Villarroya: Pliocene, Spain
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Gomphotheriidae
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? Mastodon sp.
Cuvier 1817
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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= Anancus arvernensis
Croizet and Jobert 1828
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Aguirre and Morales 1990 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Hipparion crusafonti
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= Hipparion rocinantis
Hernández Pacheco 1921
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Aguirre and Morales 1990 | |||||||||
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= Hipparion rocinantis
Hernández Pacheco 1921
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Arribas Herrera and Bernad Garcia 1994 | |||||||||
| Hipparion rocinantis crusafonti | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
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Dicerorhinus etruscus
(Falconer 1868)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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= Stephanorhinus etruscus
Falconer 1868
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O'Regan 2003 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Croizetoceros ramosus
(Croizet and Jobert 1828)
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Aguirre and Morales 1990 | |||||||||
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Cervus cusanus
Croizet and Jobert 1928
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Aguirre and Morales 1990 | |||||||||
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= Arvernoceros ardei
Croizet and Jobert 1828
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Arribas Herrera and Bernad Garcia 1994 | |||||||||
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"Cervus" perrieri
Croizet and Jobert 1828
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Aguirre and Morales 1990 | |||||||||
| recombined as Praeelaphus perrieri | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Leptobos elatus
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Aguirre and Morales 1990 | |||||||||
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Gazella borbonica
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Arribas Herrera and Bernad Garcia 1994 | |||||||||
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Megalovis sp.
Schaub 1924
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Arribas Herrera and Bernad Garcia 1994 | |||||||||
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Hesperoceras merlae n. gen., n. sp.
Villalta and Crusafont Pairó 1956
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Villalta and Crusafont Pairó 1956 | 1 individual | ||||||||
| synonym of Pliotragus ardeus | ||||||||||
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Gazellospira torticornis
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Aguirre and Morales 1990 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Sivapanthera arvernensis
Croizet and Jobert 1828
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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= Acinonyx pardinensis
Croizet and Jobert 1828
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Arribas Herrera and Bernad Garcia 1994 | |||||||||
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? Acinonyx pardinensis
Croizet and Jobert 1828
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Villalta and Crusafont Pairó 1956 | |||||||||
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= Acinonyx pardinensis
Croizet and Jobert 1828
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Aguirre and Morales 1990 | |||||||||
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Epimachairodus crenatidens
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Villalta and Crusafont Pairó 1956 | |||||||||
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= Homotherium crenatidens
Fabrini 1890
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O'Regan 2003 | |||||||||
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Megantereon megantereon
Croizet and Jobert 1828
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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= Megantereon cultridens
Cuvier 1824
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Arribas Herrera and Bernad Garcia 1994 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Hyaenidae
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Euryboas lunensis
(Del Campana 1914)
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Villalta and Crusafont Pairó 1956 | |||||||||
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= Chasmaporthetes lunensis
Del Campana 1914
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McKenna and Bell 1997 | |||||||||
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Hyaena marini n. sp.
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7 specimens | |||||||||
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= Hyaena perrieri
Croizet and Jobert 1828
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Arribas Herrera and Bernad Garcia 1994 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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Lutra sinerizi n. sp.
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1 individual | |||||||||
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= Enhydrictis ardea
Bravard 1828
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Arribas Herrera and Bernad Garcia 1994 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Canis donnezani
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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= Canidae indet.
Fischer de Waldheim 1817
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Arribas Herrera and Bernad Garcia 1994 | |||||||||
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Vulpes (? Cynaloplex) alopecoides
Forsyth Major 1877
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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= Vulpes alopecoides
Forsyth Major 1877
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Arribas Herrera and Bernad Garcia 1994 | |||||||||
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Nyctereutes megamastoides
(Pomel 1842)
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12 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Canis megamastoides | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Hystricidae
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Hystrix cf. etrusca
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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= Hystrix primigenia
Wagner 1848
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Arribas Herrera and Bernad Garcia 1994 | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Spain | State/province: | La Rioja |
| Coordinates: | 42.1° North, 2.1° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 42.2° North, 2.4° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||
| Altitude: | 851 meters | ||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Pliocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Pliocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 5.33300 - 2.58000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: "Pliocene" according to Villalta (1952), "Villafranquiense" according to Villalta (1956) |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | red sandy mudstone |
| Secondary lithology: | red sandy mudstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: Upper: maroon sandy mudstone; Lower: light red sandy mudstone | |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some genera |
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 38892 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy, A. Turner | Enterer: | J. Wertheim, H. O'Regan |
| Modifier: | J. Alroy | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-05-13 14:19:42 | Last modified: | 2006-07-31 00:44:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-05-13 14:19:42 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 10511. | J. F. Villalta Comella. 1952. Contribución al conocimiento de la fauna de mamíferos fósiles del Plioceno de Villaroya (Logroño). Boletín del Instituto Geológico y Minero de España 64:1-201 [J. Alroy/J. Wertheim/J. Wertheim] |
Secondary references:
| 10948 | PACED | E. Aguirre and J. Morales. 1990. Villafranchian faunal record of Spain. Quartärpaläontologie 8:7-11 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/T. Liebrecht] |
| 13549 | PACED | A. Arribas Herrera and J. Bernad Garcia. 1994. Catalogo de mamiferos pliocenos del yacimiento de Villarroya (La Rioja), en la coleccion del Museo Geominero. Boletin Geologico y Minero 105(3):236-248 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan] |
| 7584 | M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level 1-640 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen] | |
| 9580 | PACED | H. J. O'Regan. 2003. Reidentifications and synonomies of European mammals. [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/M. Uhen] |
| 10515 | 5% 44540 | J. F. Villalta and M. Crusafont Pairó. 1956. Un nuevo Ovicaprino en la fauna villafranquiense de Villaroya (Logroño). International Quaternary Association, 4th Congress 1:426-432 [J. Alroy/J. Wertheim/J. Wertheim] |