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Nadaouiyeh Aïn Askar, Homs Governorate, Syria

Lat/Long (Decimal)35.15,38.8167
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Homs Governorate, Syria

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Nadaouiyeh Aïn AskarReynaud Savioz N., Morel P. (2005)composite list based on excavations of 28 levels in a 30 m section that is said to span 500 - 350 kybpnot reported0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Bos primigenius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bos : Bos primigenius0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Gazella dorcas
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Gazella : Gazella dorcas0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Gazella gazella
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Gazella : Gazella gazella0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Gazella subgutturosa
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Gazella : Gazella subgutturosa0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Oryx sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Oryx0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Camelus bactrianus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Camelus : Camelus bactrianus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Camelus dromedarius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Camelus : Camelus dromedarius0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Camelus thomasi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Camelus : Camelus thomasi0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Canidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Panthera leo
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Panthera : Panthera leo0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Hyaenidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Equus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Equus (Hemionus) hemionus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus (Hemionus) hemionus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Rhinocerotidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Pithecanthropus erectus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Hominidae : Homo : Homo erectus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Testudines
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene

References

Reynaud Savioz N., Morel P. (2005) La faune de Nadaouiyeh Aïn Askar (Syrie centrale, Pléistocène moyen): aperçu et perspectives, Revue de Paléobiologie 10, 31-35
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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