Balsareny: Eocene, Spain
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda
- Thiaridae
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Palaeotheriidae
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Palaeotherium magnum
Cuvier 1804
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Geography
| Country: | Spain | State/province: | Catalonia | County: | Barcelona |
| Coordinates: | 41.9° North, 1.9° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.5° North, 8.0° East (Wright 2013) | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
| Altitude: | 417 meters |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2-3 | ||
| Key time interval: | Eocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 56 - 33.9 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: Upper Ludian to lower Sanoisian; Biozones 9-10 |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray marl |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 39012 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | J. Wertheim |
| Modifier: | T. Liebrecht | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-05-18 14:32:30 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-05-18 14:32:30 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 10430. | M. Crusafont-Pairo and J. M. Golpe-Posse. 1974. Nuevos yacimientos del Terciario continental del N.E. de España. Acta Geologica Hispánica 9:81-83 [J. Alroy/J. Wertheim/J. Wertheim] |