Can Purull II (Miocene of Spain)

Where: Catalonia, Spain (41.6° N, 2.0° E: paleocoordinates 41.8° N, 1.1° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Vallesian (11.6 - 8.7 Ma)

• "upper Vallesian, Biozone 20b"

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; marl

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. Crusafont-Pairo and J. M. Golpe-Posse. 1974. Nuevos yacimientos del Terciario continental del N.E. de España. Acta Geologica Hispánica 9:81-83 [J. Alroy/J. Wertheim/J. Wertheim]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 38978: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Jill Wertheim on 18.05.2004

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion catalaunicum hipparionine horse
 Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae
"Macrotherium grande" = Chalicotherium grande
"Macrotherium grande" = Chalicotherium grande de Blainville 1849 chalicothere