Pilar de la Horadada (Pliocene of Spain)

Where: Spain (37.9° N, 0.8° W: paleocoordinates 38.0° N, 1.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: MN 14 zone, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

• Globorotalia puncticulata Zone (Santisteban, pers. comm., 2006); age after Bianucci et al 2008

Environment/lithology: marine; mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. Sendra, P. Montoya, and M. Belinchon. 1999. Un craneo de sirenio en el Plioceno d Pilar de la Horadada. Temas Geologico-Mineros 26:381-387 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 80849: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 15.05.2008

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
Metaxytherium subapenninum Bruno 1839 dugong