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Figueira dos Cavaleiros, Ferreira do Alentejo, Beja, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Figueira dos CavaleirosCivil Parish
Ferreira do AlentejoMunicipality
BejaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
399203
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:399203:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Portuguese:
Figueira dos Cavaleiros, Ferreira do Alentejo, Beja, Portugal


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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences38
Youngest Fossil Listed4.90 Ma (Pliocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed7.25 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Esbarrondadoiro387.246 - 4.9 Ma (Neogene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Squalus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Plagiostomi : Squalidae : Squalus7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Mustelus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Triakidae : Mustelus7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Paragaleus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Hemigaleidae : Paragaleus7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Premontreia
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Scyliorhinidae : Premontreia7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Rhizoprionodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Rhizoprionodon7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Scyliorhinus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Selachii : Scyllidae : Scyliorhinus7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Sphyrna
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Sphyrnidae : Sphyrna7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Triakis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Galeidae : Triakis7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Raja
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rajiformes : Rajidae : Raja7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Rhinobatos
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Rhinobatidae : Rhinobatos7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Torpedo
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Torpedinidae : Torpedo7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Aetobatus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Aetobatus7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Dasyatis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Dasyatidae : Dasyatis7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Gymnura
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Gymnuridae : Gymnura7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Myliobatis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Myliobatis7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Rhinoptera
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Rhinoptera7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Cetacea
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Sirenia
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Paraethomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Paraethomys7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Prolagus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Prolagidae : Prolagus7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Dasyatidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Dasyatidae7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Lamna cuspidata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Lamna : Lamna cuspidata7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Cosmopolitodus hastalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Odontaspidida : Carcharodontidae : Cosmopolitodus : Cosmopolitodus hastalis7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Otodus megalodon
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Otodontidae : Otodus : Otodus megalodon7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Dasyatis centroura
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Dasyatidae : Dasyatis : Dasyatis centroura7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Pteromylaeus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Pteromylaeus7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Orectolobiformes : Parascylliidae : Megascyliorhinus : Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Alopias superciliosus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Odontaspidida : Alopiidae : Alopias : Alopias superciliosus7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Galeorhinus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Triakidae : Galeorhinus7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Carcharhinus perezi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Carchariniformes : Carcharhinidae : Carcharhinus : Carcharhinus perezi7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Castillomys gracilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Castillomys : Castillomys gracilis7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Carcharias acutissima
species
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : Carcharias : Carcharias acutissima7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Dasyatis gigas
species
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Dasyatidae : Dasyatis : Dasyatis gigas7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Dasyatis pastinaca
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Dasyatidae : Dasyatis : Dasyatis pastinaca7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Dasyatis margaritella
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Dasyatidae : Dasyatis : Dasyatis margaritella7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Pseudocarcharias kamoharai
species
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Pseudocarchariidae : Pseudocarcharias : Pseudocarcharias kamoharai7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Isurus desori
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Isurus : Isurus desori7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
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