PBDB Collection

Doue-la-Fontaine (Miocene to of France)

Where: Maine-et-Loire, France (47.2° N, 0.3° W: paleocoordinates 47.4° N, 1.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: MN 9-7? mammal zone, Serravallian to Serravallian (13.8 - 7.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: L. Ginsburg, P. Janvier, J. Mornand and D. Pouit. 1979. Decouverte d'un faune de Mammiferes terrestres d'age vallesien dans le falun miocene de Doue-la-fontaine (Maine-et-Loire). Compte Rendu Sommaire des Seances de la Societe Geologique de France 5-6:223-227 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 54136: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 23.09.2005

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Mustelidae indet. Mustelidae indet. Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore
Carnivora - Ursidae	Ursavus primaevus Ursavus primaevus Gaillard 1899 bear
Carnivora - Amphicyonidae	Amphicyon major eppelsheimensis Amphicyon major eppelsheimensis Weitzel 1930 bear-dog
Carnivora - Felidae	Felidae indet. Felidae indet. Gray 1821 cat
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Albanohyus pigmeus, Listriodon splendens, Korynochoerus palaeochoerus, Conohyus simorrensis Albanohyus pigmeus pig Listriodon splendens von Meyer 1846 pig Korynochoerus palaeochoerus pig Conohyus simorrensis Lartet 1851 pig
Artiodactyla - Tragulidae	Dorcatherium sp., Dorcatherium cf. naui Dorcatherium sp. Kaup 1839 chevrotain Dorcatherium cf. naui Kaup 1833 chevrotain
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Bovidae indet., cf. Protragocerus chantrei Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope sp. 1 cf. Protragocerus chantrei Depéret 1887 antelope Bovidae indet. sp. 2
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Cervidae indet. Cervidae indet. Gray 1821 deer sp. 1
Cetacea -	Pelocetus mirabilis n. sp.³, cf. Champsodelphis macrogenius Pelocetus mirabilis n. sp.³ Ginsburg and Janvier 1971 whale cf. Champsodelphis macrogenius Fischer 1829 toothed whale
Cetacea - Acrodelphinidae	"Acrodelphidae indet." = Acrodelphinidae "Acrodelphidae indet." = Acrodelphinidae Abel 1905 toothed whale
Cetacea -	Hadrodelphis sp.¹, Nannolithax cf. gracilis Hadrodelphis sp.¹ Kellogg 1966 toothed whale Nannolithax cf. gracilis Kellogg 1931 toothed whale
Perissodactyla - Equidae	"Hipparion primigenium" = Hippotherium primigenium, "Anchitherium ? sampelayoi" = Sinohippus sampelayoi, Anchitherium aurelianense "Hipparion primigenium" = Hippotherium primigenium von Meyer 1829 hipparionine horse "Anchitherium ? sampelayoi" = Sinohippus sampelayoi Villalta and Crusafont 1945 anchitheriine horse Anchitherium aurelianense Cuvier 1825 anchitheriine horse
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Rhinocerotidae indet., Brachypotherium cf. brachypus Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros Brachypotherium cf. brachypus Lartet 1848 rhinoceros
Perissodactyla - Tapiridae	Tapirus cf. priscus Tapirus cf. priscus Kaup 1833 tapir
Rodentia - Castoridae	Chalicomys jaegeri Chalicomys jaegeri beaver
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	Gomphotheriidae indet. Gomphotheriidae indet. Hay 1922 gomphothere
Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae	Deinotherium ? laevius Deinotherium ? laevius deinothere
Sirenia - Dugongidae	"Metaxytherium medium" = Metaxytherium medium, "Metaxytherium cuvierii" = Metaxytherium medium² "Metaxytherium medium" = Metaxytherium medium Desmarest 1822 dugong "Metaxytherium cuvierii" = Metaxytherium medium² Desmarest 1822 dugong [entered as Metaxytherium cuvieri]

¹Brocard 2000; ²Cottreau 1928; ³Ginsburg and Janvier 1971