Morgadinho (Pleistocene of Portugal)
Where: Algarve, Portugal (37.1° N, 7.7° W: paleocoordinates 37.1° N, 7.8° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
• From a well near the village, dated between MN17 and MN20 - Middle Villafranchian to Middle Pleistocene. May be a similar age to Algoz.
Environment/lithology:
Primary reference: M. T. Antunes, P. Mein, A. Nascimento and J. Pais. 1986. Le gisement pleistocene de Morgadinho, en Algarve. Ciencias da Terra (UNL) 8:9-22 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 40985: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 05.07.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• 'a humid (certainly not cool) climate.' 'Palynological analysis shows climate should be warm and rather humid.' Mixed mesophytic forest nearby.
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Polypodiopsida | |
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Dicotyledoneae | |
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Pinopsida | |
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Anthocerotopsida | |
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Valvata cf. piscinalis Müller 1774 snail | |
Anisus laevis snail
Planorbis planorbis snail
Armiger crista snail
Ancylus fluviatilis Müller 1774 snail | |
Carychium minimum Muller 1774 snail | |
Zonitidae indet. Mörch 1864 true glass snail | |
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Galemys kormosi Schreuder 1940 Pyrenean desman | |
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