Rigal-Jouet (Quercy, MP 25) (Oligocene of France)

Where: France (44.2° N, 1.7° E: paleocoordinates 43.8° N, 1.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: MP 25 (33.9 - 23.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Primary reference: Z. Szyndlar and J.-C. Rage. 2003. Non-erycine Booidea from the Oligocene and Miocene of Europe. 1-109 [J. Head/J. Head]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 60214: authorized by Jason Head, entered by Jason Head on 07.05.2006, edited by Lars van den Hoek Ostende, Terri Cleary and Philip Mannion

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Rodentia - Theridomyidae
Theridomys ludensis n. sp.11 Vianey-Liaud 1985 rodent
RIG 900 - type
 Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Sciurodon cadurcensis10 Schlosser 1884 mountain beaver
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Tetracus nanus4 Aymard 1846 hedgehog
Neurogymnurus cayluxi4 Filhol 1877 hedgehog
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
"Myxomygale vauclusensis" = Percymygale vauclusensis4 Crochet 1995 mole
Geotrypus cf. acutidentatus4 de Blainville 1840 mole
 Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae
Schizotherium priscum5 Gervais 1876 chalicothere
 Artiodactyla - Lophiomerycidae
Lophiomeryx chalaniati3 Pomel 1853 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Gelocidae
Bachitherium curtum3 Filhol 1877 ruminant
Bachitherium insigne3 Filhol 1882 ruminant
 Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae
Hyaenodon leptorhynchus8 Laizer and Parieu 1838 creodont
 Carnivora - Nimravidae
Dinailurictis bonali6 Helbing 1922 false sabre-tooth
P-RJ 45 and 49
Nimravus intermedius6 Filhol 1872 false sabre-tooth
P-RJ 42
 Carnivora -
Stenogale intermedia6 Filhol 1877 carnivoran
P-RJ 64
Stenoplesictis minor6 Filhol 1882 carnivoran
P-RJ 69
Stenoplesictis cayluxi7 Filhol 1880 carnivoran
P-RJ 81
Pseudobassaris riggsi12 Pohle 1917 carnivoran
P-RJ 66
 Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
Peratherium elegans4 Aymard 1846 marsupial
Amphiperatherium exile4 Gervais 1848 marsupial
Reptilia
 Squamata - Tropidophiidae
Platyspondylia sp. Rage 1974 dwarf boa
 Squamata - Boidae
Bransateryx vireti9 Hoffstetter and Rage 1972 sand boa
cf. Bavarioboa sp. Szyndlar and Schleich 1993 boa
USTL RIG 1022-25, four trunk vertebrae
 Squamata - Colubridae
Coluber cadurci9 Rage 1974 racer
 Squamata - Lacertidae
Pseudeumeces cadurcensis2 Filhol 1877 squamates
USTL, RIG 1637, four incomplete right maxillae; USTL, RIG 1638, four incomplete left maxillae; USTL, RIG 1639, incomplete left dentary; USTL, RIG 1640, incomplete right dentary; (NO. CATLOGUE NO.S), incomplete left maxilla and incomplete mandible, both in collection "D. Pouit"
 Squamata - Cordylidae
? Cordylidae sp.1 Gray 1837 spinytail lizard
two dorsal vertebrae
 Squamata - Amphisbaenidae
Amphisbaenidae indet.1 Gray 1865 worm lizard
eighty dorsal vertebrae, two right dentaries, three left dentaries
 Squamata - Agamidae
Agamidae indet.1 Gray 1827 squamates
USTL No. RIG 1021, three incomplete dentaries
 Squamata - Anguidae
"Dopasia roqueprunensis" = Ophisaurus roqueprunensis1, Anguis sp.1, Anguini indet.1
"Dopasia roqueprunensis" = Ophisaurus roqueprunensis1 Auge 1992 glass lizard
incomplete right dentary
Anguis sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 slow worm
Anguini indet.1 Augé 2005 squamates