Sierra de Quibas: Calabrian, Spain

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Chondrina farinesii
Chondrina farinesii farinesii
Pseudotachea splendida
cf. Armadillium sp.
Reptilia - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Gypaetus barbatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Reptilia - Columbiformes - Columbidae
Columba livia Gmelin 1789
Reptilia - Cuculiformes - Cuculidae
Cuculus canorus Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Strigiformes - Strigidae
Strix aluco Linnaeus 1758
Athene noctua (Scopoli 1769)
Otus scops (Linnaeus 1758)
Reptilia - Passeriformes - Fringillidae
Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus 1758)
Carduelis chloris (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Chloris chloris
Reptilia - Passeriformes - Paridae
Parus major Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Passeriformes - Hirundinidae
Delichon urbica (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Delichon urbicum
Reptilia - Passeriformes - Motacillidae
Anthus pratensis (Linnaeus 1758)
Reptilia - Passeriformes - Muscicapidae
Phoenicurus ochruros (Gmelin 1774)
Oenanthe hispanica (Linnaeus 1758)
Saxicola torquata (Linnaeus 1766)
recombined as Saxicola torquatus
Reptilia - Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae
Geronticus eremita (Linnaeus 1758)
Reptilia - Phasianidae
Coturnix coturnix (Linnaeus 1758)
Reptilia - Gekkonidae
Tarentola mauritanica
Reptilia
Blanus sp. Wagler 1830
Reptilia - Lacertidae
Lacertidae indet. Bonaparte 1831
Lacerta lepida Daudin 1802
Psammodromus algirus Linneaus 1758
Reptilia - Agamidae
Agamidae indet. Gray 1827
Blain et al. 2014
IPHES QB-06-EC-H/1, one right maxilla; IPHES QB-06-EC-H/2, one left dentary; IPHES QB06-EC-H/3, one right dentary; IPHES QB-06-EC-H/4 and 5, two fragments of dentaries; IPHES QB-06-EC-H/6, one trunk vertebra; IPHES QB-06-EC-H/7, one anterior caudal vertebra; IPHES QB-06-EC-H/8-10, three posterior caudal vertebrae
Reptilia - Serpentes
Serpentes indet. Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Crotalidae
Vipera sp. Laurenti 1768
Reptilia - Colubridae
Elaphe cf. scalaris (Schinz 1822)
recombined as Rhinechis scalaris
Elaphe sp. cf. Elaphe scalaris
Natrix sp. Laurenti 1768
Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo hermanni Gmelin 1789
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus altidens
Mammalia - Cervidae
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821
Mammalia - Bovidae
Capra aff. alba
Capra sp. aff. Capra alba
cf. Praeovibos sp. Staudinger 1908
Ovibovini indet. cf. Praeovibos sp.
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Lynx pardinus (Temminck 1827)
Mammalia - Soricidae
Crocidura aff. suaveolens (Pallas 1811)
Crocidura sp. aff. Crocidura suaveolens
Neomys anomalus
Mammalia - Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix refossa
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Arvicola deucalion
Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae
Castillomys rivas Martín Suárez and Mein 1991
Castilomys rivas rivas
Apodemus sp. Kaup 1829
Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae
Eliomys intermedius Priant 1953
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Prolagus calpensis
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Oryctolagus sp. Lilljeborg 1874
Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae
Macaca sylvanus (Linnaeus 1758)
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae
Rhinolophus aff. euryale Blasius 1853
Rhinolophus sp. aff. Rhinolophus euryale
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber 1774)
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Myotis sp. Kaup 1829
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Bufonidae
Bufo bufo (Linnaeus 1758)
original and current combination Rana bufo
Gastropoda
Trochoidea murcica
Trochoidea (Xerocrassa) murcica
Gastropoda - Hydrobiidae
Bythinella sp. Moquin-Tandon 1856
Gastropoda - Pomatiidae
Pomatias sulcatus
Gastropoda - Heterostropha
Jaminia quadridens
Jaminia (Jaminia) quadridens
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Oxychilidae
Oxychilus mercadali
Oxychilus (Ortizius) mercadali
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Vitrinidae
Vitrina sp. Draparnaud 1801
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Testacellidae
Testacella aff. haliotidea
Testacella sp. aff. Testacella (Testacella) haliotidea
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Sphincterochilidae
Sphincterochila candidissima
Sphincterochila (Albea) candidissima
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Helicidae
Iberus gualtieranus
spelled with current rank as Helix (Iberus)
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Spiraxidae
Palaeoglandina montenati
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Achatinidae
Rumina decollata (Linnaeus 1758)
Myriapoda
Diplopoda indet. Gervais 1844
Insecta - Coleoptera
Coleoptera indet. Linnaeus 1758
see common names

Geography
Country:Spain State/province:Murcia County:Abanilla
Coordinates: 38.2° North, 1.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:38.2° North, 1.1° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
Stage:Calabrian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Calabrian
Age range of interval:1.80000 - 0.77400 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: site is the filling of a karstic cavity, the majority of specimens were collected from the ground surface. Two levels in the lower part of the detritic sequence are very rich in fossils. Dated using microfauna to between 1.3-1.0Ma.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:cave
Geology comments: site is filling of a karstic cavity in Liassic limestones
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,field collection
Reason for describing collection:archaeological analysis
Collection method comments: Site found in 1994 by the "Grupe Cultural Paleontologico de Elche" (Alicante)
Taxonomic list comments:fauna reflects the area around the cavity - rocky with brushwood areas, but some species indicate the presence of woods and humid areas. A dry palaeoclimatic regime, pehaps a little wetter and warmer than the present.
Metadata
Also known as:Quibas
Database number:34128
Authorizer:A. Turner, G. Benevento Enterer:H. O'Regan, G. Benevento
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:PACED
Created:2003-08-20 04:21:52 Last modified:2018-07-12 23:09:36
Access level:the public Released:2003-08-20 04:21:52
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
8987.PACED P. Montoya, M. T. Alberdi, L. J. Barbadillo, J. Made, J. Morales, X. Murelaga, E. Penalver, F. Robles, A. R. Bustos, A. Sanchez, B. Sanchiz, D. Soria, and Z. Szyndlar. 2001. Une faune tres diversifee du Pleistocene inferieur de la Sierra de Quibas (province de Murcia, Espagne). Comptes Rendus de L'Academie des Sciences Serie II Fasicule A - Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes 332:387-393 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/L. van den Hoek Ostende]

Secondary references:

67967 H.-A. Blain, S. Bailon, J. Agustí, P. Piñero-García, I. Lozano-Fernández, P. Sevilla, J. M. López-García, G. Romero, and M. A. Mancheño. 2014. Youngest Agamid Lizards from Western Europe (Sierra de Quibas, Spain, Late Early Pleistocene). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 59(4):873-878 [G. Benevento/G. Benevento]