Also known as Quercy Phosphorite, Phospherites du Quercy
Where: Auvergne Region, France (45.0° N, 3.9° E: paleocoordinates 44.3° N, 0.5° E)
• coordinate based on political unit
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Ronzon reference level zone, Early/Lower Oligocene (33.9 - 28.4 Ma)
• Stratified locality
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lime mudstone
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the MNHN
Collection methods: quarrying,
• Ronzon is in fact a group of quarries located South from Le Puy, Auvergne.
•Tetracus nanus and Amphicynodon velaunus type specimens are in the MNHN. Ronzon is the type locality for Eomys antiquus, Entelodon magnus (lectotype MNHN), Ronzotherium velanum (Lectotype Crozatier Museum, Le Puy-en-Velay).
•Original collection from Aymard is stored in the Crozatier Museum (Le Puy-en-Velay).
Primary reference: J. Sudre. 1978. Les artiodactyles de l'Eocene moyen et superieur d'Europe occidentale; systematique et evolution. Memoires et Travaux de l'Institut de Montpellier de l'Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes 7:1-229 [E. Fara/E. Fara/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 31767: authorized by Emmanuel Fara, entered by Emmanuel Fara on 25.05.2003, edited by Robin Whatley, Frédéric Lacombat, Jered Karr, Mark Uhen, Matthew Clapham and Bethany Allen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Megasemum ronzonense n. gen. n. sp." = Stenolestes ronzonense1
"Megasemum ronzonense n. gen. n. sp." = Stenolestes ronzonense1 Maneval 1936 damselfly MNHN-LP-B.21292 (5 fragments orig. Pichot-Dumazel coll, Musee Crozatier, Le Puy)
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Necticus minutus n. sp.1
Necticus minutus n. sp.1 Aymard 1856 beetle specimen(s) lost; orig. Pichot-Dumazel coll, Musee Crozatier, Le Puy
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Necticus palustris n. sp.1
Necticus palustris n. sp.1 Aymard 1856 predaceous diving beetle nymphs/larvae; orig. Pichot-Dumazel coll, Musee Crozatier, Le Puy
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Akulosamphus montanus n. gen. n. sp.1
Akulosamphus montanus n. gen. n. sp.1 Aymard 1856 weevil specimen(s) lost; orig. Pichot-Dumazel coll, Musee Crozatier, Le Puy
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"Dichaneurum infossum n. sp." = Bibio aymardi1, "Dichaneurum primaevum n. sp." = Bibio aymardi1, "Plecia splendida" = Plecia foersteri7
"Dichaneurum infossum n. sp." = Bibio aymardi1 Maneval 1936 march fly 3 specimens of Bibio aymardi; orig. Pichot-Dumazel coll, Musee Crozatier, Le Puy
"Dichaneurum primaevum n. sp." = Bibio aymardi1 Maneval 1936 march fly orig. Pichot-Dumazel coll, Musee Crozatier, Le Puy
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Aemodipsus bornensis n. gen. n. sp.1
Aemodipsus bornensis n. gen. n. sp.1 Aymard 1856 fly orig. Pichot-Dumazel coll, Musee Crozatier, Le Puy
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"Mergus ronzoni" = Prophalacrocorax ronzoni5
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Mammalia | |
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Amphicynodon velaunus n. sp.2, "Cynodon palustris" = Amphicynodon palustris3, Proplesictis aymardi n. sp.3
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Amphimeryx riparius Aymard 1855 even-toed ungulate | |
? Paroxacron sp. Hürzeler 1936 even-toed ungulate | |
Bothriodon velaunum anthracothere | |
Entelodon magnum even-toed ungulate | |
Gelocus communis n. sp.
Gelocus communis n. sp. Aymard 1846 ruminant | |
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Eomys antiquus n. sp.2
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"? Eucricetodon atavus" = Atavocricetodon atavus2
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