Also known as Quercy Phosphorites
Where: France (44.5° N, 1.5° E: paleocoordinates 43.8° N, 1.8° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: MP 22 mammal zone, MP 22 (33.9 - 28.4 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: karst; phosphorite
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collected by Paléontologie de l’Université de Montpellier (UM2) in 2000
Collection methods: bulk,
Primary reference: M. Vianey-Liaud and B. Schmid. 2009. Diversité, datation et paléoenvironnement de la faune de mammifères oligocène de Cavalé (Quercy, SO France) : contribution de l’analyse morphométrique des Theridomyinae (Mammalia, Rodentia). Geodiversitas 31(4):909-941 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 183452: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 22.12.2016
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Mammalia | |
Hipposideros morloti Pictet 1855 roundleaf bat
Palaeophyllophora quercyi Revilliod 1917 leaf-nosed bat
Vaylatsia prisca Revilliod 1920 leaf-nosed bat | |
Mixopteryx dubia Weithofer 1887 bat
Mixopteryx weithoferi Maître 2008 bat | |
Stehlinia gracilis Revilliod 1919 vesper bat
Stehlinia bonisi Sigé 1990 vesper bat | |
Vespertiliavus gracilis Revilliod 1920 sac-winged bat | |
Lophallomys atavus Schmidt-Kittler and Vianey-Liaud 1979 mountain beaver | |
Palaeosciurus goti Vianey-Liaud 1974 squirrel | |
"Gliravus tenuis" = Butseloglis tenuis, "Butseloglis micio" = Schizogliravus micio
"Gliravus tenuis" = Butseloglis tenuis Bahlo 1975 dormouse
"Butseloglis micio" = Schizogliravus micio Misonne 1957 dormouse | |
Pseudoltinomys major Vianey-Liaud 1976 rodent
Sciuromys cayluxi Schlosser 1884 rodent
Issiodoromys medius Vianey-Liaud 1976 rodent
Blainvillimys gregarius Schlosser 1884 rodent | |
Atavocricetodon aff. nanus Pelaez-Campomanes 1995 rodent | |
Plagiolophus minor Cuvier 1804 odd-toed ungulate | |
Plesiomeryx sp. Gervais even-toed ungulate | |
Gelocus cf. villebramarensis Brunet and Jehenne 1976 ruminant | |
Dichobune jehennei Brunet and Sudre 1980 even-toed ungulate | |
Hyaenodon leptorhynchus Laizer and Parieu 1838 creodont
Hyaenodon dubius Filhol 1873 creodont | |
aff. Cynodictis sp. Bravard and Pomel 1850 bear-dog | |
"Cephalogale ? minor" = Phoberogale minor Jourdan 1862 bear
? Pachycynodon borei Filhol 1876 bear
Amphicynodon leptorhynchus Filhol 1874 bear | |
Geotrypus sp. Pomel 1848 mole | |
Darbonetus cf. aubrelongensis Crochet 1974 placental
Saturninia sp. Stehlin 1940 placental | |
Tetracus nanus Aymard 1846 hedgehog | |
Amphiperatherium lamandini, Amphiperatherium minutum, Amphiperatherium ambiguum, Peratherium elegans
Amphiperatherium lamandini Filhol 1876 marsupial
Amphiperatherium minutum Aymard 1846 marsupial
Amphiperatherium ambiguum Filhol 1877 marsupial
Peratherium elegans Aymard 1846 marsupial |