Guadix-Baza basin

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The Guadix-Baza basin is a large intramontane sedimentary basin in southeastern Spain known for its rich fossil record and important paleoanthropological and geological sites.

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Guadix-Baza basin canonical 1
Hoya de Guadix (Guadix basin) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological region
intramontane basin
sedimentary basin
boundedBy Sierra Nevada
Sierra de Baza
Sierra de los Filabres
climate semi-arid
contains Baza sub-basin
Guadix sub-basin
paleolake deposits
country Spain
drainage Fardes River
Guadiana Menor River
formedBy tectonic subsidence
fossilContent mammal fossils
microfossils
vertebrate fossils
geologicalAge Neogene
Quaternary
hasEconomicUse agriculture
clay extraction
hasPaleontologicalSignificance Yes
hasReliefFeature badlands
gullies
hasResearchField geology
paleoanthropology
paleontology
hasStratigraphy Neogene–Quaternary continental sequences
knownFor geological sites
paleoanthropological sites
rich fossil record
lithology alluvial fan deposits
continental sediments
fluvial deposits
lacustrine deposits
locatedIn Andalusia
southeastern Spain
near Baza
Guadix
overlies Betic basement rocks
partOf Betic Cordillera
linked to: Baetic System
region Granada province
linked to: Granada Province
scientificImportance key reference area for Neogene–Quaternary continental basins in Iberia
tectonicSetting intramontane depression
topography high plateau
usedFor biostratigraphy
paleoclimatic studies
paleoenvironmental reconstruction

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Granada Province contains Guadix-Baza basin
Guadix locatedOn Hoya de Guadix (Guadix basin)
linked to: Guadix-Baza basin