Pleistocene rodents from the Torrent de Vallparadís section (Terrassa, northeastern Spain) and biochronological implications

Muridae (Rodentia) from the early Pleistocene of Loma Quemada-1 (Granada, Spain)

“…Based on our analysis, we agree with the interpretation of Cuenca-Bescós et al (2010) andMinwer-Barakat et al (2011) and consider the locality Le Vallonnet to correspond to the biozone of Allophaiomys chalinei, since the youngest part of that biozone has been correlated with the subchron Jaramillo.…”

Biostratigraphy and correlation of the Monte Hermoso Formation (early Pliocene, Argentina): The evidence from caviomorph rodents

“…For example, the biostratigraphy of the European Neogene continental deposits is based mostly in rodents (e.g. Mayhew and Stuart, 1986;Agustí, 1990;Cuenca-Bescós et al, 1992, 2010Fejfar et al, 1997Fejfar et al, , 1999Hernández Fernández et al, 2004;Minwer-Barakat et al, 2011).…”

Revisiting the ESR chronology of the Early Pleistocene hominin occupation at Vallparadís (Barcelona, Spain)

“…The micromammal assemblage found in level 10 (EVT-7) of Vallparadís is made up of the following species: Ungaromys nanus, Iberomys huescarensis, Mimomys savini, Eliomys quercinus, Apodemus sp., Talpa europaea, Crocidura sp., Stenocranius gregaloides, Apodemus cf. sylvaticus and Hystrix refossa (Minwer-Barakat et al, 2011;Martínez et al, 2010Martínez et al, , 2014. This association may be correlated with the Allophaiomys chalinei (recently redefined as Victoriamys chalinei by Martin, 2012) biozone defined by Cuenca-Besc os et al (2010) at Atapuerca Gran Dolina for levels TD3 to TD8a, and ranging in age from the end of the Early Pleistocene (>0.78 Ma) to the beginning of the Middle Pleistocene (around 600 ka) (Falgu eres et al, 1999;Par es and P erezGonz alez, 1999;.…”

“…This association may be correlated with the Allophaiomys chalinei (recently redefined as Victoriamys chalinei by Martin, 2012) biozone defined by Cuenca-Besc os et al (2010) at Atapuerca Gran Dolina for levels TD3 to TD8a, and ranging in age from the end of the Early Pleistocene (>0.78 Ma) to the beginning of the Middle Pleistocene (around 600 ka) (Falgu eres et al, 1999;Par es and P erezGonz alez, 1999;. According to Minwer-Barakat et al (2011), the absence of V. chalinei in EVT-7 should not be interpreted as a biochronologic indication, but is probably due to the scarcity of the rodent material that has been found at Vallparadís.…”