Stephanorhinus etruscus (Perissodactyla, Mammalia) en el Villafranquiense inferior de Las Higueruelas, Alcolea de Calatrava (Ciudad Real)

Authors

  • A. V. Mazo Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/egeol.95515-6302

Keywords:

Rhinoceros, Pliocene, Lower Villafranchian, Meridional Meseta, Spain

Abstract


An incomplete skull and semi-mandible of a rhinoceros found in Las Higueruelas (Alcolea de Calatrava, Ciudad Real) is described. It is identified as a Stephanorhinus etruscus (Falconer). Las Higueruelas pertains to the Lower Villafranchian and its age can be estimated to be about 3 Ma, being this craneal remains the oldest known in Spain and Europe in this momento.

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Published

1995-12-30

How to Cite

Mazo, A. V. (1995). Stephanorhinus etruscus (Perissodactyla, Mammalia) en el Villafranquiense inferior de Las Higueruelas, Alcolea de Calatrava (Ciudad Real). Estudios Geológicos, 51(5-6), 285–290. https://doi.org/10.3989/egeol.95515-6302

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