Castries (Miocene of France)

Where: France (43.7° N, 4.0° E: paleocoordinates 43.9° N, 2.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: J. Dubreuil and P. Gervais. 1849. Note sur deux animaux fossiles de la mollasse marine de Castries (Herault). Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de L'academie des Sciences 28:135-136 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 48071: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 11.03.2005

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Mammalia
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Delphinidae indet. Gray 1821 dolphin
Delphinus brevidens n. sp. Dubreuil and Gervais 1849 common dolphin