PBDB Collection

Montousse 5 (Pliocene to of France)

Where: Midi-Pyrenees, France (43.1° N, 0.4° E: paleocoordinates 43.2° N, 0.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Pliocene to Pliocene (5.3 - 0.0 Ma)

• Rodents indicate a date at the end of the Middle Villafranchian, the rest of the fauna indicates Lower Pleistocene, end Tiglian. So Plio-Pleistocene boundary, MN17-MNQ1, Villanyian-Biharian.

Environment/lithology: fissure fill

• 'une vaste poche de 13m de hauteur actuelle, ouverte prés du sommet colline. Aucune stratigraphie n'est visible, les différents éléments ayant été soutirés vers de la bas de la poche. Le remplissage argileux rougeâtre renferme de petits éléments altérés du flysch albien voisin, souvent bréchifiés, des fragments de calcite roulée (réseau karstique disparu), des blocs calcaire peu émoussés (Cryergie?) et quelques témoins d'un remplissage antérieur sableux.' No visible stratigraphy, but a mix of sediments, including one sandy layer and some calcite blocks.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: A. Clot, J. Chaline, E. Heintz, D. Jammot, C. Mourer-Chauvire and J. C. Rage. 1976. Montousse 5 (Hautes Pyrenees), un nouveau remplissage de fissure a faune de vertebres du Pleistocene Inferieur. Géobios 9(4):511-514 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 35076: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 30.10.2003

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Taxonomic list

• the faunal assemblage indicates the change from a cold to warm phase at the end of the Tiglian.

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unclassified
-	Vulpinae indet. Vulpinae indet.
Mammalia
Primates - Cercopithecidae	Macaca sp. Macaca sp. Lacépède 1799 macaque
Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae	Prolagus cf. corsicanus Prolagus cf. corsicanus pika
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Oryctolagus sp., Hypolagus brachygnathus Oryctolagus sp. Lilljeborg 1874 rabbit Hypolagus brachygnathus rabbit
Rodentia - Muridae	"Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus "Apodemus sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1758 wood mouse
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Germanomys weileri, Arvicolinae indet., Lemmus sp., Mimomys ostramosi, Mimomys pitymyoides, Mimomys tornensis, Mimomys septimanus, Mimomys burgondiae, Pliomys episcopalis, Pliomys lenki Germanomys weileri mouse Arvicolinae indet. Gray 1821 vole gen. indet. nov.? Lemmus sp. Link 1795 vole Mimomys ostramosi vole Mimomys pitymyoides vole Mimomys tornensis vole Mimomys septimanus vole Mimomys burgondiae vole = Dolomys kretzoi Pliomys episcopalis mouse Pliomys lenki mouse
Rodentia - Gliridae	Muscardinus cf. pliocaenicus, Glis sackdillingensis, Eliomys intermedius Muscardinus cf. pliocaenicus Kowalski 1963 dormouse Glis sackdillingensis Heller 1930 dormouse Eliomys intermedius Priant 1953 dormouse
Rodentia - Sciuridae	Sciurus cf. warthae Sciurus cf. warthae squirrel
Carnivora - Canidae	Canis aff. etruscus Canis aff. etruscus Forsyth Major 1877 canine
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Martes sp., Mustela palerminea, Mustela cf. praenivalis, cf. Enhydrictis sp. Martes sp. Frisch 1775 marten Mustela palerminea weasel Mustela cf. praenivalis Kormos 1934 weasel cf. Enhydrictis sp. Forsyth Major 1902 mustelid carnivore small sized
Carnivora - Ursidae	Ursus cf. etruscus Ursus cf. etruscus Cuvier 1823 bear
Carnivora - Felidae	Felidae indet., Machairodontinae indet., Felis cf. silvestris Felidae indet. Gray 1821 cat 2 types, Lynx sized and Panthera sized. Machairodontinae indet. Gill 1872 cat Felis cf. silvestris Schreber 1777 wildcat small sized
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Stephanorhinus etruscus Stephanorhinus etruscus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	""Cervus" ? philisi" = Metacervocerus philisi, ? Libralces ? gallicus ""Cervus" ? philisi" = Metacervocerus philisi Mennecart et al. 2017 deer small sized cervid ("Cervus" philisi?) ? Libralces ? gallicus Azzaroli 1952 deer big cervid (Libralces? gallicus?)
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	? Procamptoceras ? brivatense ? Procamptoceras ? brivatense antelope
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Suinae indet. Suinae indet. Gray 1821 pig
Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae	Erinaceus sp. Erinaceus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hedgehog
Theriamorpha - Talpidae	Talpa europaea, Talpa caeca Talpa europaea Linnaeus 1758 European mole Talpa europaea majpr Talpa caeca Savi 1822 blind mole Talpa caeca minor
Theriamorpha - Soricidae	Beremendia fissidens, Episoriculus gibberodon, Sorex subaraneus, Sorex subminutus, Petenyia hungarica Beremendia fissidens Petényi 1864 shrew Episoriculus gibberodon Petenyi 1864 red-toothed shrew Sorex subaraneus long-tailed shrew Sorex subminutus Sulimski 1962 long-tailed shrew Petenyia hungarica Kormos 1934 red-toothed shrew
Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae	Rhinolophus aff. ferrumequinum Rhinolophus aff. ferrumequinum Schreber 1774 greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus aff. ferrum-equinum
Reptilia
Testudines - Testudinidae	Testudo cf. hermanni Testudo cf. hermanni Gmelin 1789 Hermann's tortoise
Squamata - Crotalidae	Vipera sp. Vipera sp. Laurenti 1768 pit viper
Squamata - Colubridae	Coluber sp., Elaphe sp., Coronella sp., Natrix sp. Coluber sp. Linnaeus 1758 racer Elaphe sp. Wagler 1833 colubrid snake Coronella sp. Laurenti 1768 colubrid snake Natrix sp. Laurenti 1768 water snake
Squamata - Anguidae	Ophisaurus sp., Anguis cf. fragilis Ophisaurus sp. Daudin 1803 glass lizard Anguis cf. fragilis Linneaus 1758 Slow worm
Aves
Galliformes - Phasianidae	Palaeocryptonyx sp. Palaeocryptonyx sp. Depéret 1892 pheasant
Passeriformes - Corvidae	Corvidae indet., Corvus pliocaenus, Corvus cf. monedula Corvidae indet. Vigors 1825 perching bird Corvidae, Garrulus glandarius sized Corvus pliocaenus Portis 1887 crow Corvus cf. monedula Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian jackdaw
Passeriformes - Muscicapidae	Ficedula sp. Ficedula sp. Brisson 1760 flycatcher
Passeriformes - Turdidae	Turdus aff. merula, Turdus aff. viscivorus Turdus aff. merula Linnaeus 1758 common blackbird Turdus merula sized Turdus aff. viscivorus Linnaeus 1758 mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus sized
Piciformes - Picidae	Picidae indet. Picidae indet. Vigors 1825 woodpecker Piciforme, Dendrocopus major sized.
Amphibia
Caudata - Urodela	Salamandra sp. Salamandra sp. Laurenti 1768 salamander
Salientia - Pelobatidae	Pelobates sp. Pelobates sp. Wagler 1830 spadefoot toad
Salientia - Bufonidae	Bufo bufo, Bufo cf. calamita Bufo bufo Linnaeus 1758 toad Bufo cf. calamita Cope 1864 toad
Salientia - Ranidae	Rana sp., Rana cf. temporaria Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758 frog Rana cf. temporaria Linnaeus 1758 common frog
Angiospermae
Apiales -	Oenanthe sp. Oenanthe sp. Linnaeus