La Deveze (Oligocene of France)

Also known as Quercy

Where: Quercy, France (44.3° N, 1.3° E: paleocoordinates 44.0° N, 1.4° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: MP 26 (28.4 - 23.0 Ma)

• "The reference levels mark with mammals used for the biochronology in this work (MP) are those defined by the Mainz Conference (February 1987)."

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. Blondel. 1997. Les ruminants de Pech Desse et de Pech du Fraysse (Quercy; MP28); évolution des ruminants de l'oligocène d'Europe. Geobios 30(4):573-591 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 183379: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 14.12.2016

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Lophiomerycidae
Lophiomeryx chalaniati Pomel 1853 ruminant