Sandalja 1, bei Pula (Pleistocene of Croatia)

Where: Istria, Croatia (44.9° N, 13.8° E: paleocoordinates 44.8° N, 13.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• Early Pleistocene.

Environment/lithology:

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: M. Malez. 1986. Die quataren Vertebraten-Faunen in der SFR Jugoslawien. Quatarpalaontologie 6:101-117 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 40500: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 24.06.2004, edited by Evangelos Vlachos

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Show authors, comments, and common names
Amphibia
 Salientia - Pelobatidae
Pelobates sp.1
Pelobates sp.1 Wagler 1830 spadefoot toad
 Salientia - Discoglossidae
Discoglossus sp.1
Discoglossus sp.1 Otth 1837 painted frog
 Salientia - Hylidae
Hyla sp.1
Hyla sp.1 Laurenti 1768 tree frog
 Salientia - Bufonidae
Bufo viridis1, Bufo bufo1
Bufo viridis1 Laurenti 1768 European green toad
Bufo bufo1 Linnaeus 1758 toad
 Salientia - Ranidae
Rana graeca1, Rana temporaria1, Rana dalmatina1
Rana temporaria1 Linnaeus 1758 common frog
Rana dalmatina1 Bonaparte 1839 frog
Reptilia
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo graeca1
Testudo graeca1 Linnaeus 1758 common tortoise
 Testudines - Emydidae
Emys orbicularis1
Emys orbicularis1 Linnaeus 1758 European pond turtle
 Squamata - Colubridae
Elaphe sp.1, Elaphe longissima1, Elaphe cf. quatuorlineata1
Elaphe sp.1 Wagler 1833 colubrid snake
Elaphe longissima1 Laurenti 1768 colubrid snake
Elaphe cf. quatuorlineata1 Lacépède 1789 four-lined snake
 Squamata - Natricidae
Natrix nalrix1, Natrix tesselata1, Natrix sp.1
Natrix nalrix1 water snake
Natrix tesselata1 water snake
Natrix sp.1 Laurenti 1768 water snake
 Squamata - Lacertidae
Lacerta viridis1, Lacerta agilis1
Lacerta viridis1 Laurenti 1768 European green lizard
Lacerta agilis1 Linneaus 1758 Sand lizard
 Squamata - Anguidae
Ophisaurus sp.1
Ophisaurus sp.1 Daudin 1803 glass lizard
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Francolinus sp.
Francolinus sp. Stephens 1819 francolin
Aves
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Columba sp.
Columba sp. Linnaeus 1758 dove
 Passeriformes - Turdidae
Turdus sp.
Turdus sp. Linnaeus 1758 true thrush
Mammalia
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Macaca florentina
Macaca florentina Cocchi 1872 macaque
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Hypolagus brachygnathus, Oryctolagus cf. lacosti
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Mimomys sp., Allocricetus bursae
Mimomys sp. Forsyth-Major 1902 vole
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus etruscus, Ursus thibetanus
Ursus etruscus Cuvier 1823 bear
Ursus thibetanus Cuvier 1823 Asian black bear
Ursus thibetanus mediterraneus
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis etruscus
Canis etruscus Forsyth Major 1877 canine
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Crocuta perrieri, Chasmaporthetes lunensis2
Crocuta perrieri spotted hyaena
Chasmaporthetes lunensis2 Del Campana 1914 hyaena
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Stephanorhinus etruscus3
Stephanorhinus etruscus3 Falconer 1868 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Equus stenonis" = Allohippus stenonis
"Equus stenonis" = Allohippus stenonis Cocchi 1867 horse
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Sus strozzii
Sus strozzii Forsyth Major 1881 pig
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervus acoronatus, "Dama nestii" = Cervus nestii, "Cervus philisi" = Metacervocerus philisi, Eucladoceros senezensis2, Anoglochis ramosus
"Dama nestii" = Cervus nestii Azzaroli 1947 deer
"Cervus philisi" = Metacervocerus philisi Mennecart et al. 2017 deer
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Leptobos stenometopon
1Holman 1998; 2McKenna and Bell 1997; 3O'Regan 2003