Where: France (48.3° N, 2.0° W: paleocoordinates 48.5° N, 3.4° 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 154319: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 11.02.2014, edited by Mihaela Krause
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Rhodophyceae | |
Neosolenopora armoricana Graham 1973 | |
Actinopteri | |
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Diplodus sp. Rafinesque 1810 | |
Mammalia | |
Metaxytherium medium Desmarest 1822 dugong | |
Chondrichthyes | |
"Aetobatis sp." = Aetobatus
"Aetobatis sp." = Aetobatus Blainville 1816 stingray | |
Hemipristis sp. Agassiz 1835 ground shark | |
Carcharhinus sp. de Blainville 1816 requiem shark | |
Galeocerdo sp. Müller and Henle 1837 tiger shark | |
Odontaspis sp. Agassiz 1838 sand tiger shark | |
Trigonodon | |
Trigonodon sp. Sismonda 1847 |