Abstract
The rich small-mammal record from the Guadix-Baza Basin (Granada, southern Spain) provides a rather continuous biostratigraphic sequence from the late Miocene to the middle Pleistocene. However, the earliest Pliocene is not so well represented due to the scarcity of levels from this time. In this paper, a complete taxonomic study of the rodent fauna from Botardo-D is presented, providing a more complete information on this poorly known time interval. Representatives of the genera Stephanomys, Paraethomys, Apodemus, Castillomys, Debruijnimys and Apocricetus have been identified. The association indicates an intermediate biostratigraphic position between the levels of Negratín-1 (late Turolian, MN13) and Baza-1 (early Ruscinian, MN14), being now one of the oldest Pliocene sites in the Guadix-Baza Basin. Thereby, Botardo-D enhances our knowledge on the evolution of the rodent community recorded in this basin from the late Miocene to the early Pliocene. A qualitative palaeoecological interpretation suggests the dominance of open grasslands under relatively warm and dry climate conditions in the Guadix-Baza Basin during the deposition of Botardo-D. A tendency towards an increase in humidity from the Messinian Salinity Crisis (latest Miocene) to the Zanclean (early Pliocene) could be shown for southern Iberian Peninsula, supporting previous results.
Abbreviations
- tma:
-
Anterocentral cusp
- c1:
-
Posterior accessory cusp
- t1–t12:
-
Numbered tubercules from 1 to 12
- L:
-
Length
- W:
-
Width
- P4, M1, M2 and M3:
-
Upper teeth
- p4, m1, m2 and m3:
-
Lower teeth
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We want to express our gratitude to all those who contributed to the success of our study, especially to the curators of the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont for granting access to materials under their care. The authors would like to thank the editor Peter Koenigshof and the reviewer Lutz Christian Maul and the anonymous one, for their very valuable comments and suggestions on the manuscript.
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This research has been made possible thanks to projects funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (project number CGL2016-80000P). It also has been supported by CERCA Programme/Generalitat de Catalunya.
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Piñero, P., Agustí, J. Rodents from Botardo-D and the Miocene-Pliocene transition in the Guadix-Baza Basin (Granada, Spain). Palaeobio Palaeoenv 100, 903–920 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12549-019-00412-4
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