Abengibre: Ruscinian, Spain

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia - Soricidae
Soricidae indet. Fischer 1814
1 specimen
1 molar fragment.
Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae
Stephanomys donnezani
2 specimens
1 lower M1, 1 lower M3.
Castillomys crusafonti Michaux 1969
1 specimen
1 lower M2.
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Cricetus angustidens Depéret 1890
1 specimen
recombined as Apocricetus angustidens
1 lower M2.
Mimomys sp. Forsyth-Major 1902
2 specimens
1 upper M1 fragment, 1 lower M1 fragment.
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Prolagus ibericus
1 specimen
1 upper P2.
see common names

Geography
Country:Spain State/province:Albacete
Coordinates: 39.2° North, 1.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:39.3° North, 1.9° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Pliocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Ruscinian
Age range of interval:5.33300 - 3.10000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Alcala
Stratigraphy comments: Middle Pliocene, MN15.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lignite
Lithology description: In a lignite lens.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,sieve
Rock censused:130 kg
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:41943
Authorizer:A. Turner Enterer:H. O'Regan
Modifier:H. O'Regan Research group:PACED
Created:2004-07-22 09:29:02 Last modified:2004-07-22 12:29:39
Access level:the public Released:2004-07-22 09:29:02
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

11202.PACED 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]