Quinta do Farinheira (Miocene to of Portugal)

Where: Portugal (38.7° N, 9.1° W: paleocoordinates 38.8° N, 10.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: MN 5 to MN 5 (16.0 - 12.8 Ma)

• MN5/6, N8

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. Estevens. 2000. Miocene marine mammals from Portugal: Paleogeographical and Paleoecological significance. Ciências da Terra (UNL), Lisboa 14:323-344 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/T. Liebrecht]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 65912: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 26.09.2006

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Odontoceti indet.2, Dinotheirum cuvieri1
Chondrichthyes
 Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
"Cestracion zygaena" = Sphyrna zygaena1
"Cestracion zygaena" = Sphyrna zygaena1 Linnaeus 1758 hammerhead shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis serra1
Hemipristis serra1 Agassiz 1835 ground shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus egeroni1
Carcharhinus egeroni1 requiem shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo aduncus1
Galeocerdo aduncus1 Agassiz 1835 tiger shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
"Isurus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis1, "Isurus oxyrhynchus" = Isurus oxyrinchus1
"Isurus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis1 Agassiz 1838 white shark
"Isurus oxyrhynchus" = Isurus oxyrinchus1 Rafinesque 1810 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
"Carcharias cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus1
"Carcharias cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus1 Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Carcharias taurus1
Carcharias taurus1 Rafinesque 1810 sand shark
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon1
"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon1 Agassiz 1835 megalodon
 Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
"Cestracion priscus" = Heterodontus1, "Cestracion magnus" = Heterodontus1
"Cestracion priscus" = Heterodontus1 bullhead shark
"Cestracion magnus" = Heterodontus1 bullhead shark
 Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Pristis atlanticus1
Pristis atlanticus1 Zbyszewski 1947 sawfish
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis crassus1, Rhinoptera studeri1
Myliobatis crassus1 Gervais 1852 eagle ray
Rhinoptera studeri1 Agassiz 1843 cownose ray
 Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
"Aetobatis arcuatus" = Aetobatus irregularis1
"Aetobatis arcuatus" = Aetobatus irregularis1 Agassiz 1843 stingray
Mammalia
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
Halitherium sp.1, Metaxytherium sp.3, "Metaxytherium medium" = Metaxytherium medium3, "Metaxytherium petersi" = Metaxytherium medium4
Halitherium sp.1 Kaup 1838 dugong
Metaxytherium sp.3 de Christol 1840 dugong
"Metaxytherium medium" = Metaxytherium medium3 Desmarest 1822 dugong
"Metaxytherium petersi" = Metaxytherium medium4 Desmarest 1822 dugong
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
"Ceratorhinus sansaniensis" = Rhinoceros (Ceratorhinus)1, Brachypotherium brachypus1
"Ceratorhinus sansaniensis" = Rhinoceros (Ceratorhinus)1 one-horned rhinoceros
Brachypotherium brachypus1 Lartet 1848 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Anchitherium aurelianensis1
Anchitherium aurelianensis1 anchitheriine horse
 Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
"Hyaemoschus aff. jourdani" = Hyemoschus1
"Hyaemoschus aff. jourdani" = Hyemoschus1 chevrotain
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Procervulus dichotomus1
Procervulus dichotomus1 Gervais 1849 deer
 Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae
Palaeomeryx kaupi1
Palaeomeryx kaupi1 von Meyer 1834 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Lagomerycidae
Dicrocerus elegans1
Dicrocerus elegans1 Lartet 1837 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Listriodon lockharti1, Listriodon splendens1
 Cetacea - Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera sp.1
Balaenoptera sp.1 Lacépède 1804 rorqual
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Amphicyon major1
Amphicyon major1 De Blainville 1841 bear-dog
 Carnivora - Felidae
Pseudaelurus quadridentatus1
Pseudaelurus quadridentatus1 de Blainville 1843 cat
Reptilia
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx aff. capellinii1
Trionyx aff. capellinii1 Negri 1892 softshell turtle
 Testudines - Emydidae
Emys sp.1
Emys sp.1 Dumeril 1806 pond turtle
 Testudines - Testudinidae
"Testudo bolivari" = Titanochelon bolivari1
"Testudo bolivari" = Titanochelon bolivari1 Hernandez-Pacheco 1917 turtle
 Crocodylia -
"Gavialosuchus americanus" = Thecachampsa sericodon1
"Gavialosuchus americanus" = Thecachampsa sericodon1 Cope 1867 crocodilian
var. lusitanicus
 Crocodylia - Gavialidae
"Tomistoma calaritanus" = Tomistoma calaritanum1
"Tomistoma calaritanus" = Tomistoma calaritanum1 Capellini 1890 false gharial
Actinopteri
 Perciformes - Sparidae
Sparus auratus1, Sparus neogenus1, Sparus cinctus1
Sparus auratus1 perch-like fish
Sparus neogenus1 Arambourg 1927 perch-like fish
Sparus cinctus1 Agassiz 1843 perch-like fish
 Spariformes - Sparidae
Diplodus jomnitanus1
Diplodus jomnitanus1 Valencienes 1844
1Bergounioux et al. 1953; 2Estevens 2003; 3Prista et al. 2023; 4Zbyszewski 1944