Moreda 1, stage 1 (Pliocene of Spain)

Also known as Mo1-AO

Where: Andalucia, Spain (37.3° N, 3.3° W: paleocoordinates 37.4° N, 3.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Ruscinian (5.3 - 3.2 Ma)

• Late Pliocene, Alfambrian, MN15. Depth of stage 1 deposit is 1.7m.

Environment/lithology: fissure fill

• Infillings of the karstic fissures formed in the Liasic limestones in the last spurs of the Sierra Harana (External zone of the Cordillera Betica).
• 1.7m thick of clayish material, cemented towards its basal part and including other coarse-grained elements and limestone blocks.

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: E. Martin-Suarez. 1998. The Pliocene Moreda Karstic complex. In Agusti, J., Oms, O. and Martin-Suarez, E., 1998, The Plio-Pleistocene vertebrate succession of the Guadix-Baza Basin (SE Spain), European Quaternary Mammal Research Association (INQUA-SEQS) 58-63 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34996: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 24.10.2003

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Soricidae indet.
Soricidae indet. Fischer 1814 shrew
 Rodentia - Muridae
Apodemus dominans, Apodemus jeanteti, Stephanomys minor, Stephanomys donnezani, Castillomys crusafonti
Apodemus dominans Eurasian field mouse
Apodemus jeanteti Eurasian field mouse
Stephanomys donnezani mouse
Ss. donnezani
Castillomys crusafonti Michaux 1969 mouse
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Mimomys sp.
Mimomys sp. Forsyth-Major 1902 vole
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Eliomys intermedius
Eliomys intermedius Priant 1953 dormouse