Cuarterones: Middle Pleistocene, Spain

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Arvicola cf. mosbachensis
4 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:Spain State/province:Granada
Coordinates: 37.2° North, 3.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:37.2° North, 3.6° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
Stage:Chibanian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Middle Pleistocene
Age range of interval:0.77400 - 0.12900 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: Middle Pleistocene
Lithology and environment
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Collection method comments: More details on stratigraphy are given in Spanish.
Metadata
Also known as:Cuaterones
Database number:34463
Authorizer:A. Turner Enterer:H. O'Regan
Modifier:H. O'Regan Research group:PACED
Created:2003-09-02 08:09:56 Last modified:2003-09-02 11:25:02
Access level:the public Released:2003-09-02 08:09:56
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

9076.PACED A. Ruiz-Bustos, J. Fernandez, J. Morales, J. Rodriguez-Fernandez, and J.A. Vera. 1990. Biostratigrapfia de los materiales Plio-Cuaternarios del borde norte de la depresion de Granada. Estudios Geologicos 46:277-290 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]