Saint-Fons (Miocene of France)

Where: Rhone, France (45.7° N, 4.9° E: paleocoordinates 45.9° N, 3.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

• Helvetien superieur

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: F. Broin. 1977. Contribution a l'etude des Cheloniens. Cheloniens continentaux due Cretace et du Tertiare de France. Memoires du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Nouvelle Serie, Serie C, Sciences de la terre 38:1-366 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 181123: authorized by Patricia Holroyd, entered by Patricia Holroyd on 21.08.2016

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo cf. antiqua Bronn 1831 turtle