Where: Aragon, Spain (40.4° N, 1.1° W: paleocoordinates 40.4° N, 1.4° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: base of the MN 5 level zone, Ruscinian (5.3 - 3.2 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: Not to be confused with Arquillo 1 and 2, two sites that are separated from Arquillo 3 by a fault and that are older (MN 13).
Primary reference: J. Chaline, P. Mein, and R. Adrover. 1981. Mimomys occitanus de Villalba Alta et Arquillo 3 (Espagne). Géobios 14(6):821-826 [E. Fara/E. Fara/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 32104: authorized by Emmanuel Fara, entered by Emmanuel Fara on 05.06.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Mammalia | |
? Plecotus sp. Geoffroy 1818 vesper bat
Myotis baranensis Kormos 1934 vesper bat | |
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821 deer | |
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope | |
Talpa minor Freudenberg 1914 mole | |
Episoriculus cf. gibberodon Petenyi 1864 red-toothed shrew | |
Galerix sp. Pomel 1848 hedgehog | |
Prolagus michauxi pika | |
Trischizolagus cf. maritsae de Bruijn et al. 1970 rabbit | |
"Cricetus cf. angustidens" = Apocricetus angustidens, Ruscinomys europaeus, Trilophomys cf. pyrenaicus, Mimomys occitanus, Blancomys dubius
"Cricetus cf. angustidens" = Apocricetus angustidens Depéret 1890 mouse
Ruscinomys europaeus Depéret 1890 mouse
Trilophomys cf. pyrenaicus Depéret 1890 mouse
Mimomys occitanus Thaler 1955 vole
Blancomys dubius mouse | |
Stephanomys cf. donnezani, Occitanomys brailloni, Castillomys aff. crusafonti, Paraethomys meini, Apodemus jeanteti, Apodemus aff. dominans
Occitanomys brailloni Michaux 1969 mouse
Castillomys aff. crusafonti Michaux 1969 mouse
Paraethomys meini mouse
Apodemus jeanteti Eurasian field mouse
Apodemus aff. dominans Eurasian field mouse | |
Eliomys intermedius Priant 1953 dormouse | |
Pliopetaurista pliocaenica squirrel | |
Castor sp. Linnaeus 1758 beaver |