Venta del Ranchero (Pliocene of Spain)

Where: Tarragona, Spain (40.8° N, 0.6° E: paleocoordinates 40.9° N, 0.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: MN 14 mammal zone, Sant Onofre Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. Augusti, P. Anadon, and R. Julia. 1983. Nuevos datos sobre el Plioceno del Baix Ebre. AportaciĆ³n a la correlaciĆ³n entre las escalas marina y continental. Acta Geologica Hispanica 18(2):123-130 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 165802: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 29.01.2015

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
 Rodentia - Muridae
Apodemus jeanteti Eurasian field mouse
Occitanomys sp. Michaux 1969 mouse
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Muscardinus aff. vireti Hugueney and Mein 1965 dormouse
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Pliophoca cf. etrusca Tavani 1941 seal