Masada del Valle 6: Turolian, Spain

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia - Talpidae
Dibolia luteyni Rümke 1985
Rümke 1985
recombined as Archaeodesmana luteyni
Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae
Stephanomys ramblensis van de Weerd 1976
6 specimens
Valerymys turoliensis Michaux 1969
7 specimens
recombined as Huerzelerimys turoliensis
Parapodemus gaudryi (Dames 1883)
1 specimen
Parapodemus gaudryi barbarae n. subsp.
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Kowalskia fahlbuschi Bachmayer and Wilson 1970
2 specimens
recombined as Neocricetodon fahlbuschi
see common names

Geography
Country:Spain State/province:Aragon
Coordinates: 40.4° North, 2.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:40.5° North, 3.2° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Turolian
Age range of interval:8.70000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Alfambra
Regional section:Teruel-Alfambra
Stratigraphy comments: MN13, Late Turolian, Late Miocene
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray marl
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: 'MDV6 is situated 200m east of the main section between the levels of MDV5 and 7. Its lithology is grey marl.'
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,chemical,sieve,field collection
Minimum sieve size:0.500
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Specimens are stored at the Geologisch Instituut, Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht.
Metadata
Also known as:MDV6
Database number:35320
Authorizer:A. Turner, L. van den Hoek Ostende Enterer:H. O'Regan, L. van den Hoek Ostende
Modifier:H. O'Regan Research group:PACED
Created:2003-11-28 06:17:29 Last modified:2003-11-28 08:17:29
Access level:the public Released:2003-11-28 06:17:29
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

9527.PACED A. van de Weerd. 1976. Rodent faunas of the Mio-Pliocene continental sediments of the Teruel-Alfambra region, Spain. Utrecht Micropalaeontological Bulletins, Special Publication 2:1-217 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/L. van den Hoek Ostende]

Secondary references:

23416 C. G. Rümke. 1985. A review of fossil and recent Desmaninae (Talpidae, Insectivora). Utrecht Micropaleontological Bulletins 4:1-241 [L. van den Hoek Ostende/L. van den Hoek Ostende]