Carriere de Lapeyrie, Rimbez (Miocene of France)

Also known as Rimbez-es-Baudiets, Rimbez et Baudiets

Where: Aquitaine Region, France (44.1° N, 0.1° E: paleocoordinates 44.2° N, 1.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Langhian (16.0 - 13.8 Ma)

• belongs to the facies 'falun', also found in the Blesois, Touraine and Anjou regions (marine Miocene of France)

• group-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified, shelly/skeletal sandstone

• reddish to white very consolidated sands, with numerous shelly remains.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: L. Ginsburg. 1967. Une faune de mammiferes dans l'Helvetien marin de Sos (Lot-et-Garonne) et de Rimbez (Landes). Bulletin de la Societe geologique de France 7(9):5-18 [E. Fara/E. Fara/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 31326: authorized by Emmanuel Fara, entered by Emmanuel Fara on 07.05.2003

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Dicroceros elegans
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
"Odontaspis cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus
"Odontaspis cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
"Odontaspis acutissima" = Carcharias acutissimus
"Odontaspis acutissima" = Carcharias acutissimus Agassiz 1843 sand shark
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon
"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon Agassiz 1835 megalodon
Actinopteri
 Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae indet.
Cyprinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 carp-like fish
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
"Trilophodon angustidens" = Tetrabelodon angustidens
"Trilophodon angustidens" = Tetrabelodon angustidens Cuvier 1806 gomphothere
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Steneofiber depereti
Steneofiber depereti Mayet 1908 beaver
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Prolagus cf. oeningensis, Lagopsis verus
Prolagus cf. oeningensis König 1825 pika
Lagopsis verus Hensel 1856 pika
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Proscapanus sansaniensis
Proscapanus sansaniensis Lartet 1851 mole
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Pseudocyon sansaniensis
Pseudocyon sansaniensis Lartet 1851 bear-dog
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustelidae indet., Ischyrictis zibethoides
Mustelidae indet. Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore
Ischyrictis zibethoides Blainville 1842 mustelid carnivore
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Eotragus sansaniensis
Eotragus sansaniensis Lartet 1851 antelope
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Procervulus dichotomus
Procervulus dichotomus Gervais 1849 deer
 Artiodactyla - Lagomerycidae
Lagomeryx parvulus
Lagomeryx parvulus Roger 1898 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Dorcatherium naui
Dorcatherium naui Kaup 1833 chevrotain
 Artiodactyla - Cainotheriidae
Cainotherium miocenicum
Cainotherium miocenicum even-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Anchitherium aurelianense
Anchitherium aurelianense Cuvier 1825 anchitheriine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Aceratherium platyodon, Brachypotherium brachypus
Brachypotherium brachypus Lartet 1848 rhinoceros
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten subarcuatus
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Crassostrea gryphoides
Crassostrea gryphoides Schlotheim 1813 oyster
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
"Balanus concavus" = Concavus concavus
"Balanus concavus" = Concavus concavus Bronn 1831 barnacle