Rincon 1: Pliocene, Spain
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Pelodyctes sp.
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Reptilia
- Sauria
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Sauria indet.
MacCartney 1802
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
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Dicerorhinus cf. etruscus
(Falconer 1868)
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= Stephanorhinus cf. etruscus
Falconer 1868
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O'Regan 2003 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Equus stenonis
Cocchi 1867
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| recombined as Allohippus stenonis | ||||||||||
| large size. | ||||||||||
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cf. Equus stenonis
Cocchi 1867
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Aguirre and Morales 1990 | |||||||||
| recombined as Allohippus stenonis | ||||||||||
| cf. Equus stenonis livenzovenis | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Cervidae indet.
Gray 1821
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Gazella borbonica
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Felis issiodorensis
Croizet and Jobert 1828
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= Lynx issiodorensis
Croizet and Jobert 1828
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O'Regan 2003 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Hyaenidae
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Hyaena sp.
Brisson 1762
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Nyctereutes megamastoides
(Pomel 1842)
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| original and current combination Canis megamastoides | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Soricidae
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Crocidurinae indet.
Milne Edwards 1874
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Mimomys cappettai
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Mimomys sp.
Forsyth-Major 1902
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| similar to M. medasensis | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Muridae
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Castillomys crusafonti
Michaux 1969
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| Castillomys crusafonti crusafonti | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Gliridae
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Eliomys sp.
Wagner 1840
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Ochotonidae
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Prolagus sp.
Pomel 1853
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Oryctolagus cf. laynensis
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Bufonidae
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Bufo cf. viridis
Laurenti 1768
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Ranidae
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Rana sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Geography
| Country: | Spain | State/province: | Albacete |
| Coordinates: | 39.2° North, 1.8° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 39.2° North, 2.1° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
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: Upper Pliocene, MN16b. |
Lithology and environment
Taphonomy
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Collection method comments: Gazella borbonica and Equus stenonis make up the majority of the fauna - over 500 specimens. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 40564 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Turner | Enterer: | H. O'Regan |
| Modifier: | H. O'Regan | Research group: | PACED |
| Created: | 2004-06-25 07:55:31 | Last modified: | 2004-06-25 11:03:17 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-06-25 07:55:31 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 10949. | PACED | M. T. Alberdi, C. Arias, G. Bigazzi, F. P. Bonadonna, G. Leone, N. Lopez, J. Michaux, J. Morales, F. Robles and Y. D. Soria. 1982. Nuevo yacimiento de moluscos y vertebrados del Villafranquiense de la Cuenca del Jugar (Albacete, Espana). Colloque "Le Villafranchien mediterraneen" Lille, 9-10 Decembre 255-271 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/J. Alroy] |
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] |
| 9580 | PACED | H. J. O'Regan. 2003. Reidentifications and synonomies of European mammals. [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/M. Uhen] |