Caparica: Tortonian, Portugal
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Cheloniidae
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Lusochelys emilianoi n. gen., n. sp.
Pérez-García and Antunes 2024
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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
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Narcine olisiponensis n. sp.
Jonet 1968
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Chondrichthyes
- Rajiformes
- Rajidae
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Raja praeclavata n. sp.
Jonet 1968
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it is not clear where the type specimen is exactly from | ||||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Dasyatidae
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Dasyatis sp.
Rafinesque 1810
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Myliobatidae
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Rhinoptera sp.
Cuvier 1829
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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] |