Arriaga (Pleistocene of Spain)

Where: Madrid, Spain (40.4° N, 3.6° W: paleocoordinates 40.4° N, 3.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

• This herpetofauna indicates habitats similar to the Aridos 1 herpetofauna above, namely, a permanent, low-energy body of water (Rana perezi), a moist, terrestrial habitat (Pelobates cultipres), and a dry bushy or shrubby situation (Lacerta lepida).

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. A. Holman. 1998. Pleistocene Amphibians and Reptiles in Britain and Europe. Oxford Monographs on Geology and Geophysics 1-265 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 195268: authorized by Evangelos Vlachos, entered by Evangelos Vlachos on 01.08.2018

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Taxonomic list

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Amphibia
 Salientia - Pelobatidae
Pelobates cultipres
Pelobates cultipres spadefoot toad
 Salientia - Bufonidae
Bufo bufo
Bufo bufo Linnaeus 1758 toad
 Salientia - Ranidae
Rana perezi
Reptilia
 Squamata - Lacertidae
Lacerta sp., Lacerta lepida
Lacerta sp. Linnaeus 1758 squamates
Lacerta lepida Daudin 1802 Jewelled lizard