Class | Order | Species |
---|---|---|
Mammalia | Primates | Homo sapiens cf. subsp. neanderthalensis |
Homo sapiens cf. subsp. heidelbergensis/steinheimensis | ||
Carnivora | Panthera pardus cf. subsp. lunellensis | |
Panthera (Leo) sp. | ||
Felis (Lynx) cf. spelaea | ||
Felis cf. sylvestris | ||
Hyaenidae indet. | ||
Ursus sp. | ||
Vulpes sp. | ||
Canis sp. | ||
Meles meles subsp. | ||
Perissodactyla | Equus caballus subsp. | |
Equus (Asinus) sp. | ||
Stephanorhinus sp. | ||
Proboscidea | Elephantidae indet. | |
Artiodactyla | Hippopotamus amphibius | |
Bos/Bison sp. | ||
Capra sp. | ||
Cervus elaphus | ||
Dama sp. | ||
Lagomorpha | Oryctolagus cuniculus subsp. | |
Leporidae indet. | ||
Chiroptera | Myotis sp. | |
Chiroptera indet. | ||
Insectivora | Erinaceus sp. | |
Reptilia | Chelonia | Testudo cf. graeca |
Squamata | Lacerta cf.lepida | |
Aves | Falconiformes | Falco tinnunculus |
Falco naumanni | ||
Galliformes | Alectoris rufa | |
Columbiformes | Columba livia** | |
Strigiformes | Athene noctua | |
Passeriformes | Galerida cristata/theklae | |
Saxicola torquata | ||
Monticola solitarius | ||
Pyrrhocorax graculus* | ||
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax** | ||
Corvus corone | ||
Passer domesticus | ||
Emberiza sp.* |
N.B. Avian remains came mainly from our lower cutting (heavily disturbed by mining), but asterisks indicate:-
** avian remains found also in our upper cutting (undisturbed Pleistocene sediment)
* avian species only found in hillside mine rubble (mixed with modern bird species)
Microfaunal analysis is still in progress and far from complete