Where: Albacete, Spain (39.2° N, 1.8° W: paleocoordinates 39.2° N, 2.1° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• Upper Pliocene, MN16b.

Environment/lithology:

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: Gazella borbonica and Equus stenonis make up the majority of the fauna - over 500 specimens.

Primary reference: M. T. Alberdi, C. Arias, G. Bigazzi, F. P. Bonadonna, G. Leone, N. Lopez, J. Michaux, J. Morales, F. Robles and Y. D. Soria. 1982. Nuevo yacimiento de moluscos y vertebrados del Villafranquiense de la Cuenca del Jugar (Albacete, Espana). Colloque "Le Villafranchien mediterraneen" Lille, 9-10 Decembre 255-271 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 40564: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 25.06.2004

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