Fuente Nueva 2 (Pleistocene of Spain)

Also known as Fuentenueva 2 FN-2

Where: Granada, Spain (37.7° N, 2.5° W: paleocoordinates 37.8° N, 2.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Baza Formation, Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• Early Biharian, Early Pleistocene.

Environment/lithology: mudstone

• fauna found in dark mudstones, underlying limestone.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: B. Martinez-Navarro, A. Turq, J. Agusti and O. Oms. 1998. The Pliocene-Pleistocene section of the Fuente Nueva (Orce, Guadix-Baza Basin, Prov. of Granada, Spain) and the Fuente Nueva 3 site. In Agusti, J., Oms, O. and Martin-Suarez, E., 1998, The Plio-Pleistocene vertebrate succession of the Guadix-Baza Basin (SE Spain), European Quaternary Mammal Research Association (INQUA-SEQS) 18-22 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 34942: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 21.10.2003

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Taxonomic list

• morphology of Allophaiomys pliocaenicus is similar to that from Venta Micena, suggesting FN2 is of a similar date.
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Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Equus stenonis" = Allohippus stenonis
"Equus stenonis" = Allohippus stenonis Cocchi 1867 horse
Equus stenonis granatensis
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix major
Hystrix major porcupine
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Allophaiomys pliocaenicus
Allophaiomys pliocaenicus Kormos 1932 vole
 Rodentia - Muridae
Apodemus aff. mystacinus, Castillomys crusafonti
Apodemus aff. mystacinus Danford and Alston 1877 Eastern broad-toothed field mouse
Castillomys crusafonti Michaux 1969 mouse