Salles-Mios (Miocene of France)

Where: France (43.9° N, 0.8° W: paleocoordinates 44.1° N, 1.9° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Sables des Landes Formation, Serravallian (13.8 - 11.6 Ma)

• age and stratigraphy from Canavet 2020

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: P. J. Van Beneden. 1882. Description des Ossements Fossiles des Environs D'Anvers Troisieme Partie: Cetaces Genera: Megaptera, Balenoptera, Burtinopsis & Erpetocetus. Annales du Musee Royal D'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 7:1-90 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 85338: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 15.12.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Isurus sp.1, Rostroraja olisiponensis1, Mysticeti indet.1, Sirenia indet.1
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Carcharias acutissima1
Carcharias acutissima1 Agassiz 1843 sand shark
 Lamniformes - Alopiidae
Alopias sp.1
Alopias sp.1 Rafinesque 1810 thresher shark
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Otodus (Megaselachus) megalodon1
Otodus (Megaselachus) megalodon1 Agassiz 1835 megalodon
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Carcharodon hastalis1, Isurus oxyrinchus1
Carcharodon hastalis1 Agassiz 1838 white shark
Isurus oxyrinchus1 Rafinesque 1810 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspis sp.1, Araloselachus vorax1
Odontaspis sp.1 Agassiz 1838 sand tiger shark
Araloselachus vorax1 sand tiger shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Galeorhinus aff. galeus1, "Paragaleus pulchellus" = Galeorhinus pulchellus1
Galeorhinus aff. galeus1 Linnaeus 1758 school shark
"Paragaleus pulchellus" = Galeorhinus pulchellus1 Jonet 1966 school shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Sphyrna aff. mokarran1, Sphyrna aff. zygaena1
Sphyrna aff. mokarran1 hammerhead shark
Sphyrna aff. zygaena1 Linnaeus 1758 hammerhead shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis sp.1, Chaenogaleus affinis1
Hemipristis sp.1 Agassiz 1835 ground shark
Chaenogaleus affinis1 Probst 1878 ground shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Rhizoprionodon taxandriae1, Carcharhinus aff. priscus1
Rhizoprionodon taxandriae1 Leriche 1926 sharpnose shark
Carcharhinus aff. priscus1 Agassiz 1843 requiem shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo aduncus1
Galeocerdo aduncus1 Agassiz 1835 tiger shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Pachyscyllium dachiardi1
 Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Squatina subserrata1
Squatina subserrata1 angel shark
 Squaliformes - Dalatiidae
Isistius sp.1
Isistius sp.1 Gill 1864 shark
 Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae
Hexanchus aff. vitulus1, "Notorynchus primigenius" = Notorhynchus primigenius1
Hexanchus aff. vitulus1 sixgill shark
"Notorynchus primigenius" = Notorhynchus primigenius1 Agassiz 1835 sevengill shark
 Pristiophoriformes - Pristiophoridae
Pristiophorus suevicus1
Pristiophorus suevicus1 Jaekel 1890 saw shark
Mammalia
 Cetacea -
Cetacea indet.4
 Cetacea - Balaenidae
"Balaena lartetii n. sp." = Balaena larteti
"Balaena lartetii n. sp." = Balaena larteti Van Beneden 1882 bowhead whale
 Cetacea - Eurhinodelphinidae
"Delphinus dationum n. sp." = Schizodelphis sulcatus3
"Delphinus dationum n. sp." = Schizodelphis sulcatus3 Gervais 1853 toothed whale
 Cetacea -
Champsodelphis macrogenius2
Champsodelphis macrogenius2 Fischer 1829 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Squalodontidae
Squalodon sp.2
Squalodon sp.2 Grateloup 1840 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Physeteridae
? Physeter antiquus2
? Physeter antiquus2 Gervais 1849 sperm whale
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
Prohalicore sp.2
Prohalicore sp.2 Flot 1887 dugong
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Nemocardium (Discor) dicrepans1, Procardium kunstleri1
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Panopea menardi" = Panopea (Panopea) menardi1
"Panopea menardi" = Panopea (Panopea) menardi1 Deshayes 1829 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Gigantopecten gallicus1
1Canavet 2020; 2Flot 1896; 3Laurillard 1844; 4Uhen 2500