Gibraleon (Miocene of Spain)

Also known as CET-AG-1

Where: Huelva, Spain (37.4° N, 7.0° W: paleocoordinates 37.5° N, 7.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Arcillas de Gibraleón Formation, Messinian (7.2 - 5.3 Ma)

• Mioceno superior (Messiniense)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. Toscano, M. Abad, F. Ruiz, F. Muniz, G. Alvarez, E. Xio-Mara Garcia, and J. A. Caro. 2013. Nuevos restos de Scaldicetus (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Physeteridae) del Mioceno superior, sector occidental de la Cuenca del Guadalquivir (sur de España). Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas 30(2):436-445 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 150038: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 31.08.2013

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea -
Scaldicetus sp. Du Bus 1867 toothed whale