Fons 6 (Eocene of France)

Where: Languedoc-Roussillon Region, France (43.9° N, 4.2° E: paleocoordinates 42.5° N, 0.5° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)

• stratified locality

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: S. Garimond, J. A. Remy, and J. Sudre. 1975. Nouvelles données sur le renouvellement des faunes de mammiferes a l'Eocene superieur, d'apres le gisement de Fons (Gard). Colloque interbational CNRS. Problemes actuels en paleontologie-evolution des vertebres (218)611-625 [E. Fara/E. Fara/E. Fara]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 31760: authorized by Emmanuel Fara, entered by Emmanuel Fara on 25.05.2003

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Taxonomic list

• incomplete (ref. 8715 deals only with artiodactyls and primates)
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Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae
Lophiotherium cf. cervulum, "Anchilophus cf. dumasi" = Metanchilophus dumasi, Pachynolophus garimondi, Palaeotherium siderolithicum, Plagiolophus annectens
Lophiotherium cf. cervulum Gervais 1849 odd-toed ungulate
"Anchilophus cf. dumasi" = Metanchilophus dumasi Gervais 1849 odd-toed ungulate
Pachynolophus garimondi Remy 1967 odd-toed ungulate
Palaeotherium siderolithicum Pictet and Humbert 1869 odd-toed ungulate
Plagiolophus annectens Owen 1847 odd-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Xiphodontidae
Paraxiphodon teulonense n. gen. n. sp., Leptotheridium cf. lugeoni
Paraxiphodon teulonense n. gen. n. sp. even-toed ungulate
Leptotheridium cf. lugeoni Stehlin 1910 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Choeropotamidae
Choeropotamus cf. sudrei
Choeropotamus cf. sudrei Casanovas-Cladellas 1975 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Cebochoeridae
Cebochoerus (Gervachoerus) fontensis n. subgen. n. sp., Cebochoerus (Cebochoerus) lacustris n. subgen.
Cebochoerus (Gervachoerus) fontensis n. subgen. n. sp. Sudre 1978 even-toed ungulate
Cebochoerus (Cebochoerus) lacustris n. subgen. Gervais 1856 even-toed ungulate
 Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae
Hyaenodon aff. requieni, Hyaenodon aff. minor
Hyaenodon aff. minor Lange-Badré 1979 creodont
 Creodonta - Hyainailouridae
Pterodon sp.
Pterodon sp. Blainville 1839 creodont
 Primates - Adapidae
"Adapis magnus" = Leptadapis magnus
"Adapis magnus" = Leptadapis magnus Filhol 1874 primate
 Primates - Omomyidae
Microchoerus erinaceus
Microchoerus erinaceus Wood 1844 tarsier