Sant Quirze: Middle Miocene, Spain
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Testudinidae
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Testudo catalaunica n. sp.
Bataller 1926
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| synonym of Testudo antiqua | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Spain | State/province: | Barcelona |
| Coordinates: | 41.5° North, 2.1° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 41.7° North, 0.9° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 | ||
| Key time interval: | Middle Miocene | Mammal zone: | 7+8 |
| Age range of interval: | 15.98000 - 11.63000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Trinxera del Ferrocarril | ||
| Database number: | 204220 | ||
| Authorizer: | E. Vlachos | Enterer: | E. Vlachos |
| Created: | 2019-09-03 14:35:05 | Last modified: | 2019-09-03 14:35:05 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2019-09-03 14:35:04 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 69992. | J. R. Bataller. 1926. Estudio de los restos fosiles de tortuga recientemente encontrados en Cataluna. Boletin del Instituto Geologico de Espana 46:145-162 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] |