Mars Caverne, N of Vence (Pleistocene of France)

Also known as Grabelles Valley

Where: Alpes-Maritimes, France (43.8° N, 7.1° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 43.6° N, 7.2° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by J. R. Bourguignat in 1868

Primary reference: J. R. Bourguignat. 1875. Recherches sur les ossements de Canidae constatés en France à l'état fossile pendant la période quaternaire. Annales des Sciences Géologiques 6(6):1-60 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 231264: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 09.08.2023

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Canidae
Lycorus nemesianus n. gen. n. sp., "Cuon europaeus n. sp." = Cuon alpinus europaeus
Lycorus nemesianus n. gen. n. sp. Bourguignat 1875 canid
"Cuon europaeus n. sp." = Cuon alpinus europaeus Bourguignat 1875 dhole