Escoural Cave (Pleistocene of Portugal)

Also known as Gruta do Escoural, Grotte de Escoural

Where: Évora, Portugal (38.6° N, 8.1° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 38.4° N, 8.0° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. L. Cardoso. 1992. Présence de Cuon alpinus europaeus Bourguignat, 1868 (Mammalia, Carnivora) dans le Pléistocène du Portugal. Ciências da Terra 11:65-76 [B. Allen/B. Allen/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 231266: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 09.08.2023

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Canidae
"Cuon europaeus" = Cuon alpinus europaeus
"Cuon europaeus" = Cuon alpinus europaeus Bourguignat 1875 dhole
Cuon alpinus europaeus; fragment of lower jaw