Also known as Huéscar 1, Huescar-1
Where: Granada, Spain (37.8° N, 2.5° W: paleocoordinates 37.8° N, 2.6° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Calabrian to Calabrian (1.8 - 0.1 Ma)
• Lower/MIddle Pleistocene, Biharian, approx. 0.9Ma, but suggested by Garcia et al (1999) to be 0.7Ma.
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: Some material stored in the Museo de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN), Madrid.
Primary reference: M. T. Alberdi, L. Alcala, B. Azanza, E. Cerdeno, A.V. Mazo, J. Morales, and C. Sese. 1989. Consideraciones biostratigraficas sobre la fauna de Vertebrados fosiles de la cuenca de Guadix-Baza (Granada, Espana). In A.T. Alberdi and F.P. Bonadonna (eds.), Geologia y Paleontologia de la cuenca de Guadix-Baza. Trabajos sobre el Neogeno Cuaternario, Museo National de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid (11)347-355 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 35078: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 30.10.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Anas clypeata" = Spatula clypeata11, "Anas strepera" = Mareca strepera11, Netta rufina11, Anas sp.11, Anas crecca11, Anas platyrhynchos11, Aythya sp.11, Aythya ferina11, Aythya nyroca11, Aythya fuligula11
"Anas clypeata" = Spatula clypeata11 Linnaeus 1758 northern shoveler 2 coracoids, 1 scapula, 1 carpometacarpus, 1 tarsometatarsus.
Anas crecca11 Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian teal or Anas querquedula. 2 humerii, 2 carpometacarpus, 1 coracoid, 1 ulna
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Eliomys quercinus Linnaeus 1766 garden doormouse | |
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Microtus (Microtus) brecciensis Forsyth Major 1905 vole
Mimomys savini vole | |
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Castillomys crusafonti Michaux 1969 mouse
Apodemus sp. Kaup 1829 Eurasian field mouse | |
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Leporidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 rabbit
Oryctolagus sp. Lilljeborg 1874 rabbit | |
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"Equus stenonis" = Allohippus stenonis1 Cocchi 1867 horse Equus stenonis intermedio granatensis/altidens. 2 complete mandibles, 24 upper teeth (4 P2, 7 P3-4, 10 M1-2, 3 M3), and 16 lower teeth (4 P2, 6 P3-4, 6 M1-2), plus postcrania (most fragmentary) 1 humerus, 1 McIII, 1 femur, 4 tibia, 1 calcaneum, 1 astragalus, 5 MtIII, 3 proximal phalanges, 1 2nd phalanx.
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Stephanorhinus etruscus9 Falconer 1868 rhinoceros Dicerorhinus etruscus brachycephalus. 19 upper teeth (1 D1, 2 D2, 3 P2, 1 P3, 4 P4, 6 M1 (only 1 complete), 2 M3), 16 lower teeth (1 P2, 5 P3, 5 M1, 3 M2, 2 M3), numerus dental fragments and postcranial fragments (1 thoracic vertebra, 1 scapula, 1 ulna, 1 sacrum, 1 acetabulum, 2 femora, 1 astragalus, tarsals, 1 mtIV diaphysis, 1 3rd phalange, 1 sesamoid, 1 petrosal).
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Praemegaceros cf. solilhacus3 deer 6 upper teeth (2 maxillary fragments, 1 P3-4, 1 P4, 1 M1, 1 M3) 1 antler fragment and 3 lower teeth (1 P2, 1 M1, 1 mandible fragment with M2 and M3).
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Hippopotamus major7 Cuvier 1824 hippo 4 upper teeth (1 D3, 1 lateral incisor, 1 canine, 1 M3), 7 lower teeth (2 Canines, 3 P3, 2 M1) and postcrania (1 humerus, 1 femur, 1 semilunar).
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"Elephas antiquus" = Palaeoloxodon antiquus8
"Elephas antiquus" = Palaeoloxodon antiquus8 Falconer and Cautley 1847 elephant at least 6 specimens: 1 complete manidible with M2, (all other teeth fragmentary) 1 upper M2, 1 upper M2 or 3, 1 upper M1, 1 femur diaphysis, 1 ulna fragment, various other fragments.
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