An unusual insectivore assemblage from the early Miocene of southwestern Europe: The talpids and dimylids from the Ribesalbes–Alcora Basin (Spain)

The Miocene record of talpids and dimylids in south-western Europe is very scarce. In the present work, we study for the first time the talpids and complete the description of the dimylids, already started with a new species of the genus Plesiodimylus from the Ribesalbes–Alcora Basin (MN4, lower Ara...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Crespo Roures, Vicente Daniel, Marquina Blasco, Rafael, Ruiz Sánchez, Francisco Javier, Montoya, Plini
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/106034
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/106034
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:DIMYLIDAE
EARLY MIOCENE
PALAEOECOLOGY
RIBESALBES–ALCORA BASIN
TALPIDAE
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Sumario:The Miocene record of talpids and dimylids in south-western Europe is very scarce. In the present work, we study for the first time the talpids and complete the description of the dimylids, already started with a new species of the genus Plesiodimylus from the Ribesalbes–Alcora Basin (MN4, lower Aragonian, early Miocene) by Crespo et al. (2018). The talpids recovered inRibesalbes–Alcora comprise themost common Desmanodon daamsi and Desmanella fejfari, for which the last known occurrence is recorded here. The dimylids comprise the species Plesiodimylus ilercavonicus, which expands the biostratigraphic record of the genus and species and has been found in a new site. On the other hand, we discuss the palaeoecological significance of this assemblage.