Pontigne 2 (Miocene of France)

Also known as les Buissonneaux

Where: Maine-et-Loire, France (47.5° N, 0.0° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 44.5° N, 2.9° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: MN3 mammal zone, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• MN3a-MN3b

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; gray sandstone

• gray, continental sands

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: L. Ginsburg. 1969. Le plus ancien morse du Monde. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle 41(4):995-998 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 48069: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 11.03.2005

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Taxonomic list

• The entire faunal list from Ginsburg (1990; 15286) was later split up into the several deposits that crop out at Pontigne. The faunal list is thus based on what is reported by Ginsburg & Bonneau (1995) instead.
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Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae
Procervulus dichotomus praelucidus
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Lagopsis spiracensis, Prolagus vasconiensis
Prolagus vasconiensis Viret 1930 pika
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Steneofiber depereti
Steneofiber depereti Mayet 1908 beaver
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Protaceratherium minutum, Diceratherium aurelianensis, Plesiaceratherium platyodon
Protaceratherium minutum Osborn 1900 rhinoceros
Plesiaceratherium platyodon Mermier 1895 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Paratapirus intermedius
Paratapirus intermedius Filhol 1885 tapir
 Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Brachyodus intermedius
 Artiodactyla - Cainotheriidae
Cainotherium lintillae
Cainotherium lintillae Baudelot and Crouzel 1974 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Aureliachoerus aurelianensis, Xenohyus venitor
Xenohyus venitor Ginsburg 1980 pig
 Artiodactyla - Andegamerycidae
Andegameryx andegaviensis
 Artiodactyla - Moschidae
Oriomeryx willii
 Artiodactyla - Lagomerycidae
"Lagomeryx praestans" = Ligeromeryx praestans
"Lagomeryx praestans" = Ligeromeryx praestans Stehlin 1937 ruminant
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Hemicyon hareni, Phoberocyon dehmi, Plithocyon bruneti, "Ursavus elmensis" = Ballusia elmensis
"Ursavus elmensis" = Ballusia elmensis Stehlin 1917 bear
 Carnivora - Procyonidae
Stromeriella franconica
Stromeriella franconica Dehm 1950 procyonid carnivore
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Plesiogale angustifrons, "Trochictis artenensis" = Trochictis carbonaria
Plesiogale angustifrons Pomel 1853 mustelid carnivore
"Trochictis artenensis" = Trochictis carbonaria Meyer 1842 mustelid carnivore
 Carnivora - Ailuridae
Amphictis aff. antiquus
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Amphicyon bohemicus, Pseudocyon sansaniensis, Cynelos helbingi, Ictiocyon socialis, Haplocyonoides mordax
Pseudocyon sansaniensis Lartet 1851 bear-dog
Cynelos helbingi Dehm 1950 bear-dog
Ictiocyon socialis Dehm 1950 bear-dog
Haplocyonoides mordax Hürzeler 1940 bear-dog