La Recueja (Pliocene of Spain)

Where: Albacete, Spain (39.2° N, 1.5° W: paleocoordinates 39.2° N, 1.9° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Alcala Formation, Ruscinian (5.3 - 3.2 Ma)

• Middle Pliocene, MN15.

Environment/lithology:

• In a marl lens, containing a number of shells and Planorbes.

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

Primary reference: P. Mein, E. Moissenet, and G. Truc. 1978. Les Formations continentales du Neogene superieur des vallees du Jucar et du Cabriel au ne d'Albacete (Espagne). Biostratigraphie et environment. Documents des laboratoires de Geologie de Lyon 72:99-147 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 41944: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 22.07.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Mimomys occitanus
Mimomys occitanus Thaler 1955 vole
1 upper M1 and 4 fragments.
 Rodentia - Muridae
Castillomys crusafonti, Apodemus jeanteti, Stephanomys donnezani
Castillomys crusafonti Michaux 1969 mouse
2 tooth fragments.
Apodemus jeanteti Eurasian field mouse
1 upper M1, 1 upper M2 fragment.
Stephanomys donnezani mouse
upper teeth: 1 M1, 2 M2. Lower teeth: 2 M2, 1 M3, 1 M1.
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Muscardinus pliocaenicus, Eliomys intermedius
Muscardinus pliocaenicus Kowalski 1963 dormouse
1 lower M2, 1 lower M3.
Eliomys intermedius Priant 1953 dormouse
4 damaged teeth.