PBDB Collection

Torrijos (Miocene of Spain)

Where: Toledo, Spain (40.0° N, 4.3° W: paleocoordinates 40.0° N, 5.8° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• Late Burdigalian, MN4b - MN5. Miocene.

Environment/lithology:

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: E. Aguirre, M. T. Alberdi, E. Jimenez, C. Martin Escorza, J. Morales, C. Sese, and D. Soria. 1982. Torrijos: nueva fauna con Hispanotherium de la cuenca media del Tajo. Acta Geologica Hispanica 17(1-2):39-61 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 40721: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 28.06.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae	Ochotonidae indet. Ochotonidae indet. Thomas 1897 pika 1 molar.
Rodentia - Cricetidae	? Cricetidae indet. ? Cricetidae indet. Fischer von Waldheim 1817 mouse 1 molar.
Rodentia - Sciuridae	Heteroxerus sp. Heteroxerus sp. Stehlin and Schaub 1951 squirrel upper left M1 and 2.
Carnivora - Amphicyonidae	Amphicyon mayor Amphicyon mayor bear-dog 1 lower M2.
Carnivora - Felidae	Felidae indet. Felidae indet. Gray 1821 cat 2 phalanges
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Anchitherium sp. Anchitherium sp. von Meyer 1844 anchitheriine horse 1 lower I2, 1 phalange fragment.
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Hispanotherium matritense Hispanotherium matritense de Prado 1864 rhinoceros upper teeth: 1 D1, 2D2, 1D3, 2P1, 3 P2, 1 P3, 2 M3 plus fragments. Lower teeth, 1 I2, 1 D1, 1 D2, 2 D4 and 1 P3. postcrania: 9 3rd metacarpals, 1 4th metatarsal, 2 3rd metatarsal fragments, 6 calcanea, 4 astragali, 9 first phalanges, 7 second and 1 third. 22 carpals/tarsals.
Artiodactyla - Giraffidae	Giraffidae indet. Giraffidae indet. Gray 1821 giraffe 1 mandible fragment with M2 and M3, 2 upper M3 and 1 incisor.
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Miotragocerus sp. Miotragocerus sp. Stromer 1928 antelope lower teeth: 3 M3, 2 M2, 1 P4. 1 upper M2. 2 distal humeri, 4 carpals/tarsals, 4 distal tibiae, 3 astragali, 2 calcanea, 3 metapodia, 1 first phalange, 1 second. Many are epiphyses.
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Suidae indet. Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig 1 scaphoid.
Proboscidea - Mastodontidae	Mastodontidae indet. Mastodontidae indet. Gray 1821 proboscidean dental fragments
Reptilia
Testudines - Testudinidae	Geochelone sp. Geochelone sp. Fitzinger 1835 turtle Geochelone sensu lato sp.