Itardies (Oligocene of France)

Also known as Quercy Phosphorites

Where: Quercy, France (44.5° N, 1.5° E: paleocoordinates 43.8° N, 1.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: MP 23 (33.9 - 28.4 Ma)

• Itardies is of Early Oligocene age, Itardies level (Cirot and de Bonis 1992).

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; phosphorite

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the MNHN

Primary reference: E. Cirot and L. de Bonis. 1992. Revision du genre Amphicynodon, carnivore de l'Oligocene. [Revision of the genus Amphicynodon, Oligocene carnivores.]. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 220(4-6):103-130 [J. Alroy/R. Whatley/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 36711: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Robin Whatley on 10.02.2004, edited by Mark Uhen, Lars van den Hoek Ostende, David Nicholson, Terri Cleary, Patricia Holroyd and Philip Mannion

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Squamata - Anguidae
"Dopasia coderetensis" = Ophisauromimus coderetensis1, Anguini indet.1
"Dopasia coderetensis" = Ophisauromimus coderetensis1 Augé 2005 squamates
complete right dentary
Anguini indet.1 Augé 2005 squamates
 Squamata - Necrosauridae
Necrosaurus sp.1 Filhol 1876 squamates
five caudal vertebrae
 Squamata - Colubridae
Coluber cadurci11 Rage 1974 racer
 Squamata - Cordylidae
? Cordylidae sp.1 Gray 1837 spinytail lizard
?three dorsal vertebrae
Aves
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
Necrobyas minimus n. sp.8 Mourer-Chauviré 1987 true owl
Reptilia
 Testudines -
Provencemys laurenti7 Bergounioux 1934 turtle
UM2-STL ITD 1215, 1216
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Ergilemys sp.4 Ckhikvadze 1972 turtle
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Palaeosciurus goti15 Vianey-Liaud 1974 squirrel
 Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Plesispermophilus angustidens15 Filhol 1882 mountain beaver
 Rodentia - Theridomyidae
Issiodoromys medius15 Vianey-Liaud 1976 rodent
Suevosciurus ehingensis15 Dehm 1937 rodent
Pseudoltinomys major15 Vianey-Liaud 1976 rodent
Blainvillimys helmeri15 Vianey-Liaud 1972 rodent
"cf. Theridomys margaritae" = Paratheridomys margaritae15 Vianey-Liaud 1989 rodent
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Atavocricetodon sp.15 Freudenthal 1996 mouse
Atavocricetodon ? atavus/atavoides
Pseudocricetodon montalbanensis15 Thaler 1969 mouse
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Bransatoglis misonnei15, Glirudinus antiquus n. sp.14, "Gliravus tenuis" = Butseloglis tenuis15, Glamys priscus15, "Butseloglis micio" = Schizogliravus micio15
Glirudinus antiquus n. sp.14 Vianey-Liaud 2003 dormouse
ITD315 - type
"Gliravus tenuis" = Butseloglis tenuis15 Bahlo 1975 dormouse
Glamys priscus15 Stehlin and Schaub 1951 dormouse
"Butseloglis micio" = Schizogliravus micio15 Misonne 1957 dormouse
 Rodentia - Eomyidae
Eomys antiquus5 Aymard 1853 rodent
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Tetracus nanus6 Aymard 1846 hedgehog
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Amphicynodon typicus Schlosser 1888 bear
Amphicynodon leptorhynchus n. sp. Filhol 1874 bear
120 fragments of mandibles, many skulls, maxillae, and postcranial bones.
 Carnivora - Palaeogalidae
Palaeogale sectoria10 Gervais 1848 carnivoran
 Carnivora -
Stenoplesictis cayluxi9 Filhol 1880 carnivoran
ITD 347, 471, 493, 1170 and 1428
 Carnivora - Nimravidae
Dinailurictis bonali10 Helbing 1922 false sabre-tooth
Nimravus intermedius10 Filhol 1872 false sabre-tooth
 Artiodactyla - Gelocidae
Bachitherium vireti2 Sudre 1986 ruminant
Bachitherium curtum2 Filhol 1877 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
"Iberomeryx minus" = Iberomeryx minor2, Cryptomeryx gaudryi13
"Iberomeryx minus" = Iberomeryx minor2 Filhol 1882 chevrotain
Cryptomeryx gaudryi13 Filhol 1877 chevrotain
ITD 27-29, 907-912
 Artiodactyla - Anoplotheriidae
Diplobune minor12 Filhol 1877 even-toed ungulate
ITD 40-45
 Artiodactyla - Cainotheriidae
Caenomeryx cf. procommunis3 Filhol 1877 even-toed ungulate
Plesiomeryx cadurcensis3 Gervais 1873 even-toed ungulate