| Summary: | This dataset contains a selection of reliable data from the main Late Miocene and Early Pliocene marine sites of paleontological and paleoclimatic interest from the Canary Islands, Spain. There are three sections: (1) Topographical location of the selected sites, in terms of UTM coordinates and heights (m), above present sea level (APSL); (2) geology and radiometric ages, including a short geological description of the marine deposits, their radiometric ages and dating methods; (3) paleontology and paleoclimate, with a summary of the main fossil fauna, species and/or subspecies, collected from the sites and properly classified in accordance with the systematic paleontology; and an interpretation of the paleoclimatic conditions at the time the fossils lived and were deposited. Moreover, when available, values of SST (Sea Surface Temperature) have been also calculated (or estimated). Each section is presented with their available scientific source(s).
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