Postojna Cave (Pleistocene of Slovenia)

Where: Slovenia (45.8° N, 14.2° E: paleocoordinates 45.7° N, 14.2° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• interglacial deposits Mindel/RiB

Environment/lithology: cave; unlithified conglomerate

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R.-D. Kahlke. 1987. On the occurrence of Hippopotamus (Mammalia, Artiodactyla) in the Pleistocene of Achalkalaki (Gruzinian SSR, Soviet Union) and on the distribution of the genus in south-east Europe. Zeitschrift fur Geologische Wissenschaften 15:407-414 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 94488: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 22.02.2010

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus antiquus Desmarest 1822 hippo