Aumelas 1 (Eocene to of France)

Also known as Aumelas

Where: Languedoc-Roussillon Region, France (43.6° N, 3.6° E: paleocoordinates 39.6° N, 0.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: MP 13 mammal zone, Ypresian to Ypresian (56.0 - 41.3 Ma)

• The level might be related to the MP 13 European mammal level; Solé et al. (2020) suggest a late Ypresian-early Lutetian age

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; lithified limestone

• Massive, hard, crystalline lacustrine limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: chemical,

• The hard matrix necessitated a very long acid attack for preparation.

Primary reference: J.-L. Hartenberger, B. Sigé, and J. Sudre. 1969. Les gisements de vertebres de la region montpellieraine; 1. Gisements eocenes. Bulletin du B.R.G.M. (Bureau de recherche Geologique et Miniere) 1(1):7-18 [E. Fara/E. Fara/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 31717: authorized by Emmanuel Fara, entered by Emmanuel Fara on 23.05.2003, edited by David Nicholson, Terri Cleary and Philip Mannion

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Taxonomic list

• The taxa listed in ref. 8517 are just said to belong to "Aumelas", but they most probably come from Aumelas 1 since Aumelas 2 is said to have yielded only "undeterminable material".
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Planorbidae
Amphibia
 Salientia - Alytidae
Discoglossinae indet. Günther 1859 midwife toads
 Caudata - Urodela
Urodela indet. salamander
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Microparamys sp. Wood 1959 rodent
 Primates - Notharctidae
Anchomomys cf. gaillardi8 Stehlin 1916 primate
 Placentalia -
"Lipotyphla indet." = Eulipotyphla9
"Lipotyphla indet." = Eulipotyphla9 placental
 Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae
Saturninia sp.9 Stehlin 1940 placental
 Chiroptera - Archaeonycteridae
Palaeochiropteryx sp.9 Revilliod 1917 bat
 Perissodactyla - Hyrachyidae
"Chasmotherium sp." = Hyrachyus
"Chasmotherium sp." = Hyrachyus Leidy 1871 odd-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla - Lophiodontidae
Lophiodon leptorhynchum Filhol 1888 odd-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae
Pachynolophus sp.6 Pomel 1847 odd-toed ungulate
AUM 227 and more
Pachynolophus ruscassierensis n. sp.6 Remy et al. 2019 odd-toed ungulate
UM-AUM 231 - type
Propalaeotherium sudrei n. sp.5 Remy et al. 2016 odd-toed ungulate
Propalaeotherium cf. gaudryi6 Lemoine 1878 odd-toed ungulate
AUM 206 and more
Lophiotherium sp. Marsh 1871 odd-toed ungulate
AUM 172 and more
 Artiodactyla - Choeropotamidae
Lophiobunodon minervoisensis3 Deperet 1908 even-toed ungulate
UM-AUM 437-447, 502, 504, 1701-1711
 Artiodactyla - Dichobunidae
Dichobune aff. robertiana3 Gervais 1848 even-toed ungulate
UM-AUM183, 184, 687
Aumelasia gabineaudi n. gen. n. sp.9 Sudre 1980 even-toed ungulate
Cebochoerus n. subgen. (Cebochoerus) cf. ruetimeyeri
Eurodexis cf. russelli3 Sudre and Erfurt 1996 even-toed ungulate
 Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae
Oxyaenoides aumelasiensis n. sp.7 Solé et al. 2020 creodont
UM-AUM693 - type; referred material: UM-AUM686, 692 and 695
Matthodon peignei n. sp.7 Solé et al. 2020 creodont
UM-AUM694 - type; referred material: UM-AUM268
Leonhardtina meridianum n. sp.7 Solé et al. 2020 creodont
 Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
Amphiperatherium bastbergense9 Crochet 1979 marsupial
Amphiperatherium goethei9 Crochet 1979 marsupial
Reptilia
 Testudines -
Testudinoidea indet.2 Gray 1825 turtle
 Testudines - Geoemydidae
Palaeochelys sp.9 Meyer 1847 turtle
 Squamata - Boidae
Boidae indet. Gray 1825 boa
 Squamata - Gekkonidae
Gekkonidae indet. Gray 1825 gecko
 Squamata -
Amphisbaenia indet. Gray 1844 worm lizard
 Squamata - Anguidae
Anguidae indet. Gray 1825 squamates
Anguini indet.1 Augé 2005 squamates
 Loricata -
Iberosuchus sp.4 Antunes 1975 crocodilian
AUM 458, 459, 465, 466, 472, 474, 477
Crocodylia indet. crocodilian
 Life -