Also known as Valdeganga III

Where: Albacete, Spain (39.2° N, 1.7° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 38.5° N, 1.1° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Valdeganga Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• Latest Pliocene, MN17. The richest fossil locality, 15+ metres high.

Environment/lithology:

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk, sieve

• Fossils recovered by washing.

Primary reference: P. Mein, E. Moissenet, and G. Truc. 1978. Les Formations continentales du Neogene superieur des vallees du Jucar et du Cabriel au ne d'Albacete (Espagne). Biostratigraphie et environment. Documents des laboratoires de Geologie de Lyon 72:99-147 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 41933: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 22.07.2004, edited by Lars van den Hoek Ostende

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