Caparica (Miocene of Portugal)
Also known as Caparica et Mutela
Where: Portugal (38.6° N, 9.2° W: paleocoordinates 38.8° N, 10.0° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)
• VII-a
Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: 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]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 91355: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.09.2009, edited by Evangelos Vlachos
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Taxonomic list
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Lusochelys emilianoi n. gen. n. sp.
Lusochelys emilianoi n. gen. n. sp. Pérez-García and Antunes 2024 sea turtle 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).
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Rhinoptera sp. Cuvier 1829 cownose ray | |
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Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray | |
Narcine olisiponensis n. sp.
Narcine olisiponensis n. sp. Jonet 1968 numbfish | |
Raja praeclavata n. sp.
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