RT Journal Article
T1 Paleontología del sistema de yacimientos de mamíferos miocenos del Cerro de los Batallones: cuenca de Madrid
A1 Morales, Jorge
A1 Alcalá Martínez, Luis
A1 Álvarez Sierra, María De Los Ángeles
A1 Antón Ortúzar, Mauricio
A1 Azanza Asensio, Beatriz
A1 Calvo Sorando, José Pedro
A1 Carrasco García, Pedro
A1 Fraile Gracia, Susana
A1 García Paredes, Israel
A1 Gómez, Elena
A1 Hernández Fernández, Manuel
A1 Turner, A.
AB 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.
PB Sociedad Geológica de España
SN 0213-683X
YR 2003
FD 2003
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/133090
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/133090
LA spa
NO Morales, Jorge, et al. «Paleontología del sistema de yacimientos de mamíferos miocenos del Cerro de los Batallones: cuenca de Madrid». Geogaceta, n.º 35, 2003, pp. 139-42, https://sge.usal.es/archivos/geogacetas/Geo35/Art35.pdf.
NO Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 8 jun 2026