Castellane: Priabonian, France
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia
- Sirenia
- Dugongidae
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Halitherium taulannense n. sp.
Sagne 2001
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1 specimen | ||||||
invalid subgroup of Dugongidae | |||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | France |
Coordinates: | 43.8° North, 6.5° East (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 42.5° North, 2.8° East |
Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
Stage: | Priabonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 3 |
Key time interval: | Priabonian | ||
Age range of interval: | 38.00000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
Database number: | 65404 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen |
Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2006-09-21 12:46:47 | Last modified: | 2007-11-09 15:11:01 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-09-21 12:46:47 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
18852. | C. Sagne. 2001. Halitherium taulannense, nouveau sirenien (Sirenia, Mammalia) de l'Eocene superieur provenant du domaine Nord-Tethysien (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France). Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences, Serie II. Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes 333:471-476 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
25744 | C. Sagne. 1999. Late Eocene sirenians from Castellane, south east France (Preliminary results). Secondary Adaptation to Life in the Water [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |