Vieux-Collonges: Miocene, France

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Herpestes aurelianensis
Jourdanictis ? grivensis
Scurus aff. bredai
Phylotillon sp.
Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Turnicidae
Turnicidae indet. Gray 1840
De Pietri et al. 2022
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Megadermatidae
Megaderma lugdunensis (Depéret 1892)
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Hipposideridae
? Palaeophyllophora sp. Revilliod 1917
Asellia mariaetheresae Mein 1958
Hipposideros collongensis Dépèret 1892
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae
Rhinolophus aff. delphinensis Gaillard 1899
Mammalia - Pholidota - Patriomanidae
Teutomanis sp. Ameghino 1905
synonym of Necromanis
Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursidae indet. Gray 1825
Ursavus ? elmensis Stehlin 1917
recombined as Ballusia elmensis
Hemicyon vincenti
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Paralutra ? jaegeri Fraas 1862
Trocharion albanense Forsyth-Major 1903
Plesiogale ? postfelina Dehm 1950
Martes filholi
Martes ? pusilla
Martes delphinensis
Martes ? cadeoti
Martes munki
Ischyrictis (Laphyctis) mustelinus Viret 1933
Mammalia - Carnivora - Ailuridae
Alopecocyon getti
Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Pseudarctos sp. Schlosser 1899
Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae
Viverra aff. modica
Semigenetta aff. repelini
Progenetta cf. praecurrens
Progenetta gaillardi
Progenetta aff. crassa
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Pseudaelurus aff. quadradentatus
Pseudaelurus turnauensis Hoernes 1882
recombined as Styriofelis turnauensis
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821
Mammalia - Suidae
Palaeochoerus aff. waterhousi Pomel 1853
recombined as Dubiotherium waterhousi
Mammalia
Taucanamo pygmaeum
Taucanamo sansaniense Lartet 1851
Mammalia - Moschidae
Micromeryx flourensianus Lartet 1851
Mammalia - Cervidae
Euprox furcatus Hensel 1859
Mammalia - Lagomerycidae
Lagomeryx sp. Roger 1904
Mammalia - Palaeomerycidae
Palaeomeryx taille
Mammalia - Bovidae
Antilope aff. cristata
Mammalia - Cainotheriidae
Caenotherium miocaenicum
synonym of Cainotherium
Mammalia - Talpidae
Talpidae indet. (Fischer de Waldheim 1817)
Proscapanus sp. Gaillard 1899
? Proscapanus sansaniensis Lartet 1851
Scaptonyx edwardsi Gaillard 1899
Talpa minuta Blainville 1840
Mammalia - Soricidae
? Crocidura sp. Wagler 1832
Heterosorex sansaniensis
Sorex dehmi
Sorex aff. grivensis
Sorex collongensis
Mammalia - Erinaceidae
Erinaceinae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Palaeoerinaceus sp. Filhol 1897
synonym of Amphechinus
Galerix exillis
Pseudogalerix sp. Gallard 1929
synonym of Galerix
Lantanotherium sp. Filhol 1888
Mammalia - Dimylidae
? Plesiodimylus chantrei Gaillard 1899
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Lagopsis cf. penai
Prolagus cf. aeningensis
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Cricetodon sp. Lartet 1851
C. sansaniensis group and C. brevis or C. affinis group
Cricetodon lappi
Cricetodon depereti
Cricetodon cf. helveticus
Cricetodon ? gaillardi
Cricetodon collongensis
C. minor group
Mammalia - Rodentia - Anomalomyidae
? Anomalomys sp. Gaillard 1900
Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae
Muscardinus sp. Kaup 1829
large form
Muscardinus aff. sansaniensis Lartet 1856
Dryomys sp. Thomas 1906
sp. 1-4
Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Paracitellus ? eminens
Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Sciuridae indet. Gray 1821
Heteroxerus hurzeleri
Sciurus fissurae
Sciuropterus lappi
Mammalia - Rodentia - Eomyidae
Pseudotheridomys sp. Schlosser 1926
see common names

Geography
Country:France
Coordinates: 47.2° North, 4.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:47.4° North, 3.5° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5-6
Key time interval:Miocene
Age range of interval:23.03000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:cave
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:200296
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2019-03-27 15:52:40 Last modified:2019-03-27 15:52:40
Access level:the public Released:2019-03-27 15:52:40
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
12783. P. Mein. 1958. Les mammifères de la faune sidérolithique de Vieux-Collonges. Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Lyon 5:3-122 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

81295 V. L. De Pietri, G. Mayr, L. Costeur and R. P. Scofield. 2022. New records of buttonquails (Aves, Charadriiformes, Turnicidae) from the Oligocene and Miocene of Europe. Comptes Rendus Palevol 21(11):235-244 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]