Muridae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Mio-Pliocene boundary in the Granada Basin (southern Spain). Biostratigraphic and phylogenetic implications.

Garcia-Alix, A. , Minwer-Barakat, R., Suárez, E. M. and Freudenthal, M. (2008) Muridae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Mio-Pliocene boundary in the Granada Basin (southern Spain). Biostratigraphic and phylogenetic implications. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen, 248(2), pp. 183-215. (doi: 10.1127/0077-7749/2008/0248-0183)

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Abstract

The record of Mio-Pliocene continental sediments is very complete in the Granada Basin (southern Spain), and many fossiliferous localities have yielded material of Rodentia, Lipotyphla and Lagomorpha. The most diversified and numerous are rodents, more specifically the family Muridae. Seventeen murid species, belonging to eight genera (Castromys, Occitanomys, Stephanomys, Apodemus, Paraethomys, Castillomys, Micromys, and Muridae gen. et sp. indet.), have been identified. New data on these genera have been used to propose and corroborate some phylogenetic hypotheses. The studied localities range in age from middle Turolian to early Ruscinian, and the variation of the relative abundance of the faunas through time show a faunistic replacement between the middle-late Turolian transition and the late Turolian-early Ruscinian.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Garcia-Alix Daroca, Dr Antonio
Authors: Garcia-Alix, A., Minwer-Barakat, R., Suárez, E. M., and Freudenthal, M.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Geographical and Earth Sciences
Journal Name:Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen
Publisher:Schweizerbart Science Publishers
ISSN:0077-7749
ISSN (Online):0077-7749

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