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Corral de Lobato, a karstic site in the area of Molina de Aragón has been studied in a preliminary way. Even though there are not many Neogene karstic sites in the Iberian Chain, they occur in four clusters, with ages ranging from latest middle Miocene (MN7/8) to early Pleistocene (MN17). Correlations between these clusters and the reference stratigraphical units of the Tagus Basin, as well as with local and global events, are proposed. These karstic sites provide a complementary source of fossil vertebrate remains to that of the stratified sites formed lowland. The Heritage significance of such sites arises from the enhanced preservation of rare taxa or associations, and the operation of biotic concentrative processes.
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This work has been carried out in the framework of the research project: CGL2015- 68333-P (MINECO/FEDER, UE), the Research Group BSCH-UCM 910607 and the Consolidated Research Group EO5 (Government of Aragón). Special thanks are due to Dra. Carmen Sesé for her important help. Also to Manuel Monasterio who showed us the location of the main vertebrate sites around Molina de Aragón, and who has always lent all kinds of support in the field and research work.
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This work received financial support from the research projects CGL2015–68333-P (MINECO/FEDER, UE), Research Group BSCH-UCM 910607 and Consolidated Research Group EO5 (Aragón Government).
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Morales, J., Peláez-Campomanes, P., Pérez, P. et al. Neogene Mammal Sites in Molina de Aragón (Guadalajara, Spain): Correlation to Other Karstic Sites of the Iberian Chain, and their Geoheritage Values. Geoheritage 10, 353–362 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-018-0294-z
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