Arquillo 3 (Pliocene of Spain)

Where: Aragon, Spain (40.4° N, 1.1° W: paleocoordinates 40.4° N, 1.4° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: base of the MN 5 level zone, Ruscinian (5.3 - 3.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: Not to be confused with Arquillo 1 and 2, two sites that are separated from Arquillo 3 by a fault and that are older (MN 13).

Primary reference: J. Chaline, P. Mein, and R. Adrover. 1981. Mimomys occitanus de Villalba Alta et Arquillo 3 (Espagne). Géobios 14(6):821-826 [E. Fara/E. Fara/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 32104: authorized by Emmanuel Fara, entered by Emmanuel Fara on 05.06.2003

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Show authors, comments, and common names
unclassified
  -
Petenyniella gracilis
Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervidae indet.
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821 deer
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet.
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
 Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Episoriculus cf. gibberodon
Episoriculus cf. gibberodon Petenyi 1864 red-toothed shrew
 Soricomorpha - Talpidae
Talpa minor
Talpa minor Freudenberg 1914 mole
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Galerix sp.
Galerix sp. Pomel 1848 hedgehog
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Prolagus michauxi
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Trischizolagus cf. maritsae
Trischizolagus cf. maritsae de Bruijn et al. 1970 rabbit
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Castor sp.
Castor sp. Linnaeus 1758 beaver
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Pliopetaurista pliocaenica
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Eliomys intermedius
Eliomys intermedius Priant 1953 dormouse
 Rodentia - Muridae
Castillomys aff. crusafonti, Paraethomys meini, Occitanomys brailloni, Apodemus jeanteti, Apodemus aff. dominans, Stephanomys cf. donnezani
Castillomys aff. crusafonti Michaux 1969 mouse
Occitanomys brailloni Michaux 1969 mouse
Apodemus jeanteti Eurasian field mouse
Apodemus aff. dominans Eurasian field mouse
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
"Cricetus cf. angustidens" = Apocricetus angustidens, Blancomys dubius, Trilophomys cf. pyrenaicus, Mimomys occitanus, Ruscinomys europaeus
"Cricetus cf. angustidens" = Apocricetus angustidens Depéret 1890 rodent
Trilophomys cf. pyrenaicus Depéret 1890 rodent
Mimomys occitanus Thaler 1955 vole
Ruscinomys europaeus Depéret 1890 rodent
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
? Plecotus sp., Myotis baranensis
? Plecotus sp. Geoffroy 1818 vesper bat
Myotis baranensis Kormos 1934 vesper bat