Torrijos (Miocene of Spain)
Where: Toledo, Spain (40.0° N, 4.3° W: paleocoordinates 40.0° N, 5.8° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)
• Late Burdigalian, MN4b - MN5. Miocene.
Environment/lithology:
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: E. Aguirre, M. T. Alberdi, E. Jimenez, C. Martin Escorza, J. Morales, C. Sese, and D. Soria. 1982. Torrijos: nueva fauna con Hispanotherium de la cuenca media del Tajo. Acta Geologica Hispanica 17(1-2):39-61 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 40721: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 28.06.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Hispanotherium matritense de Prado 1864 rhinoceros upper teeth: 1 D1, 2D2, 1D3, 2P1, 3 P2, 1 P3, 2 M3 plus fragments. Lower teeth, 1 I2, 1 D1, 1 D2, 2 D4 and 1 P3. postcrania: 9 3rd metacarpals, 1 4th metatarsal, 2 3rd metatarsal fragments, 6 calcanea, 4 astragali, 9 first phalanges, 7 second and 1 third. 22 carpals/tarsals.
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Miotragocerus sp. Stromer 1928 antelope lower teeth: 3 M3, 2 M2, 1 P4. 1 upper M2. 2 distal humeri, 4 carpals/tarsals, 4 distal tibiae, 3 astragali, 2 calcanea, 3 metapodia, 1 first phalange, 1 second. Many are epiphyses.
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