Cala Es Pou: Pleistocene, Spain
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Rhinolophidae
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Rhinolophus cf. grivensis
Depéret 1892
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Pons-Moya et al. 1981 | ||||||
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Myotragus balearicus
Bate 1909
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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cf. Alilepus sp. n. sp.
Dice 1931
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Pons-Moya et al. 1981 | ||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Gliridae
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Muscardinus sp. n. sp.
Kaup 1829
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Pons-Moya et al. 1981 | ||||||
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Eliomys sp. n. sp.
Wagner 1840
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Testudinidae
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Testudo gymnesicus n. sp.
Bate 1914
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= Geochelone gymnesica
Bate 1914
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Pons-Moya et al. 1981 | ||||||
| recombined as Solitudo gymnesica | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Spain | State/province: | Islas Baleares |
| Coordinates: | 40.0° North, 3.8° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 40.1° North, 3.7° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||
| Altitude: | 62 meters | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 2.58000 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils,microfossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Torre Vieja, Bajoli (incorrect) | ||
| Database number: | 36974 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | J. Wertheim |
| Modifier: | J. Alroy | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-02-20 13:33:22 | Last modified: | 2006-08-14 01:10:44 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-02-20 13:33:22 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 9936. | D. Bate. 1914. A gigantic land tortoise (Testudo gymnesicus, n.sp.) from the Pleistocene of Menorca. Geological Magazine 1:100-107 [J. Alroy/J. Wertheim/E. Vlachos] |
Secondary references:
| 9885 | 5% 28600 | J. Pons-Moya, S. Moya-Sola, J. Agusti and J.A. Alcover. 1981. La fuana de mamíferos de los yacimientos menorquines con Geochelone gymnesica (Bate, 1914). Nota Preliminar. Acta Geológica Hispánica 16:129-130 [J. Alroy/J. Wertheim/J. Alroy] |