Where: Gers, France (43.6° N, 0.5° E: paleocoordinates 43.8° N, 0.8° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Molasse Coquilliere Formation, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by Dupuy
Primary reference: P. Gervais. 1859. Zoologie et Paléontologie Françaises. Nouvelles Recherches sur les Animaux Vertébrés dont on Trouve les Ossements Enfouis dans le Sol de la France et sur leur Comparaison aves les Espèces Propres aux Autres Régions du Globe (Deuxième Edition) [French Zoology and Paleontology. New Research on Vertebrate Animals Whose Bones Are Found Buried in the Soil of France and their Comparison with Species Specific to Other Regions of the Globe (Second Edition)] 544 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 124693: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 21.02.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Aves | |
Pelagornis miocaenus Lartet 1857 bird |