Prezletice bei Prag (Pleistocene of Czech Republic)

Where: Czech Republic (50.2° N, 14.6° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

• Early Middle Pleistocene, Biharian. There are 3 different levels within the site - A I-III. A I is a brown loam (Braunlehm), A II is a gley, and A III is lacustrine. It is not clear which level the fauna comes from.

Environment/lithology:

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 36219: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 19.01.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Tinca tinca
Tinca tinca carp-like fish
abundant.
 Esociformes - Esocidae
Esox lucius
Esox lucius pike
abundant.
Amphibia
 Salientia -
Anura indet.
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Mammuthus trogontherii
Mammuthus trogontherii Pohlig 1885 mammoth
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Myotis dasycneme, Myotis cf. mystacinus
Myotis dasycneme Boie 1825 vesper bat
Myotis cf. mystacinus Leisler 1819 vesper bat
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Stephanorhinus etruscus
Stephanorhinus etruscus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus mosbachensis, "Equus hemionus" = Equus (Hemionus) hemionus
"Equus hemionus" = Equus (Hemionus) hemionus Pallas 1775 onager
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervus cf. elephas, Capreolus cf. suessenbornensis
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Martes cf. foina
Martes cf. foina Erxleben 1777 marten
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus cf. thibetanus
Ursus cf. thibetanus Cuvier 1823 Asian black bear
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis lupus, Vulpes cf. angustidens
Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf
Canis lupus mosbachensis
Vulpes cf. angustidens Thenius 1954 fox
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Pachycrocuta sp.
Pachycrocuta sp. Kretzoi 1938 brown hyaena
 Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Sorex minutus, Sorex runtonensis, Sorex praearaneus, Sorex (Drepanosorex) savini, Neomys newtoni
Sorex minutus Linnaeus 1766 Eurasian pygmy shrew
Sorex runtonensis Hinton 1911 long-tailed shrew
Sorex praearaneus Kormos 1934 long-tailed shrew
Sorex (Drepanosorex) savini Hinton 1911 long-tailed shrew
Neomys newtoni water shrew
 Soricomorpha - Talpidae
Desmana thermalis, Talpa europaea, Talpa minor
Desmana thermalis Kormos 1930 Russian desman
Talpa europaea Linnaeus 1758 European mole
Talpa minor Freudenberg 1914 mole
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Erinaceus praeglacialis
Erinaceus praeglacialis Brunner 1933 hedgehog
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus sp.
Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Trogontherium cuvieri
Trogontherium cuvieri Owen 1846 beaver
 Rodentia - Muridae
Apodemus sp.
Apodemus sp. Kaup 1829 Eurasian field mouse
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Mimomys savini, Microtus (Terricola) arvalidens, Microtus ratticepoides, Microtus nivaloides, Microtus arvalinus, Microtus (Stenocranius) gregaloides, Lemmus aff. lemmus, "Clethrionomys glareolus" = Myodes, Cricetus cricetus, Allocricetus bursae, Pliomys episcopalis
Lemmus aff. lemmus Linnaeus 1758 Norway lemming
"Clethrionomys glareolus" = Myodes vole
Cricetus cricetus Linnaeus 1758 European hamster
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
"Citellus primigenius" = Spermophilus
"Citellus primigenius" = Spermophilus ground squirrel
Aves
  -
Aves indet.
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird
abundant.