Pelmer (Miocene to of France)

Also known as Noyant-sous-le-Lude

Where: Maine-et-Loire, France (47.5° N, 0.1° E: paleocoordinates 47.7° N, 1.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: MN5 to MN 9 mammal zone, Langhian to Langhian (16.0 - 7.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. Gagnaison. 2013. Les assemblages de vertébrés dans deux sites paléontologiques du bassin miocène de Savigné-sur-Lathan/Noyant-sous-le- Lude : La Guimardière et Pelmer (Maine-et-Loire, France). Geodiversitas 35(1):67-103 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 142149: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 06.04.2013

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Cetacea indet.1, Phoeberocyon aurelianensis1
Mammalia
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
Metaxytherium medium2
Metaxytherium medium2 Desmarest 1822 dugong
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotherium angustidens1
Gomphotherium angustidens1 Burmeister 1837 gomphothere
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
"Deinotherium bavaricum" = Prodeinotherium bavaricum1
"Deinotherium bavaricum" = Prodeinotherium bavaricum1 von Meyer 1831 deinothere
 Proboscidea - Mammutidae
Zygolophodon turicensis1
Zygolophodon turicensis1 Schintz 1824 mastodon
 Carnivora - Nimravidae
Prosansanosmilus peregrinus1
Prosansanosmilus peregrinus1 Heizmann et al. 1980 false sabre-tooth
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Semigenetta repelini1
 Carnivora - Felidae
Pseudaelurus guimardiensis1, Pseudaelurus transitorius1, "Pseudaelurus lorteti" = Miopanthera lorteti1, "Pseudaelurus turnauensis" = Styriofelis turnauensis1
"Pseudaelurus lorteti" = Miopanthera lorteti1 Gaillard 1899 cat
"Pseudaelurus turnauensis" = Styriofelis turnauensis1 Hoernes 1882 cat
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Amphicyon sp.1, Amphicyon lathanicus1, Cynelos helbingi1, Pseudarctos bavaricus1
Amphicyon sp.1 Lartet 1836 bear-dog
Amphicyon lathanicus1 Ginsburg 2000 bear-dog
Cynelos helbingi1 Dehm 1950 bear-dog
Pseudarctos bavaricus1 Schlosser 1899 bear-dog
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursavus isorei1, Hemicyon sp.1, Hemicyon gargan1, Hemicyon stehlini1, Hemicyon sansaniensis1
Hemicyon sp.1 Lartet 1851 bear
Hemicyon sansaniensis1 Lartet 1851 bear
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Martes sp.1
Martes sp.1 Frisch 1775 marten
 Carnivora - Ailuridae
Amphictis aff. antiquus1
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Pristiphoca occitana1
Pristiphoca occitana1 Gervais and de Serres 1847 seal
 Artiodactyla - Cainotheriidae
Cainotherium sp.1, Cainotherium lintillae1
Cainotherium sp.1 Bravard 1828 even-toed ungulate
Cainotherium lintillae1 Baudelot and Crouzel 1974 even-toed ungulate
 Cetacea - Platanistidae
Pomatodelphis stenorhynchus1
Pomatodelphis stenorhynchus1 Holl 1829 toothed whale
 Cetacea -
Squalodelphis pusillus1
Squalodelphis pusillus1 Ginsburg and Janvier 1971 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Eurhinodelphinidae
Schizodelphis sulcatus2
Schizodelphis sulcatus2 Gervais 1853 toothed whale
 Cetacea -
Hadrodelphis poseidon n. sp.2
Hadrodelphis poseidon n. sp.2 Ginsburg and Janvier 1971 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Physeteridae
Orycterocetus crocodilinus1
Orycterocetus crocodilinus1 Cope 1867 sperm whale
 Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Brachyodus onoideus1, Brachyodus intermedius1
Brachyodus onoideus1 anthracothere
Brachyodus intermedius1 anthracothere
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Bunolistriodon lockhart1, Aureliachoerus aurelianensis1
 Artiodactyla - Andegamerycidae
Andegameryx andegaviensis1
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Procervulus praelucidus1, Procervulus dichotomus1
Procervulus praelucidus1 Obergfell 1957 deer
Procervulus dichotomus1 Gervais 1849 deer
 Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae
Palaeomeryx sp.1, Palaeomeryx kaup1, Palaeomeryx lathanensis1, Amphitragulus aurelianensis1
Palaeomeryx sp.1 von Meyer 1834 ruminant
Palaeomeryx kaup1 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Lagomerycidae
Lagomeryx sp.1, Stephanocemas elegantulus1, Ligeromeryx praestans1, Dicrocerus elegans1
Lagomeryx sp.1 Roger 1904 ruminant
Ligeromeryx praestans1 Stehlin 1937 ruminant
Dicrocerus elegans1 Lartet 1837 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Dorcatherium peneckei1, Dorcatherium crassum1
Dorcatherium peneckei1 Hoffmann 1892 chevrotain
Dorcatherium crassum1 Lartet 1851 chevrotain
 Artiodactyla -
Amphimoschus pontileviensis1
Amphimoschus pontileviensis1 Bourgeois 1873 ruminant
 Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae
Chalicotherium grande1
Chalicotherium grande1 de Blainville 1849 chalicothere
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Tapirus priscus1
Tapirus priscus1 Kaup 1833 tapir
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Prosantorhinus germanicus1, Prosantorhinus douvillei1, Protaceratherium minutum1, Plesiaceratherium lumiarense1, Plesiaceratherium platyodon1
Prosantorhinus germanicus1 Wang 1929 rhinoceros
Prosantorhinus douvillei1 Osborn 1902 rhinoceros
Protaceratherium minutum1 Osborn 1900 rhinoceros
Plesiaceratherium lumiarense1 Antunes and Ginsburg 1983 rhinoceros
Plesiaceratherium platyodon1 Mermier 1895 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Anchitherium aurelianense1
Anchitherium aurelianense1 Cuvier 1825 anchitheriine horse
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Sorex sp.1
Sorex sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed shrew
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Proscapanus sansaniensis1
Proscapanus sansaniensis1 Lartet 1851 mole
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Lagopsis cadeoti1, Lagopsis penai1, Lagopsis sp.1, Amphilagus ulmensis1
Lagopsis sp.1 Schlosser 1894 pika
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Steneofiber sp.1, Steneofiber depereti1, Anchitheriomys wiedmanni1
Steneofiber sp.1 Geoffroy 1833 beaver
Steneofiber depereti1 Mayet 1908 beaver
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Eucricetodon infralactorensis1
 Primates - Pliopithecidae
"Pliopithecus piveteaui" = Pliopithecus antiquus1
"Pliopithecus piveteaui" = Pliopithecus antiquus1 Blainville 1839 monkey
1Gagnaison et al. 2009; 2Ginsburg and Janvier 1971