Monte Espada (Miocene of Portugal)

Where: Portugal (37.9° N, 8.4° W: paleocoordinates 38.0° N, 9.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. T. Antunes, P. Mein, and J. Pais. 1986. Depósito messianos do sul de Portugal, mamíferos (incluindo Rodentia e Lagomorpha) e idades K-Ar*. Ciéncias da Terra, Lisboa 8:55-64 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 200324: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 28.03.2019

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
cf. Tetralophodon longirostris Kaup 1832 gomphothere