Villacastin (Zone C, level 5): Pleistocene, Spain
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Oryctolagus cuniculus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| cf. grenalensis; minimum number of individuals=67 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Gliridae
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Eliomys querzinus
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| 12 specimens total from Villacastin | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Microtus arvalis
(Pallas 1779)
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| 10 specimens total from Villacastin | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Muridae
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Apodemus sp.
Kaup 1829
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| 25 specimens total from Villacastin | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Spain | State/province: | Segovia |
| Coordinates: | 40.8° North, 4.4° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 40.8° North, 4.5° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 2.58000 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Local section: | Villacastin Zone C | Local bed: | level 5 | ||
| Stratigraphy comments: Fossils are from a trench and associated fissure below, preserved in sand derived from weathering of surrounding upper Cretaceous sediments. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | medium,red sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: 2 cm of red, medium-grained sands | |
| Environment: | fissure fill |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:Abundance data refers to total recovered from locality and isn't separated by level, so it isn't statistically useful | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 36520 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | J. Wertheim |
| Modifier: | J. Wertheim | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-02-02 13:34:04 | Last modified: | 2004-09-14 16:37:51 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-02-02 13:34:04 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 9767. | 5% 5140 | A. Arribas. 1994. El yacimiento mesopleistoceno de Villacastin (Segovia, Espana): geologia y paleontologia de micromamiferos. Boletin Geologico y Minero 105:146-166 [J. Alroy/J. Wertheim/M. Uhen] |