Fox-Amphoux (Var): Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian, France
collected by Doublier, F. Panescorse, A. F. de Lapparent, Germain, P. Taquet 1842, 1939-1940

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
Hypselosaurus priscus Matheron 1869
eggshells
    = Dinosauria indet. Owen 1842
Le Loeuff 1993
Reptilia - Ankylosauridae
Ankylosauridae indet. Brown 1908
Le Loeuff and Buffetaut 1995
Reptilia
Orthomerus transylvanicus (Nopcsa 1900)
4 specimens
recombined as Telmatosaurus transsylvanicus
Reptilia - Rhabdodontidae
Rhabdodon priscum (Matheron 1869)
76 specimens
recombined as Rhabdodon priscus
CM 47534 (field no. 48-37)
Reptilia
Megalosaurus pannoniensis Seeley 1881
5 specimens
nomen dubium belonging to Tetanurae
3 phalanges, 2 fibulae
Reptilia - Dromaeosauridae
cf. Saurornitholestes sp. Sues 1978
Le Loeuff and Buffetaut 1995
Reptilia
Sauropoda indet. (Marsh 1878)
Carrano 2025 6 specimens
CM uncat.
Reptilia - Titanosauridae
Hypselosaurus priscus Matheron 1869
83 specimens
    = Titanosauridae indet. Lydekker 1885
Le Loeuff 1993
Titanosaurus indicus Lydekker 1877
36 specimens
    = Titanosauridae indet. Lydekker 1885
Le Loeuff 1993
Reptilia
Allodaposuchus cf. precedens Nopcsa 1928
Martin 2010
MDE/CM-616 (a complete skull)
    = Lohuecosuchus mechinorum n. sp. Narváez et al. 2015
Narváez et al. 2015
recombined as Allodaposuchus mechinorum
MDE/CM-616 - type (complete skull)
Reptilia - Solemydidae
Carrano 2025 1 specimen
synonym of Helochelydridae
turtle plastron, CM 47533 (field no. 48-39)
see common names

Geography
Country:France State/province:Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur County:Var
Coordinates: 43.6° North, 6.1° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:34.7° North, 6.2° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Altitude:459 meters
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Key time interval:Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian
Age range of interval:83.60000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:coarse,white sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: matrix adherent to CM specimens
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Fragmentation:occasional
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (in situ),field collection,survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:Doublier, F. Panescorse, A. F. de Lapparent, Germain, P. Taquet Collection dates:1842, 1939-1940
Metadata
Database number:48864
Authorizer:M. Carrano, P. Mannion Enterer:M. Carrano, P. Mannion
Modifier:P. Mannion Research group:vertebrate
Created:2005-04-01 06:37:29 Last modified:2022-08-17 04:29:18
Access level:the public Released:2005-04-01 06:37:29
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
46006. A. F. d. Lapparent. 1947. Les dinosauriens du Crétacé Supérieur du Midi de la France [The dinosaurs of the Upper Cretaceous of the south of France]. Mémoires de la Société Géologique de France, Nouvelle Série 56:1-54 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]

Secondary references:

34283ETE E. Buffetaut. 1992. Biogeographical relationships of the Late Cretaceous dinosaurs from southern France, a review of current problems. In N. J. Mateer & P.-J. Chen (ed.), Aspects of Nonmarine Cretaceous Geology. China Ocean Press, Beijing 129-141 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
58796 E. Buffetaut. 1997. History of dinosaur discoveries. III. Quiet times. In P. J. Currie & K. Padian (ed.), Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs 350-352 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
45554 E. Buffetaut, G. Cuny, and J. Le Loeuff. 1991. French dinosaurs: the best record in Europe?. Modern Geology 16:17-42 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
76867 E. Buffetaut, G. Cuny, and J. Le Loeuff. 1993. The discovery of French dinosaurs. Modern Geology 18:161-182 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
14221ETE K. Carpenter and K. Alf. 1994. Global distribution of dinosaur eggs, nests, and babies. In K. Carpenter, K. F. Hirsch, and J. R. Horner (eds.), Dinosaur Eggs and Babies, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 13-30 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
14199ETE M. T. Carrano. 2025. Taxonomic opinions on the Dinosauria. [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
14330ETE R. Cousin, G. Breton, R. Fournier and J.-P. Watte. 1994. Dinosaur egglaying and nesting in France. K. Carpenter, K.F. Hirsch & J.R. Horner (eds.) Dinosaur Eggs and Babies. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 56-74 [M. Carrano/K. Maguire/K. Maguire]
54744 C. M. Database. 2015. [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
45099 A. F. d. Lapparent. 1967. Les dinosaures de France [The dinosaurs of France]. Sciences 51:4-19 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
13022ETE J. Le Loeuff. 1993. European titanosaurids. Revue de Paléobiologie, Volume Spéciale 7:105-117 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
7842 J. Le Loeuff and E. Buffetaut. 1991. Tarascosaurus salluvicus nov. gen., nov. sp., dinosaure théropode du Crétacé supérieur du sud de la France [Tarascosaurus salluvicus nov. gen., nov. sp., a theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of southern France]. Géobios 25(5):585-594 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
7841 J. Le Loeuff, E. Buffetaut, P. Méchin and A. Méchin-Salessy. 1992. The first record of dromaeosaurid dinosaurs (Saurischia, Theropoda) in the Maastrichtian of southern Europe: palaeobiogeographical implications. Bulletin de la Société géologique de la France 163(3):337-343 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
67934 J. Le Loeuff and E. Buffetaut. 1995. The evolution of Late Cretaceous non-marine vertebrate fauna in Europe. Sixth Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems and Biota, Short Papers 181-184 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
37239 J. E. Martin. 2010. Allodaposuchus Nopsca, 1928 (Crocodylia, Eusuchia), from the Late Cretaceous of Southern France and its relationships to Alligatoroidea. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(3):756-767 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]
56860 I. Narváez, C. A. Brochu, F. Escaso, A. Pérez-García, and F. Ortega. 2015. New Crocodyliforms from Southwestern Europe and Definition of a Diverse Clade of European Late Cretaceous Basal Eusuchians. PLoS ONE 10(11):e0140679:1-34 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]
52461 M. M. Penner. 1985. The problem of dinosaur extinction. Contribution of the study of terminal Cretaceous eggshells from southeast France. Geobios 18(5):665-669 [M. Carrano/A. Murch]
13712ETE J. E. Powell. 2003. Revision of South American titanosaurid dinosaurs: palaeobiological, palaeobiogeographical and phylogenetic aspects. Records of the Queen Victoria Museum Launceston 111:1-173 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
52603 D. I. G. Williams, R. S. Seymour, and P. Kerourio. 1984. Structure of fossil dinosaur eggshell from the Aix Basin, France. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 45:23-37 [M. Carrano/A. Murch]