PBDB Collection

Senèze, Domeyrat (Pliocene to of France)

Where: Auvergne-Rhône-Alps, France (45.2° N, 3.5° E: paleocoordinates 45.3° N, 3.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Pliocene to Pliocene (5.3 - 0.0 Ma)

• This site has been dated to the Late Pliocene or Early Pleistocene by many different authors. There is a suggestion in this paper that there may be a mix of faunas from both time periods at this site, particularly based on the presence of Hippopotamus.

•Villafranchian according to Martin (1971)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

• 'the central depression of a volcanic structure.'

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Some material in the Faculte de Science de l'Universite Claude Bernard, Lyon 1.

Primary reference: E. Heintz, C. Guerin, R. Martin and F. Prat. 1974. Principaux gisements villafranchiens de France: Listes fauniques et biostratigraphie. Memoires du Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres 78(1):169-182 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 44231: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 06.09.2004, edited by Bethany Allen

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	"Archidiskodon meridionalis" = Mammuthus meridionalis "Archidiskodon meridionalis" = Mammuthus meridionalis Nesti 1825 mammoth many specimens in Paris, Lyon and Basle.
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus bressanus, "Equus stenonis" = Allohippus stenonis Equus bressanus horse 1 upper right P4, 1 upper right P3 or 4, 1 upper left M2, all in Paris. 1 radius (581) in Lyon University, and 1 3rd metatarsal in Clermont-Ferrand University. "Equus stenonis" = Allohippus stenonis Cocchi 1867 horse Equus stenonis senezensis. several skeletons, including Se 554 in Basle - the type specimen.
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Stephanorhinus etruscus⁴ Stephanorhinus etruscus⁴ Falconer 1868 rhinoceros at least 1 skeleton (Se 1711, Basle) plus many other specimens in Basle, Lyon, Paris, Poitiers and Clermont-Ferrand.
Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae	Hippopotamus cf. amphibius² Hippopotamus cf. amphibius² Linnaeus 1758 hippo Heintz et al (1974) do not think that hippo is present.
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Eucladoceros senezensis, Croizetoceros ramosus, "Cervus" phlisi, Cervalces gallicus² Eucladoceros senezensis deer Eucladoceros senezensis senezensis Croizetoceros ramosus Croizet and Jobert 1828 deer Croizetoceros ramosus minor "Cervus" phlisi deer "Cervus" philisi philisi Cervalces gallicus² stag moose
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Leptobos etruscus, Gallogoral meneghinii, Megalovis latifrons, Pliotragus ardeus, Gazellospira torticornis Leptobos etruscus antelope abundant material in Basle, Lyon and Paris. Gallogoral meneghinii antelope Megalovis latifrons antelope Pliotragus ardeus Deperet 1883 antelope Gazellospira torticornis antelope
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Sus strozzii Sus strozzii Forsyth Major 1881 pig 1 skeleton (SE 551, Basle).
Carnivora - Felidae	Acinonyx pardinensis, Homotherium sainzelli, Megantereon megantereon Acinonyx pardinensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 cheetah in Schaub (1942) Homotherium sainzelli Aymard 1853 cat 1 complete skeleton (see Ballesio, 1963), in the Faculty of Sciences, Lyon. Megantereon megantereon Croizet and Jobert 1828 cat 1 skeleton (Se 311, Basle).
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Chasmaporthetes lunensis³, Pliocrocuta perrieri⁴ Chasmaporthetes lunensis³ Del Campana 1914 hyaena 1 maxilla (3258, Clermont) Pliocrocuta perrieri⁴ Kretzoi 1938 hyaena 1 maxilla (Se 312, Basle)
Carnivora - Ursidae	"Ursus minimus" = Euarctos minimus² "Ursus minimus" = Euarctos minimus² Devéze and Bouillet 1827 bear 1 mandible (Se 1714, Basle)
Carnivora - Canidae	Vulpes ? alopecoides, Canis sp., Canis senezensis n. sp.¹, Nyctereutes megamastoides Vulpes ? alopecoides Forsyth Major 1877 fox 1 tibia (3735, Faculty of Sciences, Lyon). Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine 1 maxilla in Basle (Se 1780) and 1 maxilla in Lyon (3736). Canis senezensis n. sp.¹ Martin 1971 canine FSL 3736 (holotype), maxillary Nyctereutes megamastoides Pomel 1842 raccoon dog at least 1 cranium and 2 mandibles (Se 1779, Basle Museum).
Primates - Cercopithecidae	Macaca cf. florentina, "Dolichopithecus" arvernensis Macaca cf. florentina Cocchi 1872 macaque 1 proximal ulna fragment, Se 1534, Basle Museum. "Dolichopithecus" arvernensis Depéret 1929 monkey Type site of Dolichopithecus arvernensis. Material held in the Faculty of Sciences, Lyon.
Aves
Galliformes - Phasianidae	"? Tetrao tetrix" = Lyrurus tetrix⁵, ? Gallus bravardi⁵ "? Tetrao tetrix" = Lyrurus tetrix⁵ Linnaeus 1758 black grouse from Stehlin (1923) ? Gallus bravardi⁵ Gervais 1852 junglefowl from Stehlin (1923)
Galliformes - Odontophoridae	Caccabis sp.⁵ Caccabis sp.⁵ Kaup 1829 New World quail from Stehlin (1923)
Ciconiiformes - Ciconiidae	Ciconia sp.⁵ Ciconia sp.⁵ Brisson 1760 stork from Stehlin (1923)
Passeriformes - Corvidae	Corvus hungaricus⁵ Corvus hungaricus⁵ Lambrecht 1915 crow from Stehlin (1923)
Gruiformes - Gruidae	Gruidae indet.⁵ Gruidae indet.⁵ Vigors 1825 crane from Stehlin (1923)
Strigiformes - Strigidae	Bubo sp.⁵ Bubo sp.⁵ Dumeril 1806 eagle-owl from Stehlin (1923)

¹Martin 1971; ²Mazza and Rustoni 1994; ³McKenna and Bell 1997; ⁴O'Regan 2003; ⁵Viret et al. 1954