Esbarrondadoiro (Neogene of Portugal)

Where: Alvalade, Portugal (38.2° N, 8.2° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 37.3° N, 7.3° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Esbarrondadoiro Formation, MN 13 (7.2 - 4.9 Ma)

• MN13, N17

Environment/lithology: marine; conglomerate

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. T. Antunes, P. Mein, and J. Pais. 1986. Depósito messianos do sul de Portugal, mamíferos (incluindo Rodentia e Lagomorpha) e idades K-Ar*. Ciéncias da Terra, Lisboa 8:55-64 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 65955: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 26.09.2006, edited by Catalina Pimiento

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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? Mysticeti indet., ? Odontoceti indet.
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Carcharias acutissima1
Carcharias acutissima1 Agassiz 1843 sand shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
"Isurus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis1, Isurus desori1
"Isurus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis1 Agassiz 1838 white shark
Isurus desori1 Sismonda 1849 mackerel shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Premontreia dachiardi1, Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus1, "Scyliorhinus joleaudi" = Scyliorhinus fossilis1
Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus1 Antunes and Jonet 1969 cat shark
"Scyliorhinus joleaudi" = Scyliorhinus fossilis1 Leriche 1927 cat shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Triakis costamagnai1, Galeorhinus goncalvesi1, Mustelus sp.1
Triakis costamagnai1 hound shark
Galeorhinus goncalvesi1 Antunes et al. 1999 school shark
Mustelus sp.1 hound shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Rhizoprionodon sp.1, Carcharhinus sp.1, Carcharhinus perezi1, Carcharhinus leucas1, Carcharhinus plumbeus1, Carcharhinus obscurus1
Rhizoprionodon sp.1 Whitley 1929 sharpnose shark
Carcharhinus sp.1 de Blainville 1816 requiem shark
Carcharhinus perezi1 Poey 1876 requiem shark
Carcharhinus leucas1 Valenciennes 1839 requiem shark
Carcharhinus plumbeus1 Nardo 1827 requiem shark
Carcharhinus obscurus1 Le Sueur 1818 requiem shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo aduncus1
Galeocerdo aduncus1 Agassiz 1835 tiger shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Paragaleus antunesi1
Paragaleus antunesi1 ground shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Sphyrna sp.1
Sphyrna sp.1 Rafinesque 1810 hammerhead shark
 Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Squatina subserrata1
Squatina subserrata1 angel shark
 Squaliformes - Squalidae
Squalus sp.1
Squalus sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 dogfish shark
 Pristiophoriformes - Pristiophoridae
Pristiophorus sp.1
Pristiophorus sp.1 Bleeker 1859 saw shark
 Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae
"Notorynchus primigenius" = Notorhynchus primigenius1
"Notorynchus primigenius" = Notorhynchus primigenius1 Agassiz 1835 sevengill shark
 Torpediniformes - Torpedinidae
Torpedo sp.1
Torpedo sp.1 Houttuyn 1764 torpedo
 Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Anoxypristis sp.1
Anoxypristis sp.1 White and Moy-Thomas 1941 sawfish
 Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae
Rhynchobatus pristinus1
Rhynchobatus pristinus1 Probst 1877 wedgefish
 Myliobatiformes - Rhinopteridae
Rhinoptera sp.1
Rhinoptera sp.1 Cuvier 1829 cownose ray
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Mobula sp.1, Aetobatus sp.1, Myliobatis sp.1, Pteromylaeus sp.1
Mobula sp.1 Rafinesque 1810 devil ray
Aetobatus sp.1 Blainville 1816 eagle ray
Myliobatis sp.1 Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
Pteromylaeus sp.1 Garman 1913 bull ray
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatidae indet.1, Taeniura grabata1, Dasyatis sp.1, Dasyatis gigas2, Dasyatis centroura2, Dasyatis pastinaca2, Dasyatis cf. margaritella2
Dasyatidae indet.1 Jordan 1888 whiptail stingray
Taeniura grabata1 Saint-Hilaire 1817 whiptail stingray
Dasyatis sp.1 Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray
Dasyatis gigas2 Gunther 1870 whiptail stingray
Dasyatis centroura2 Mitchill 1814 whiptail stingray
Dasyatis pastinaca2 Linnaeus 1758 whiptail stingray
Dasyatis cf. margaritella2 Compagno and Roberts 1984 whiptail stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Gymnuridae
Gymnura sp.1
Gymnura sp.1 Van Hasselt 1823 stingray
 Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Rhinobatos sp.1
Rhinobatos sp.1 Link 1790 guitarfish
 Rajiformes - Rajidae
Raja sp.1, Raja olisiponensis1
Raja sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 skate
Raja olisiponensis1 Jonet 1968 skate
Mammalia
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Galerix sp.
Galerix sp. Pomel 1848 hedgehog
 Placentalia -
Cetacea indet.3
Cetacea indet.3 Brisson 1762 whale
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Delphinidae indet.
Delphinidae indet. Gray 1821 dolphin
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Prolagus michauxi
 Rodentia - Muridae
Stephanomys ramblensis, Paraethomys cf. meini
Stephanomys ramblensis van de Weerd 1976 mouse
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Eliomys intermedius, Eliomys truci
Eliomys intermedius Priant 1953 dormouse
Eliomys truci Mein and Michaux 1970 dormouse
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Blancomys neglectus, Ruscinomys lassallei, Cricetus barrieri
Cricetus barrieri Mein and Michaux 1970 rodent
1Antunes et al. 1999; 2Balbino and Antunes 2006; 3Estevens 2000