Paleoecology and paleoclimatology of micromammal faunas from Upper Oligocene-Lower Miocene sediments in the Loranca Basin, Province of Cuenca, Spain

R. da; M. A. Álvarez Sierra; A. J. van der Meulen; P. Peláez-Campomanes

Paleoecology and paleoclimatology of micromammal faunas from Upper Oligocene-Lower Miocene sediments in the Loranca Basin, Province of Cuenca, Spain

R. da
M. A. Álvarez Sierra
A. J. van der Meulen
P. Peláez-Campomanes

Llibre:

Tertiary basins of Spain : the stratigraphic record of crustal kinematics

Peter F. Friend (ed. lit.)
Cristino J. Dabrio (ed. lit.)

Editorial: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 978-0-521-02198-2

Any de publicació: 1996

Pàgines: 295-299

Tipus: Capítol de llibre

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Resum

In the Loranca Basin, sediments area exposed ranging in age from the Middle Eocene to the Turolian. The fossil micromammal record of this considerable time interval is, however, not continuous. For paleoecological study we have chosen a composite section in the Rio Mayor valley where stratigraphical control allows us to superpose six faunas, dating from the Late Oligocene to the Early Miocene. In this interval, which covers some 4-5 million years, two relatively dry, and two relatively humid, periods are recognized.