Nuevo yacimiento de vertebrados del Mioceno Superior al Sur de Madrid (Cerro Batallones, Torrejón de Velasco)

We are presenting the finding of a new site of vertebrate fossils in Cº Batallones (Torrejón de Velasco), which is situated in the southern area of the Madrid basin. The site lies in facies which correspond to the top of the Miocene Intermediate Unit than now can be dated as Upper Vallesian, estimat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Morales, Jorge, Capitán, J., Calvo Sorando, J. P., Sesé, Carmen
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1992
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/3283
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/3283
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Vertebrate site
Upper Miocene
Cerro Batallones
Madrid
Spain
Yacimiento de Vertebrados
Mioceno Superior
España
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Sumario:We are presenting the finding of a new site of vertebrate fossils in Cº Batallones (Torrejón de Velasco), which is situated in the southern area of the Madrid basin. The site lies in facies which correspond to the top of the Miocene Intermediate Unit than now can be dated as Upper Vallesian, estimated age of the accompanying faunal assemblage. The accumulation of fossil bones is notable for the grand diversity and overwhelming predominance of carnivors (more than 98% of the remains), which suggests the existence of a natural trap responsible for the unusual ossiferous accumulation.