Couronsec (Miocene of France)

Also known as Couron-sec

Where: France (43.5° N, 3.7° E: paleocoordinates 43.8° N, 2.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

• age is a guess based on other data

Environment/lithology: marine

Primary reference: P. Gervais. 1853. Sur quelques ossements fossiles de Phoques et de cetaces. Bulletin de la Societe Geologgique de France 10:311-313 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 56685: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 22.11.2005

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea - Eurhinodelphinidae
"Delphinus sulcatus n. sp." = Schizodelphis sulcatus3, "Delphinus dationum" = Schizodelphis sulcatus, "Delphinus pseudodelphis n. sp." = Schizodelphis sulcatus2
"Delphinus sulcatus n. sp." = Schizodelphis sulcatus3 Gervais 1853 toothed whale
"Delphinus dationum" = Schizodelphis sulcatus Gervais 1853 toothed whale
"Delphinus pseudodelphis n. sp." = Schizodelphis sulcatus2 Gervais 1853 toothed whale
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Phocidae indet.1 Gray 1821 seal
"Phoca occitana" = Pristiphoca occitana Gervais and de Serres 1847 seal