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	Mammuthus trogontherii, "Elephas antiquus" = Palaeoloxodon antiquus Mammuthus trogontherii Pohlig 1885 mammoth "Elephas antiquus" = Palaeoloxodon antiquus Falconer and Cautley 1847 elephant
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Pliocrocuta perrieri, Crocuta crocuta Pliocrocuta perrieri Kretzoi 1938 hyaena Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena Crocuta crocuta praespelaea
Carnivora - Felidae	Homotherium sp., Lynx issiodorensis, Acinonyx pardinensis, Panthera gombaszoegensis, Panthera leo Homotherium sp. Fabrini 1890 cat Lynx issiodorensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 lynx Acinonyx pardinensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 cheetah Panthera gombaszoegensis Kretzoi 1938 cat Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion Panthera leo fossilis
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
Carnivora - Canidae	Canis lupus, Xenocyon cf. lycaonoides, Cuon priscus, Cuon cf. priscus Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf Canis lupus mosbachensis Xenocyon cf. lycaonoides Kretzoi 1938 canine Cuon priscus Thenius 1954 dhole Cuon cf. priscus Thenius 1954 dhole
Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae	Hippopotamus amphibius Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo Hippopotamus amphibius antiquus
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Sus scrofa Sus scrofa Linnaeus 1758 wild boar
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Megaloceros (Praemegaceros) verticornis, "Cervus" reichenaui, Cervus elaphus, Capreolus suessenbornensis, Alces sp., "Alces latifrons" = Cervalces latifrons Megaloceros (Praemegaceros) verticornis Irish elk "Cervus" reichenaui deer 'Cervus' reichenaui = elaphoides Cervus elaphus Linnaeus 1758 red deer Cervus elephas acoronatus Capreolus suessenbornensis roe Alces sp. Gray 1821 moose "Alces latifrons" = Cervalces latifrons Johnson 1874 stag moose
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Bison schoetensacki, Bison priscus, Praeovibos schmidtgeni Bison schoetensacki bison Bison priscus Bojanus 1827 bison Praeovibos schmidtgeni antelope
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
Theriamorpha - Soricidae	Sorex sp., Sorex (Drepanosorex) savini, Asoriculus sp. Sorex sp. Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed shrew Sorex (Drepanosorex) savini Hinton 1911 long-tailed shrew Asoriculus sp. Kretzoi 1959 shrew
Theriamorpha - Talpidae	Talpa minor, Talpa europaea, Desmana moschata Talpa minor Freudenberg 1914 mole Talpa europaea Linnaeus 1758 European mole Desmana moschata Linnaeus 1758 Russian desman Desmana moschata mosbachensis
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Lepus sp. Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare
Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae	Ochotona pusilla Ochotona pusilla pika
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
Rodentia - Cricetidae	"Clethrionomys sp." = Myodes, Arvicola cantianus, "Microtus arvalinus" = Microtus, "Microtus ratticepoides" = Microtus, "Pitymys schmidtgeni" = Microtus, Lemmus sp., Cricetus cricetus, Pliomys episcopalis "Clethrionomys sp." = Myodes Pallas 1811 vole Arvicola cantianus vole Arvicola cantianus = mosbachensis "Microtus arvalinus" = Microtus vole "Microtus ratticepoides" = Microtus vole "Pitymys schmidtgeni" = Microtus vole Lemmus sp. Link 1795 vole Cricetus cricetus Linnaeus 1758 European hamster Pliomys episcopalis mouse
Primates - Cercopithecidae	Macaca sp. Macaca sp. Lacépède 1799 macaque