Moscavide (Miocene of Portugal)

Also known as Portela de Sacavem

Where: Portugal (38.8° N, 9.1° W: paleocoordinates 38.9° N, 10.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: MN 9 (11.1 - 9.7 Ma)

• MN9, N16

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Primary reference: M. Estevens. 2000. Miocene marine mammals from Portugal: Paleogeographical and Paleoecological significance. Ciências da Terra (UNL), Lisboa 14:323-344 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/T. Liebrecht]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 65939: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 26.09.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Placentalia -
Cetacea indet.
Cetacea indet. Brisson 1762 whale
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis sp.
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp., Myliobatis faujasi
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
Myliobatis faujasi Agassiz 1843 eagle ray
 Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Pristis lanceolatus n. sp.
Pristis lanceolatus n. sp. Jonet 1968 sawfish
 Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae
Rhynchobatus sp.
Rhynchobatus sp. Müller and Henle 1837 wedgefish