Paleontología del sistema de yacimientos de mamíferos miocenos del Cerro de los Batallonescuenca de Madrid
- Morales Romero, Jorge
- Alcalá Martínez, Luis
- Álvarez Sierra, María Ángeles
- Antón Ortúzar, Mauricio
- Azanza Asensio, Beatriz
- Calvo Sorando, José Pedro
- Carrasco García, Pedro
- Fraile Gracia, Susana
- García Paredes, Israel
- Gómez, Elena
- Hernández Fernández, Manuel
- Merino, L.
- Meulen, Albert Jan van der
- Martín Escorza, Carlos
- Montoya Belló, Plini
- Nieto, Manuel
- Peigne, Stephane
- Pérez Legido, Benigno
- Peláez-Campomanes de Labra, Pablo
- Pozo Rodríguez, Manuel
- Quiralte, Victoria
- Salesa Calvo, Manuel Jesús
- Sánchez, Israel M.
- Sánchez Marco, Antonio
- Silva Barroso, Pablo G.
- Soria Mayor, Dolores
- Turner, A.
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ISSN: 0213-683X
Año de publicación: 2003
Número: 35
Páginas: 139-142
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Geogaceta
Resumen
Six Upper Vallesian (Upper Miocene) fossil vertebrate sites have been found in the Cerro de los Batallones (Torrejón de Velaseo, Madrid). These localities contain an exceptionally rich, varied and well-preserved vertebrate fauna. Carnivore species are strikingly well represented at Batallones 1 and 3, and large herbivore species, such as mastodons, rhinoceros and giraffes, are common in Batallones 2, 4 and 5. The mammalian association, together with the morphological features shown by the sedimentary fills of the mammal sites, enables an overall interpretation of these deposits as vertebrate traps. The study of these localities should offer a significant contribution to our understanding of the formation pattern of trap-like paleontological sites which so far have been typically reported in karstie-type systems. These new sites also will contribute to a better knowledge of some of the most scarce mammal groups in the Miocene fossil record.