Where: France (48.2° N, 1.7° W: paleocoordinates 48.3° N, 3.0° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Langhian to Langhian (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; sandy limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: C. Lecuyer, P. Grandjean, F. Paris, M. Robardet, and D. Robineau. 1996. Deciphering "temperature" and "salinity" from biogenic phosphates: the 6180 of coexisting fishes and mammals of the Middle Miocene sea of western France. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 126(1):61-74 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 154318: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 11.02.2014
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes | |
"Aetobatis sp." = Aetobatus
"Aetobatis sp." = Aetobatus Blainville 1816 stingray | |
Carcharhinus sp. de Blainville 1816 requiem shark | |
Odontaspis sp. Agassiz 1838 sand tiger shark | |
Isurus sp. Rafinesque 1810 mackerel shark | |
Mammalia | |
Metaxytherium medium Desmarest 1822 dugong | |
Actinopteri | |
Diplodus sp. Rafinesque 1810 |