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Table 1 Fossil sites used in this work and values of average BSI

From: Global climate changes drive ecological specialization of mammal faunas: trends in rodent assemblages from the Iberian Plio-Pleistocene

Fossil sites

Age (Ma) *

N

Average BSI §

Caldeirâo Eb

0.012

9

1.778

Caldeirâo Fa

0.012

7

1.429

Caldeirâo Fb

0.012

8

1.750

Cueva Millán 1a

0.038

7

2.800

Pinilla del Valle

0.191

14

2.231

Las Yedras

0.191

8

1.714

Cueva del Agua

0.266

8

2.286

Áridos 1

0.266

6

2.000

Galería III

0.340

11

2.100

Galería IIb

0.340

12

2.091

Galería IIa

0.340

12

2.182

Cueva de los Zarpazos 4

0.340

9

2.444

Trinchera Dolina 10

0.340

9

2.125

Cúllar Baza 1

0.430

5

2.400

Trinchera Penal Tubo 2

0.852

5

2.600

Trinchera Penal 8

0.852

7

2.000

Trinchera Penal 7

0.852

11

2.375

Trinchera Dolina 6

1.110

14

2.571

Trinchera Dolina 5

1.110

14

2.538

Trinchera Dolina 4

1.110

13

2.667

Trinchera Dolina 3

1.110

9

2.333

Huéscar 1

1.472

6

1.500

Sima del Elefante

1.472

11

2.375

Quibas

1.782

5

2.800

Bagur 2

1.782

8

2.143

Casablanca 1

2.040

8

2.429

Valdeganga III

2.144

6

2.500

Casablanca B

2.402

5

2.800

Huélago 5

2.557

4

2.333

Escorihuela A

2.971

9

3.000

Escorihuela

2.971

11

2.818

Sarrión

3.281

10

2.556

Moreda 1

3.281

18

2.625

Barranco de Quebradas 1

3.436

6

2.000

Layna

3.591

14

2.500

Orrios 1

3.746

8

1.857

Arquillo III

4.056

15

2.733

Aldehuela

4.263

9

1.857

Villalba Alta 1

4.263

15

2.333

Gorafe 1

4.521

11

1.625

Caravaca 1

4.728

10

1.333

Peralejos E

4.832

12

2.417

La Gloria 4

4.832

16

2.313

Purcal 4

5.245

11

2.000

  1. * Ages after [38].
  2. N, number of species.
  3. § BSI, Biomic Specialization Index.