Valdeganga 3: Pliocene, Spain
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Parapetenyia hibbardi
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Equus stenonis
Cocchi 1867
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| recombined as Allohippus stenonis | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Talpidae
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Desmana nehringi
Kormos 1913
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= Desmana inflata
Rümke 1985
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Rümke 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Ochotonidae
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Prolagus calpensis
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Oryctolagus cf. laynensis
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Gliridae
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Eliomys aff. quercinus
Linnaeus 1766
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Mimomys aff. medasensis
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Muridae
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Micromys aff. minutus
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Castillomys crusafonti
Michaux 1969
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| new subspecies. | ||||||||||
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Apodemus dominans
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Stephanomys progressus
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Geography
| Country: | Spain | State/province: | Albacete |
| Coordinates: | 39.2° North, 1.7° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 39.2° North, 2.0° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Altitude: | 640 meters |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Pliocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Pliocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 5.33300 - 2.58000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Valdeganga | Local bed: | 3 | ||
| Local order: | bottom to top | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Latest Pliocene, MN17. The richest fossil locality, 15+ metres high. | |||||
Lithology and environment
Taphonomy
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | bulk,sieve |
| Rock censused: | 100 kg |
| Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Fossils recovered by washing. | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Valdeganga III | ||
| Database number: | 41933 | ||
| 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: | 2004-07-22 08:42:38 | Last modified: | 2004-07-22 12:51:48 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-07-22 08:42:38 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 11202. | PACED | 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] |
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] |