PBDB Collection

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

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

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Taxonomic list

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