Robiac-Sud (Eocene of France)

Also known as Robiac South

Where: Languedoc-Roussillon Region, France (44.3° N, 4.1° E: paleocoordinates 42.2° N, 0.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Robiac reference level zone, Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: J. Sudre. 1969. Les gisements de Robiac (Eocène supérieur) et leurs faunes de Mammifères. Palaeovertebrata 2:95-156 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 183350: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 13.12.2016

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
Peratherium sp.
Peratherium sp. Aymard 1850 marsupial
 Chiroptera -
Microchiroptera indet.
Microchiroptera indet. Dobson 1875 bat
 Chiroptera - Archaeonycteridae
Archaeonycteris sp., ? Palaeochiropteryx sp.
Archaeonycteris sp. Revilliod 1917 bat
? Palaeochiropteryx sp. Revilliod 1917 bat
 Chiroptera - Hipposideridae
? Hipposideridae indet.
? Hipposideridae indet. Lydekker 1891 leaf-nosed bat
 Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae
Plagiolophus annectens, Plagiolophus cartailhaci, Plagiolophus mamertensis, Palaeotherium aff. ruetimeyeri, Palaeotherium castrense, Palaeotherium pomeli, Palaeotherium siderolithicum, Leptolophus stehlini, Leptolophus magnus, "Anchilophus jeanteti n. sp." = Anchilophus (Paranchilophus) jeanteti, Lophiotherium robiacense, Pachynolophus sp., Metanchilophus gaudini, Metanchilophus chaubeti n. sp., Metanchilophus castrensis
Plagiolophus annectens Owen 1847 odd-toed ungulate
UM RbS-542
Plagiolophus cartailhaci Stehlin 1904 odd-toed ungulate
UM RbS-606
Plagiolophus mamertensis Remy 2004 odd-toed ungulate
UM RbS-612
Palaeotherium aff. ruetimeyeri Franzen 1968 odd-toed ungulate
UM RbS-583, -640
Palaeotherium castrense Noulet 1863 odd-toed ungulate
Palaeotherium pomeli Franzen 1968 odd-toed ungulate
UM RbS-593
Palaeotherium siderolithicum Pictet and Humbert 1869 odd-toed ungulate
UM RbS-553
Leptolophus stehlini Remy 1965 odd-toed ungulate
UM RbS-535
Leptolophus magnus Remy 1998 odd-toed ungulate
UM RbS-564
"Anchilophus jeanteti n. sp." = Anchilophus (Paranchilophus) jeanteti Remy 2012 odd-toed ungulate
Lophiotherium robiacense Deperet 1917 odd-toed ungulate
UM RbS-1691
Pachynolophus sp. Pomel 1847 odd-toed ungulate
Metanchilophus gaudini Pictet and Humbert 1869 odd-toed ungulate
Metanchilophus chaubeti n. sp. Remy 2012 odd-toed ungulate
UM RbS-507 - type
Metanchilophus castrensis Remy 2012 odd-toed ungulate
UM RbS-527
 Perissodactyla - Hyrachyidae
Chasmotherium depereti n. sp.
Chasmotherium depereti n. sp. Remy 2015 odd-toed ungulate
UM RbS-7374 - type
 Perissodactyla - Lophiodontidae
Lophiodon lautricense
Lophiodon lautricense Noulet 1851 odd-toed ungulate
UM RbS-642 and 643
 Artiodactyla - Xiphodontidae
"Xiphodon castrense" = Xiphodon castrensis
"Xiphodon castrense" = Xiphodon castrensis Kowalevsky 1873 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Anoplotheriidae
Catodontherium robiacense
Catodontherium robiacense even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Cebochoeridae
Cebochoerus robiacensis
Cebochoerus robiacensis Deperet 1917 even-toed ungulate
 Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae
Saturninia "sp. 1", Saturninia "sp. 2"
Saturninia "sp. 1" Stehlin 1940 placental
Saturninia "sp. 2" Stehlin 1940 placental
 Rodentia - Theridomyidae
Suevosciurus "I", Paradelomys tobieni
Suevosciurus "I" Dehm 1937 rodent
 Rodentia - Gliridae
"Gliravus robiacensis" = Glamys robiacensis
"Gliravus robiacensis" = Glamys robiacensis Hartenberger 1965 dormouse
 Primates - Omomyidae
? Pseudoloris sp.
? Pseudoloris sp. Stehlin 1916 tarsier
Reptilia
 Squamata - Aniliidae
Aniliidae indet.
Aniliidae indet. Fitzinger 1826 pipe snake
 Squamata - Boidae
Erycinae indet., cf. Palaeopython cadurcensis
Erycinae indet. Bonaparte 1825 sand boa
 Squamata - Gekkonidae
Gekkonidae indet.
Gekkonidae indet. Gray 1825 gecko
 Squamata - Amphisbaenidae
"Omoiotyphlops sp." = Blanus
"Omoiotyphlops sp." = Blanus Wagler 1830 worm lizard
 Squamata - Anguidae
cf. Placosaurus sp.
cf. Placosaurus sp. Gervais 1852 squamates
 Loricata -
Pristichampsus cf. rollinati
Pristichampsus cf. rollinati Gray 1831 crocodilian
Amphibia
 Salientia - Pelobatidae
cf. Enigmatosaurus sp.
cf. Enigmatosaurus sp. Nopcsa 1926 spadefoot toad