Sallent (Eocene of Spain)
Where: Catalonia, Spain (42.2° N, 1.2° E: paleocoordinates 39.0° N, 1.9° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Eocene (56.0 - 33.9 Ma)
• Upper Ludian to lower Sanoisian; Biozone 9-10
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; sandy marl
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: M. Crusafont-Pairo and J. M. Golpe-Posse. 1974. Nuevos yacimientos del Terciario continental del N.E. de España. Acta Geologica Hispánica 9:81-83 [J. Alroy/J. Wertheim/J. Wertheim]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 39011: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Jill Wertheim on 18.05.2004
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Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda | |
Melanoides sp. Olivier 1804 snail | |
Mammalia | |
Palaeotherium sp. Cuvier 1804 odd-toed ungulate | |
Reptilia | |
Trionyx sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle |