Treballs del Museu de Geologia de Barcelona. Volume 3 (1993) Pages: 91-116
Avance descriptivo de un nuevo Paleotérido (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) del yacimiento eoceno de Sant Jaume de Frontanyà 3 (Fm. Bellmunt, Prepirineo catalán)
Checa Soler, L.
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First description of new paleotherid (Mammalia, Periossodactyla) from the Eocene of Sant Jaume de Frontanyà 3 (Fm. Bellmunt, Catalonian Prepyrenees)
Sant Jaume de Frontanyà 3, from Bellmunt Formation (Catalonian Prepyrenees), dates of middle bartonian. In this bed, a very interesting paleotherid specimen (Perissodactyla, Mammalia) is find. The knowledge of the fauna, and in particular paleohipids, of these reference level in Europe are very limited. Bioestratigraphy, and peculiarity morphologic characters of skull and dentition enable to describe a new genus (Metaplagiolophus atoae nov. gen. nov. sp.).
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Checa Soler, L., 1993. Avance descriptivo de un nuevo Paleotérido (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) del yacimiento eoceno de Sant Jaume de Frontanyà 3 (Fm. Bellmunt, Prepirineo catalán). Treballs del Museu de Geologia de Barcelona, 3: 91-116-
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- 10/12/1993
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