Caparica: Tortonian, Portugal

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Lusochelys emilianoi n. gen., n. sp. Pérez-García and Antunes 2024
Pérez-García and Antunes 2024 1 specimen
Specimen TA 0002, several remains of a skeleton including the articulated anterior half of the carapace and several dorsal vertebrae (Figure 2), a cervical vertebra (Figure 3a–f), and a caudal one (Figure 3g–l).
Chondrichthyes - Torpediniformes - Narcinidae
Narcine olisiponensis n. sp. Jonet 1968
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rajidae
Raja praeclavata n. sp. Jonet 1968
it is not clear where the type specimen is exactly from
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Rhinoptera sp. Cuvier 1829
see common names

Geography
Country:Portugal
Coordinates: 38.6° North, 9.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:38.8° North, 10.0° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Tortonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Tortonian
Age range of interval:11.62000 - 7.24600 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: VII-a
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original phosphate
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Caparica et Mutela
Database number:91355
Authorizer:M. Uhen, E. Vlachos Enterer:M. Uhen, E. Vlachos
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2009-09-16 07:43:21 Last modified:2009-09-16 10:43:21
Access level:the public Released:2009-09-16 07:43:20
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

30731. S. Jonet. 1968. Notes d'ichthyologie Miocene Portugaise; V, Queleques batoides. Revista de Faculdade de Ciencias 2a Ser. C. Ciencias Naturais 15:233-257 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

87864 A. Pérez-García and M. T. Antunes. 2024. A pan-cheloniid turtle from the Middle Miocene of Portugal. The Anatomical Record 1-10 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]