El Calguerin (Pliocene of Spain)

Also known as Cuevas del Almanzora, Vera Basin

Where: Spain (37.3° N, 1.9° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Cuevas Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: delta front; sandy marl

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. R. Sendra Saez and D. Hodgson. 1998. Astadelphis gastaldii (Brandt, 1874) - Mammalia, Cetacea, Delphinidae - en el Plioceno Espanol. Jornada de Paleontologia 14:169-172 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 123588: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 26.01.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Angiospermae
 Najadales - Najadaceae
aff. Zostera nana1, aff. Zostera sp.1, aff. Zostera noltii1
aff. Zostera nana1 marine eelgrass
aff. Zostera sp.1 Linnaeus 1753 marine eelgrass
aff. Zostera noltii1 marine eelgrass
 Alismatales - Cymodoceaceae
aff. Cymodocea sp.1
 Alismatales - Posidoniaceae
aff. Posidonia sp.1
aff. Posidonia sp.1 Konig 1805
Mammalia
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
? Metaxytherium sp.2
? Metaxytherium sp.2 de Christol 1840 dugong
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Astadelphis gastaldii
Astadelphis gastaldii Brandt 1874 dolphin
1Sendra et al. 2000; 2Sendra Saez et al. 2001