Roche-Cotard (Pleistocene of France)
Where: France (47.3° N, 0.4° E: paleocoordinates 47.3° N, 0.4° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
• A rather moist habitat is indicated by the presence of Pelodytes cf. Pelodytes punctatus and Rana temporaria, whereas Bufo calamita indicates a dryer upland area.
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: J. A. Holman. 1998. Pleistocene Amphibians and Reptiles in Britain and Europe. Oxford Monographs on Geology and Geophysics 1-265 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 195249: authorized by Evangelos Vlachos, entered by Evangelos Vlachos on 30.07.2018
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Taxonomic list
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Amphibia | |
Rana temporaria Linnaeus 1758 common frog | |
Bufo calamita Cope 1864 toad | |
Pelodytes cf. punclalus parsley frog |