Title: Présence de Progonomys (Muridae, Rodentia, Mammalia) dans une association de rongeurs de la fin du Miocène moyen (Castelnou 1B; Pyrénées-orientales, France)
Abstract: The fossil mammal bearing locality of Castelnou 1 B, a filling of a karstic cavity in the Pyrenees-Orientales (France), yields several species of rodents which are considered as not younger than Late Middle Miocene (Megacricetodon and Democricetodon) together with Progonomys cf. hispanicus, which is up to now found only in the Upper Miocene. The hypothesis that the fauna of Castelnou 1 B results from a mixture of at least two faunas of different age is rejected. Its Late Middle Miocene age raises the question of the date of Progonomys immigration into Europe. A discussion of available data about this event allows to conclude that Progonomys cf. hispanicus of Castelnou 1 B may be at least 12 millions years old.
Publication Year: 1991
Publication Date: 1991-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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