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Costa de Caparica, Almada, Setúbal, Portugal

Lat/Long (Decimal)38.6453,-9.23472
Co-ordinates Derivationestimated from map
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Almada, Setúbal, Portugal

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
CaparicaJonet S. (1968)VII-anot reported11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Costa de CaparicaEstevens M., Antunes M. T. (2004)middle Serravallian, V1anot reported13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Pelagornis miocaenus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelagornithidae : Pelagornis : Pelagornis miocaenus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Dasyatis sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Dasyatidae : Dasyatis11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Rhinoptera sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Rhinoptera11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Raja praeclavata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rajiformes : Rajidae : Raja : Raja praeclavata11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Rhinobatus antunesi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Rhinobatidae : Rhinobatus : Rhinobatus antunesi13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Rhynchobatus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Rhynchobatidae : Rhynchobatus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Narcine olisiponensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Torpediniformes : Narcinidae : Narcine : Narcine olisiponensis11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Cetotheriidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Cetotheriidae13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Eurhinodelphinidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Eurhinodelphinidae13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene

References

Jonet S. (1968) Notes d'ichthyologie Miocene Portugaise; V, Queleques batoides, Revista de Faculdade de Ciencias 2a Ser. C. Ciencias Naturais 15, 233-257
Sendra Saez J. R., Stokes M., et al (1998) Excavacion de un misticeto (Mammalia, Cetacea) en el Plioceno del sector norte de la Cuenca de Vera (Almeria), Comunicacion de las Jornadas de Paleontologia XIV, 177-180
Estevens M., Antunes M. T. (2004) Fragmentary remains of odontocetes (Ctacea, Mammalia) from the Miocene of the lower Tagus Basin (Portugal), Revista Espanola de Paleontologia 19 1, 93-108
Mayr G., Hazevoet C. J., et al (2008) A sternum of a very large bony-toothed bird (Pelagornithidae) from the Miocene of Portugal, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28 3, 762-769
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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