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Taubach, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany

Lat/Long (Decimal)	50.95,11.38
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Given Location	Thüringen, Germany
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Weimar, Thuringia, Germany

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Taubach, Unterer Travertin (Lower Travertine)	Kahlke H.-D. (1958)	Unterer Travertin	Early Pleistocene\n	travertine	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Lupus sp. genus	*Lupus*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Bison priscus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bison : *Bison priscus*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Bos primigenius species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bos : *Bos primigenius*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Alces alces species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Alces : *Alces alces*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Capreolus capreolus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Capreolus : *Capreolus capreolus*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Cervus elaphus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Cervus : *Cervus elaphus*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Dama dama species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Dama : *Dama dama*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Megaloceros sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : *Megaloceros*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Sus scrofa species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Sus : *Sus scrofa*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Lynx lynx species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Lynx : *Lynx lynx*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Panthera sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : *Panthera*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Panthera pardus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Panthera : *Panthera pardus*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Crocuta sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : *Crocuta*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Ursus arctos species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Ursus : *Ursus arctos*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Equus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : *Equus*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Dihoplus kirchbergensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Dihoplus : *Dihoplus kirchbergensis*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Homo sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Hominidae : *Homo*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Palaeoloxodon antiquus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Palaeoloxodon : *Palaeoloxodon antiquus*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Castor fiber species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae : Castor : *Castor fiber*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Cricetus cricetus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Cricetus : *Cricetus cricetus*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Bufo bufo species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Bufonidae : Bufo : *Bufo bufo*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Rana temporaria species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Ranidae : Rana : *Rana temporaria*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Anguis fragilis species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Anguis : *Anguis fragilis*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Elaphe longissima species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Elaphe : *Elaphe longissima*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Emys orbicularis species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Emydidae : Emys : *Emys orbicularis*	2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene

References

Kahlke H.-D. (1958) Die jungpleistozänen Säugetierfaunen aus dem Travertingebiet von Taubach-Weimar-Ehringsdorf (The Early Plestocene mammalian fauna from the travetin-area of Taubach-Weimar-Ehringsdorf), Alt-Thüringen 3, 97-130

Holman J. A. (1998) Pleistocene Amphibians and Reptiles in Britain and Europe, Oxford Monographs on Geology and Geophysics, 1-265

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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