PBDB Collection

Artenay (Miocene of France)

Where: Centre, France (48.1° N, 1.9° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 45.3° N, 4.4° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: MN 4 (16.9 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the MNHN

Primary reference: E.P.J. Heizmann, L. Ginsburg, and C. Bulot. 1980. Prosansanosmilus peregrinus, ein neuer machairodontider Felide aus dem Miocän Deutschlands und Frankreichs. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Ser. B. 58:1-27 [L. van den Hoek Ostende/L. van den Hoek Ostende]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 69116: authorized by Lars van den Hoek Ostende, entered by Lars van den Hoek Ostende on 19.02.2007, edited by Torsten Liebrecht, David Nicholson, Patricia Holroyd, Terri Cleary and John Orcutt

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
Testudines - Chelydridae	Chelydropsis sp.² Chelydropsis sp.² Peters 1868 turtle
Testudines - Trionychidae	Trionyx stiriacus² Trionyx stiriacus² Peters 1855 softshell turtle
Testudines - Testudinidae	"Testudo ginsburgi n. sp." = Titanochelon ginsburgi² "Testudo ginsburgi n. sp." = Titanochelon ginsburgi² Broin 1977 turtle MNHN ART 541, complete plastron
Testudines - Geoemydidae	Mauremys pygolopha⁴ Mauremys pygolopha⁴ Peters 1868 pond turtle MNHN ART 506, 439
Squamata - Crotalidae	Vipera "sp. of "Vipera aspis complex""⁵, Vipera "sp. of "Oriental vipers complex""⁵ Vipera "sp. of "Vipera aspis complex""⁵ Laurenti 1768 pit viper Vipera "sp. of "Oriental vipers complex""⁵ Laurenti 1768 pit viper figured specimen: MNHN AR 6248
Squamata - Varanidae	Varanus sp.¹ Varanus sp.¹ Merrem 1820 monitor lizard MNHN AR 6261, 1 cervical vertebra; AR 6262, 6 dorsal vertebra; AR 6257, 1 dorsal vert; AR 6263 and 6250, 2 sacral verts; AR 6260, 1 caudal; AR 6264, 3 caudals
Mammalia
Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae	Vespertilionidae indet. Vespertilionidae indet. Gray 1821 vesper bat ?Eptesicus
Carnivora - Nimravidae	Prosansanosmilus peregrinus Prosansanosmilus peregrinus Heizmann et al. 1980 false sabre-tooth
Carnivora - Felidae	"Pseudaelurus lorteti" = Miopanthera lorteti, "Pseudaelurus turnauensis" = Styriofelis turnauensis³ "Pseudaelurus lorteti" = Miopanthera lorteti Gaillard 1899 cat "Pseudaelurus turnauensis" = Styriofelis turnauensis³ Hoernes 1882 cat
Carnivora - Viverridae	Leptoplesictis aurelianensis³, Semigenetta elegans Leptoplesictis aurelianensis³ civet Semigenetta elegans civet
Carnivora - Herpestidae	Herpestes aurelianensis Herpestes aurelianensis mongoose
Carnivora - Palaeogalidae	Palaeogale hyaenoides Palaeogale hyaenoides Dehm 1950 carnivoran
Carnivora - Amphicyonidae	Pseudocyon sansaniensis³, Ictiocyon socialis³, Cynelos schlosseri, Amphicyon giganteus Pseudocyon sansaniensis³ Lartet 1851 bear-dog Ictiocyon socialis³ Dehm 1950 bear-dog Cynelos schlosseri Dehm 1950 bear-dog Amphicyon giganteus Schinz 1825 bear-dog
Carnivora - Ursidae	Ursavus brevirhinus, Hemicyon stehlini³ Ursavus brevirhinus Hofmann 1887 bear Hemicyon stehlini³ bear
Carnivora -	Potamotherium miocenicum Potamotherium miocenicum Peters 1868 carnivoran
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Mionictis artenensis, Ischyrictis noueli, Martes sainjoni, Martes muncki, Martes burdigaliensis³, "Trochictis artenensis" = Trochictis carbonaria³ Mionictis artenensis Ginsburg 1968 otter Ischyrictis noueli mustelid carnivore subgenus Hoplictis Martes sainjoni marten Martes muncki marten Martes burdigaliensis³ marten "Trochictis artenensis" = Trochictis carbonaria³ Meyer 1842 mustelid carnivore
Creodonta - Hyainailouridae	Hyainailouros sulzeri Hyainailouros sulzeri Biedermann 1863 creodont
Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae	Brachyodus onoideus Brachyodus onoideus anthracothere
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Aureliachoerus aurelianensis, Albanohyus pigmeum Aureliachoerus aurelianensis Stehlin 1899 pig Albanohyus pigmeum pig
Artiodactyla - Cainotheriidae	Cainotherium cf. miocenicum Cainotherium cf. miocenicum even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae	Palaeomeryx kaupi, Procervulus dichotomus, Amphitragulus aurelianensis Palaeomeryx kaupi von Meyer 1834 ruminant Procervulus dichotomus Gervais 1849 ruminant Amphitragulus aurelianensis ruminant
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Eotragus artenensis Eotragus artenensis antelope
Artiodactyla -	Amphimoschus artenensis Amphimoschus artenensis ruminant
Artiodactyla - Lagomerycidae	Lagomeryx parvulus Lagomeryx parvulus Roger 1898 ruminant
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Anchitherium aurelianense Anchitherium aurelianense Cuvier 1825 anchitheriine horse
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Brachypotherium aurelianensis, Aceratherium platyodon, Proaceratherium minutum Brachypotherium aurelianensis rhinoceros subgenus Brachydiceratherium Aceratherium platyodon rhinoceros Proaceratherium minutum rhinoceros
Soricomorpha - Soricidae	"Trimylus neumayrianus" = Pseudotrimylus "Trimylus neumayrianus" = Pseudotrimylus shrew ssp. subsequens
Soricomorpha - Talpidae	Proscapanus sansaniensis Proscapanus sansaniensis Lartet 1851 mole
Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae	Erinaceidae indet., Lantanotherium sp. Erinaceidae indet. Fischer von Waldheim 1817 hedgehog small form Lantanotherium sp. Filhol 1888 hedgehog
Rodentia - Gliridae	Pseudodryomys aff. simplicidens Pseudodryomys aff. simplicidens de Bruijn 1966 dormouse
Rodentia - Eomyidae	Ligerimys florancei Ligerimys florancei rodent
Rodentia - Castoridae	Steneofiber depereti Steneofiber depereti Mayet 1908 beaver ssp. depereti
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Melissiodon dominans Melissiodon dominans Dehm 1950 rodent
Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae	Lagopsis sp., Prolagus cf. vasconiensis Lagopsis sp. Schlosser 1894 pika cadeoti vel penai Prolagus cf. vasconiensis Viret 1930 pika
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	Gomphotherium angustidens Gomphotherium angustidens Burmeister 1837 gomphothere

¹Augé and Guével 2018; ²Broin 1977; ³Ginsburg 2002; ⁴Hervet 2004; ⁵Szyndlar and Rage 1999