Riera de Tordell (Eocene of Spain)
Where: Catalonia, Spain (41.8° N, 1.8° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 34.5° N, 7.8° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on political unit
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Eocene (56.0 - 33.9 Ma)
• Upper Ludian to lower Sanoisian
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; gray 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 39015: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Jill Wertheim on 18.05.2004, edited by John Alroy
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Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda | |
Melanoides albigensis snail | |
Reptilia | |
"Crocodilia indet." = Crocodylia
"Crocodilia indet." = Crocodylia Owen 1842 crocodilian | |
Testudinidae indet. Batsch 1788 turtle | |
Trionyx sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle | |
Mammalia | |
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal | |
Palaeotherium magnum Cuvier 1804 odd-toed ungulate |