus sp., Pliomys episcopalis
Cricetus sp. Leske 1779 mouse
Cricetus cricetus Linnaeus 1758 European hamster
Cricetus cricetus praeglacialis
Microtus sp. Schrank 1798 vole
Microtus sp. Schrank 1798 vole
Microtus agrestis Linnaeus 1761 field vole
Microtus arvalis Pallas 1779 common vole
Arvicola sp. Lacépède 1799 vole
"Clethrionomys ex gr. nageri" = Myodes vole
Mimomys sp. Forsyth-Major 1902 vole
Allocricetus sp. Schaub 1930 mouse
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Glis glis
Glis glis Linnaeus 1766 edible doormouse
 Carnivora - Canidae
Vulpes alopecoides, Canis sp., Canis lupus
Vulpes alopecoides Forsyth Major 1877 fox
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf
Canis lupus aff. mosbachensis
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Lutra lutra, Meles meles, Mustela putorius, Mustela nivalis
Lutra lutra Linnaeus 1758 European otter
Meles meles Linnaeus 1758 European badger
Mustela putorius Linnaeus 1758 European polecat
Mustela nivalis Linnaeus 1766 least weasel
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus sp.
Ursus sp. Linnaeus 1758 bear
 Carnivora - Felidae
Panthera leo
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion
Panthera leo spelaea
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Megaloceros euryceros, Capreolus capreolus, Cervus elephas, Cervus sp., Cervus cornaliai, Dama somonensis
Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus 1758 European roe deer
Capreolus capreolus pygargus
Cervus sp. Linnaeus 1758 deer
Cervus cornaliai D'Erasmo 1933 deer
Dama somonensis Cuvier 1800 fallow deer
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Sus scrofa
Sus scrofa Linnaeus 1758 wild boar
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Erinaceus sp.
Erinaceus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hedgehog
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Talpa sp., Talpa europaea, Talpa romana, Talpa cf. caeca
Talpa sp. Linnaeus 1758 mole
Talpa europaea Linnaeus 1758 European mole
Talpa romana Thomas 1902 mole
Talpa cf. caeca Savi 1822 blind mole
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Beremendia fissidens, Crocidura sp., Crocidura russula, Sorex pachyodon, Petenyia suavensis
Beremendia fissidens Petényi 1864 shrew
Crocidura sp. Wagler 1832 white-toothed shrew
Crocidura russula Herrmann 1780 Greater white-toothed shrew
Sorex pachyodon long-tailed shrew
Petenyia suavensis red-toothed shrew
Reptilia
 Serpentes -
Serpentes indet.
 Squamata - Colubridae
Coluber viridiflavus
Coluber viridiflavus Lacépède 1789 racer
 Squamata - Anguidae
? Ophisaurus sp.
? Ophisaurus sp. Daudin 1803 glass lizard
 Squamata - Lacertidae
Lacerta viridis
Lacerta viridis Laurenti 1768 European green lizard
Aves
  -
Aves indet.
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird
Amphibia
  -
Amphibia indet.
Amphibia indet. Linnaeus 1758 tetrapod