Villalba Alta (Pliocene of Spain)
Where: Aragon, Spain (40.6° N, 1.0° W: paleocoordinates 40.7° N, 1.3° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Base of the MN 5 level zone, Ruscinian (5.3 - 3.2 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lignite
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: J. Chaline, P. Mein, and R. Adrover. 1981. Mimomys occitanus de Villalba Alta et Arquillo 3 (Espagne). Géobios 14(6):821-826 [E. Fara/E. Fara/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 32103: authorized by Emmanuel Fara, entered by Emmanuel Fara on 05.06.2003, edited by Jelle Zijlstra
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Taxonomic list
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Mammalia | |
Asoriculus gibberodon shrew | |
Desmanella sp. Engesser 1972 mole
Archaeodesmana brailloni Rümke 1985 mole | |
Parasorex depereti Crochet 1986 hedgehog | |
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope | |
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821 deer | |
Castillomys crusafonti, Stephanomys cf. donnezani, Apodemus jeanteti, Apodemus cf. dominans, Paraethomys cf. jaegeri, Occitanomys brailloni
Castillomys crusafonti Michaux 1969 mouse
Apodemus jeanteti Eurasian field mouse
Apodemus cf. dominans Eurasian field mouse
Paraethomys cf. jaegeri mouse
Occitanomys brailloni Michaux 1969 mouse | |
Mimomys occitanus Thaler 1955 vole
Blancomys dubius mouse
Trilophomys cf. pyrenaicus Depéret 1890 mouse
Ruscinomys europaeus Depéret 1890 mouse | |
Atlantoxerus cf. rhodius de Bruijn et al. 1970 squirrel | |
Hystrix primigenia Wagner 1848 porcupine | |
Eliomys intermedius Priant 1953 dormouse | |
Prolagus michauxi pika | |
Trischizolagus cf. maritsae de Bruijn et al. 1970 rabbit | |
Rhinolophus sp. Lacépède 1799 horseshoe bat |