Romainville (Eocene of France)

Where: Ile-de-France, France (48.9° N, 2.4° E: paleocoordinates 47.5° N, 1.5° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: MP19 or MP21 mammal zone, Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; gypsum

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the MNHN

Primary reference: S. Hervet. 2004. Systématique du groupe "Palaeochelys sensu lato – Mauremys" (Chelonii, Testudinoidea) du Tertiaire d'Europe occidentale: principaux résultats [Systematic of the "Palaeochelys sensu lato – Mauremys" group (Chelonii, Testudinoidea) from the Tertiary of Western Europe: principal results. Annales de Paléontologie 90(1):13-78 [D. Nicholson/D. Nicholson/D. Nicholson]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 177531: authorized by David Nicholson, entered by David Nicholson on 01.04.2016, edited by Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

Aves
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Ardea piveteaui n. sp. Brunet 1970 heron
 Anseriformes -
Reptilia
 Testudines -
Cuvierichelys parisiensis Gray 1831 turtle
MNHN 1901-32 GY11