Where: Georgia (41.3° N, 44.2° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 40.9° N, 44.2° E (Wright 2013)
When: Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)
• The presence of the gallinaceous bird, Gallus dmanisiensis, suggests the existence of a plain at the foothills of a mountainous landscape, most probably with bush cover (Bendukidze and Burchak, 2001).
Environment/lithology: fluvial; volcaniclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: H. Hemmer, R.-D. Kahlke, and A. K. Vekua. 2011. The cheetah Acinonyx pardinensis (Croizet et Jobert, 1828) at the hominin site of Dmanisi (Georgia)--A potential prime meat supplier in Early Pleistocene ecosystems. Quaternary Science Review 30:2703-2714 [M. Uhen/G. Halstead-Johnson/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 189020: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Guinevive Halstead-Johnson on 27.09.2017, edited by Mark Uhen
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Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Acinonyx pardinensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 cheetah | |
Reptilia | |
Gallus dmanisiensis junglefowl |