Vieux-Collonges (Miocene of France)
Where: France (47.2° N, 4.9° E: paleocoordinates 47.4° N, 3.5° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: 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]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 200296: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 27.03.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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unclassified | |
Mammalia | |
Muscardinus aff. sansaniensis Lartet 1856 dormouse | |
? Anomalomys sp. Gaillard 1900 rodent | |
Paracitellus ? eminens mountain beaver | |
Sciuridae indet. Gray 1821 squirrel
Sciuropterus lappi squirrel
Sciurus fissurae squirrel
Heteroxerus hurzeleri squirrel | |
Pseudotheridomys sp. Schlosser 1926 rodent | |
Cricetodon sp., Cricetodon lappi, Cricetodon depereti, Cricetodon cf. helveticus, Cricetodon ? gaillardi, Cricetodon collongensis
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Lagopsis cf. penai pika | |
? Plesiodimylus chantrei Gaillard 1899 placental | |
Erinaceinae indet., "Palaeoerinaceus sp." = Amphechinus, "Galerix exillis" = Galerix, "Pseudogalerix sp." = Galerix, Lantanotherium sp.
Erinaceinae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 hedgehog
"Palaeoerinaceus sp." = Amphechinus Aymard 1850 hedgehog
"Galerix exillis" = Galerix hedgehog
"Pseudogalerix sp." = Galerix Pomel 1848 hedgehog
Lantanotherium sp. Filhol 1888 hedgehog | |
Heterosorex sansaniensis shrew
Sorex dehmi long-tailed shrew
Sorex aff. grivensis long-tailed shrew
Sorex collongensis long-tailed shrew
? Crocidura sp. Wagler 1832 white-toothed shrew | |
Talpidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 mole
Proscapanus sp. Gaillard 1899 mole
? Proscapanus sansaniensis Lartet 1851 mole
Scaptonyx edwardsi Gaillard 1899 Long-tailed mole
Talpa minuta Blainville 1840 mole | |
? Palaeophyllophora sp. Revilliod 1917 leaf-nosed bat
Hipposideros collongensis Dépèret 1892 roundleaf bat
Asellia mariaetheresae Mein 1958 leaf-nosed bat | |
Rhinolophus aff. delphinensis Gaillard 1899 horseshoe bat | |
Megaderma lugdunensis Depéret 1892 false vampire | |
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros | |
"Palaeochoerus aff. waterhousi" = Dubiotherium waterhousi
"Palaeochoerus aff. waterhousi" = Dubiotherium waterhousi Pomel 1853 pig | |
Taucanamo pygmaeum even-toed ungulate
Taucanamo sansaniense Lartet 1851 even-toed ungulate | |
"Caenotherium miocaenicum" = Cainotherium
"Caenotherium miocaenicum" = Cainotherium even-toed ungulate | |
Micromeryx flourensianus Lartet 1851 musk deer | |
Palaeomeryx taille ruminant | |
Lagomeryx sp. Roger 1904 ruminant | |
Euprox furcatus Hensel 1859 deer | |
Antilope aff. cristata antelope | |
"Pseudaelurus turnauensis" = Styriofelis turnauensis, Pseudaelurus aff. quadradentatus
"Pseudaelurus turnauensis" = Styriofelis turnauensis Hoernes 1882 cat | |
Semigenetta aff. repelini, Viverra aff. modica, Progenetta cf. praecurrens, Progenetta gaillardi, Progenetta aff. crassa
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Pseudarctos sp. Schlosser 1899 bear-dog | |
Alopecocyon getti red panda | |
Plesiogale ? postfelina, Ischyrictis (Laphyctis) mustelinus, Martes filholi, Martes ? pusilla, Martes delphinensis, Martes ? cadeoti, Martes munki, Paralutra ? jaegeri, Trocharion albanense
Plesiogale ? postfelina Dehm 1950 mustelid carnivore
Ischyrictis (Laphyctis) mustelinus Viret 1933 mustelid carnivore
Martes filholi marten
Martes ? pusilla marten
Martes delphinensis marten
Martes ? cadeoti marten
Martes munki marten
Paralutra ? jaegeri Fraas 1862 otter
Trocharion albanense Forsyth-Major 1903 mustelid carnivore | |
Ursidae indet. Gray 1825 bear
"Ursavus ? elmensis" = Ballusia elmensis Stehlin 1917 bear
Hemicyon vincenti bear | |
"Teutomanis sp." = Necromanis
"Teutomanis sp." = Necromanis Filhol 1894 pangolin | |
Aves | |
Turnicidae indet. Gray 1840 buttonquail |