Coânac I (Eocene of France)

Where: Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region, France (44.4° N, 1.7° E: paleocoordinates 42.9° N, 1.9° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Escamps Level zone, Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)

• European Mammal Zone ('Niveau Repère') based on rodents

Environment/lithology: karst; phosphorite

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: J. Sudre. 1978. Les artiodactyles de l'Eocene moyen et superieur d'Europe occidentale; systematique et evolution. Memoires et Travaux de l'Institut de Montpellier de l'Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes 7:1-229 [E. Fara/E. Fara/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 12852: authorized by Emmanuel Fara, entered by Emmanuel Fara on 20.12.2001, edited by Terri Cleary

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Taxonomic list

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Amphibia
 Caudata - Urodela
Urodela "Urodela C Crochet et al. 1981"3, Megalotriton sp.3
Megalotriton sp.3 Zittel 1890 newt
 Salientia - Pelobatidae
Enigmatosaurus bottii3
Enigmatosaurus bottii3 spadefoot toad
 Salientia - Ranidae
? Ranidae indet.3
? Ranidae indet.3 Rafinesque 1814 frog
Reptilia
 Squamata - Anguidae
Anguini indet.2, cf. Ophisaurus sp.3, Placosaurus sp.3
Anguini indet.2 Augé 2005 squamates
cf. Ophisaurus sp.3 Daudin 1803 glass lizard
Placosaurus sp.3 Gervais 1852 squamates
 Squamata - Necrosauridae
Necrosaurus cayluxi3
Necrosaurus cayluxi3 Filhol 1873 squamates
 Squamata - Amphisbaenidae
Amphisbaenidae indet.3
 Squamata -
Eoanilius europae3
Eoanilius europae3 Rage 1974 snake
 Squamata - Boidae
Boidae "Boidae C"3, Boidae "Boidae K"3, Cadurceryx filholi3, Palaeopython cadurcensis3, Cadurcoboa insolita3
Boidae "Boidae C"3 Gray 1825 boa
Boidae "Boidae K"3 Gray 1825 boa
Cadurceryx filholi3 Hoffstetter and Rage 1972 sand boa
Palaeopython cadurcensis3 Filhol 1877 boa
Cadurcoboa insolita3 Rage 1978 boa
 Squamata -
Coniophis sp.3
Coniophis sp.3 Marsh 1892 snake
 Squamata - Gekkonidae
Gekkonidae indet.3, Cadurcogekko piveteaui2
Gekkonidae indet.3 Gray 1825 gecko
Cadurcogekko piveteaui2 Hoffstetter 1946 gecko
six dentaries
 Squamata - Iguanidae
"Pseudolacerta lamandini" = Geiseltaliellus lamandini1
"Pseudolacerta lamandini" = Geiseltaliellus lamandini1 Filhol 1877 squamates
Mammalia
 Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae
Rhinolophus cf. priscus3
Rhinolophus cf. priscus3 Revilliod 1920 horseshoe bat
 Chiroptera - Molossidae
cf. Tadarida sp.3
cf. Tadarida sp.3 Rafinesque 1814 free-tailed bat
 Rodentia - Theridomyidae
Pseudoltinomys cuvieri3, Patriotheridomys altus3, Blainvillimys rotundidens3
Patriotheridomys altus3 Vianey-Liaud 1974 rodent
Blainvillimys rotundidens3 Schlosser 1884 rodent
 Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae
Saturninia tobieni3, Saturninia gracilis3
Saturninia gracilis3 Stehlin 1940 placental
 Artiodactyla - Tapirulidae
Tapirulus hyracinus
Tapirulus hyracinus Gervais 1850 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Dichobunidae
Dichobune leporina
Dichobune leporina Cuvier 1822 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Amphimerycidae
Amphimeryx cf. murinus
Amphimeryx cf. murinus Cuvier 1822 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Cainotheriidae
Oxacron cf. courtoisi
Oxacron cf. courtoisi Gervais 1848 even-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae
Palaeotherium medium3, Plagiolophus minor3
Palaeotherium medium3 Cuvier 1804 odd-toed ungulate
Plagiolophus minor3 Cuvier 1804 odd-toed ungulate
 Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
Peratherium cuvieri3, Amphiperatherium ambiguum3, Amphiperatherium minutum3
Peratherium cuvieri3 Fisher 1829 marsupial
Amphiperatherium ambiguum3 Filhol 1877 marsupial
Amphiperatherium minutum3 Aymard 1846 marsupial
1Augé 1987; 2Augé 2005; 3Crochet et al. 1981