Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of the extinct mammal community recovered at the fossil site of Els Casots (Spain) (IMAGE)

Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institut für Evolutions-und Biodiversitätsforschung

Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of the extinct mammal community recovered at the fossil site of Els Casots (Spain)

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Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of the extinct mammal community recovered at the fossil site of Els Casots (Spain), dated around 16 million years ago, which is an example of the earliest major stage of Iberian ecosystems of the past 21 million years. During this period, fossil relatives of modern deer and elephants lived in a dry, warm environment, with less diverse ecological interactions than geologically younger communities. Artwork by Oscar Sanisidro (Universidad de Alcalá de Henares).

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Oscar Sanisidro (Universidad de Alcalá de Henares)

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