Toril 3 (Miocene of Spain)

Also known as Daroca

Where: Spain (40.3° N, 1.5° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 38.3° N, 0.1° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: MN 7 + 8 (12.8 - 11.1 Ma)

• "G3 biozone of Daams and Freudenthal, 1990; MN 7-8"

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: B. Azanza, M. Nieto, and J. Morales. 1998. Samotragus pilgrimi n. sp., a new species of Oiocerini (Bovidae, Mammalia) from the Middle Miocene of Spain. Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences, Serie II. Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes 326(5):377-382 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 70806: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 07.04.2007, edited by Evangelos Vlachos, Mark Uhen and Graham Slater

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Reptilia
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudinidae indet.1 Batsch 1788 turtle
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Palaeortyx joleaudi2 Ennouchi 1930 pheasant
Palaeortyx phasianoides2 Milne-Edwards 1871 pheasant
Palaeortyx gallica2 Milne-Edwards 1869 pheasant
Aves
  -
Aves indet.1 Linnaeus 1758 bird
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotherium angustidens1 Burmeister 1837 gomphothere
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Anchitherium hippoides1 anchitheriine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Listriodon splendens1 von Meyer 1846 pig
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Euprox sp.1 Stehlin 1928 deer
 Artiodactyla - Moschidae
Hispanomeryx aragonensis1 Azanza 1986 musk deer
Micromeryx flourensianus1 Lartet 1851 musk deer
Micromeryx azanzae n. sp.3 Sánchez and Morales 2008 musk deer
previously identified as Micromeryx flourensianus by Azanza et al
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Eotragus aff. sansaniensis1 Lartet 1851 antelope
Samotragus pilgrimi n. sp. Azanza et al. 1998 antelope
 Carnivora - Felidae
 Carnivora - Nimravidae
Sansanosmilus jourdani1 Filhol 1883 false sabre-tooth
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Protictitherium crassum1 Deperet 1892 hyaena
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Martes sp.1 Frisch 1775 marten
 Carnivora -
Proputorius sp.1 Filhol 1890 carnivoran
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Hemicyon sp.1 Lartet 1851 bear
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Castoridae indet.1 Gray 1821 beaver
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
"Democricetodon larteti" = Copemys1 rodent
cf. Democricetodon sulcatus1 Freudenthal 1967 rodent
Megacricetodon minor1 Lartet 1851 rodent
Megacricetodon crusafonti1 Freudenthal 1963 rodent
Cricetodon sp.1 Lartet 1851 rodent
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Spermophilinus bredai1 von Meyer 1848 squirrel
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Muscardinus thaleri1 De Bruijn 1966 dormouse
Glirudinus sp.1 de Bruijn 1966 dormouse
Myoglis meini1 de Bruijn 1966 dormouse
Microdyromys legidensis1 Daams 1981 dormouse
Microdyromys complicatus1 De Bruijn 1966 dormouse
Tempestia hartenbergeri1 de Bruijn 1966 dormouse
Paraglirulus werenfelsi1 Engesser 1972 dormouse
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Lagopsis verus1 Hensel 1856 pika
 Insectivora -
Insectivora indet.1 Bowdich 1821 insectivoran