Paleontología del sistema de yacimientos de mamíferos miocenos del Cerro de los Batallones, Cuenca de Madrid

  1. Morales Romero, Jorge
  2. Alcalá Martínez, Luis
  3. Álvarez Sierra, María Ángeles
  4. Antón Ortúzar, Mauricio
  5. Azanza Asensio, Beatriz
  6. Calvo Sorando, José Pedro
  7. Carrasco García, Pedro
  8. Fraile Gracia, Susana
  9. García Paredes, Israel
  10. Gómez, Elena
  11. Hernández Fernández, Manuel
  12. Merino, L.
  13. Meulen, Albert Jan van der
  14. Martín Escorza, Carlos
  15. Montoya Belló, Plini
  16. Nieto, Manuel
  17. Peigne, Stephane
  18. Pérez Legido, Benigno
  19. Peláez-Campomanes de Labra, Pablo
  20. Pozo Rodríguez, Manuel
  21. Quiralte, Victoria
  22. Salesa Calvo, Manuel Jesús
  23. Sánchez, Israel M.
  24. Sánchez Marco, Antonio
  25. Silva Barroso, Pablo G.
  26. Soria Mayor, Dolores
  27. Turner, A.
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Revista:
Geogaceta

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.