Vale de Zebro: Messinian, Portugal
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Sirenia
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Sirenia indet.
(Illiger 1811)
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Mammalia
- Giraffidae
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Giraffidae indet.
Gray 1821
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Blancomys neglectus
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Muridae
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Stephanomys ramblensis
van de Weerd 1976
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Ochotonidae
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Prolagus michauxi
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Trischizolagus sp.
Radulesco and Samson 1967
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Dasyatidae
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Taeniura grabata
Saint-Hilaire 1817
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Dasyatis sp.
Rafinesque 1810
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Dasyatis centroura
(Mitchill 1814)
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Dasyatis pastinaca
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Dasyatis cf. margaritella
Compagno and Roberts 1984
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Dasyatis gigas
Gunther 1870
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Gymnuridae
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Gymnura sp.
Van Hasselt 1823
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Aetobatidae
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Aetobatus sp.
Blainville 1816
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Myliobatidae
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Pteromylaeus sp.
Garman 1913
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Myliobatis sp.
Cuvier 1816
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Rhinoptera sp.
Cuvier 1829
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Chondrichthyes
- Rajiformes
- Rhinobatidae
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Rhinobatos sp.
Link 1790
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Chondrichthyes
- Rajiformes
- Rajidae
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Raja sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Chondrichthyes
- Rhinopristiformes
- Rhynchobatidae
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Rhynchobatus pristinus
Probst 1877
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Chondrichthyes
- Rhinopristiformes
- Pristidae
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Anoxypristis sp.
White and Moy-Thomas 1941
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Chondrichthyes
- Squatinidae
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Squatina subserrata
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Chondrichthyes
- Squalomorphii
- Hexanchidae
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Notorynchus primigenius
(Agassiz 1835)
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Scyliorhinidae
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Premontreia dachiardi
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Triakidae
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Mustelus sp.
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Galeorhinus goncalvesi
Antunes et al. 1999
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Hemigaleidae
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Paragaleus antunesi
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Sphyrnidae
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Sphyrna sp.
Rafinesque 1810
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Carcharhinidae
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Carcharhinus sp.
de Blainville 1816
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Carcharhinus plumbeus
(Nardo 1827)
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Carcharhinus perezi
(Poey 1876)
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Carcharhinus leucas
(Valenciennes 1839)
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Pseudocarchariidae
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Pseudocarcharias kamoharai
Matsubara 1936
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Lamnidae
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Isurus desori
Sismonda 1849
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Carchariidae
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Carcharias acutissima
(Agassiz 1843)
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Odontaspididae
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Carcharias cuspidata
(Agassiz 1843)
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| recombined as Araloselachus cuspidatus | |||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Otodontidae
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Carcharocles megalodon
(Agassiz 1835)
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| recombined as Otodus megalodon | |||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Portugal |
| Coordinates: | 39.3° North, 8.1° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 39.4° North, 8.7° West |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| Stage: | Messinian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Messinian | Mammal zone: | MN 13 |
| Age range of interval: | 7.24600 - 5.33300 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Esbarrondadoiro |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | conglomerate |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 91423 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen, C. Jaramillo | Enterer: | M. Uhen, C. Pimiento |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-09-22 10:46:00 | Last modified: | 2019-04-04 09:10:18 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-09-22 10:46:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 30020. | M. T. Antunes, P. Mein, and J. Pais. 1986. Depósito messianos do sul de Portugal, mamíferos (incluindo Rodentia e Lagomorpha) e idades K-Ar*. Ciéncias da Terra, Lisboa 8:55-64 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
| 52967 | M. T. Antunes, A. C. Balbino, and H. Cappetta. 1999. Sélaciens du Miocène terminal du bassin d'Alvalade (Portugal) Essai de synthèse. Ciências da Terra (UNL) (13)115-129 [C. Jaramillo/C. Pimiento] | |
| 30787 | A. C. Balbino and M. T. Antunes. 2006. Latest Miocene Dasyatidae (Neoselachii, Batomorphii) from the Alvalade Basin, Portugal. Geobios 39:747-755 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 18869 | M. Estevens. 2000. Miocene marine mammals from Portugal: Paleogeographical and Paleoecological significance. Ciências da Terra (UNL), Lisboa 14:323-344 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/T. Liebrecht] |