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Vamos Cave, Chania, Crete, Greece

Lat/Long (Decimal)35.4678,24.2447
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationCrete, Greece
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Chania, Crete, Greece

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Vamos CaveSymeonidis N. K., Theodorou G. E., et al (2000)not reported0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Candiacervus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Candiacervus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Elephas : Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene

References

Symeonidis N. K., Theodorou G. E., et al (2000) [The new species Elephas chaniensis from the submerged Pleistocene deposits of Vamos Cave at Chania, Crete], Bulletin of the Speleological Society of Greece 22 2, 95-108
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