Le Garouillas (Phosphorites du Quercy, MP 25) (Oligocene of France)

Where: France (44.2° N, 1.7° E: paleocoordinates 43.9° N, 0.9° W)

When: Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: Z. Szyndlar and J.-C. Rage. 2003. Non-erycine Booidea from the Oligocene and Miocene of Europe. 1-109 [J. Head/J. Head]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 60281: authorized by Jason Head, entered by Jason Head on 08.05.2006, edited by Lars van den Hoek Ostende, Chris Bell, Terri Cleary and Philip Mannion

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
Peratherium elegans4 Aymard 1846 marsupial
Amphiperatherium ambiguum4 Filhol 1877 marsupial
Amphiperatherium minutum4 Aymard 1846 marsupial
 Perissodactyla - Eggysodontidae
Eggysodon gaudryi7 Rames 1886 odd-toed ungulate
P-GAR 88, 196, 209, 223 and 263
 Perissodactyla - Amynodontidae
Cadurcotherium cayluxi6 Gervais 1873 odd-toed ungulate
P-GAR 67, 151, 177
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Ronzotherium sp.7 Aymard 1854 rhinoceros
P-GAR 25, 191
 Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae
Schizotherium priscum5 Gervais 1876 chalicothere
 Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Paenanthracotherium bergeri10 Scherler et al. 2019 anthracothere
UM-GAR 2313
 Artiodactyla - Gelocidae
Bachitherium sp.3 Filhol 1882 ruminant
Bachitherium guirounetensis n. sp.3 Sudre 1995 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Lophiomerycidae
Lophiomeryx chalaniati3 Pomel 1853 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Iberomeryx sp.3 Gabunia 1964 chevrotain
 Carnivora - Nimravidae
Nimravus intermedius8 Filhol 1872 false sabre-tooth
P-GAR 238
Quercylurus major8 Ginsburg 1979 false sabre-tooth
P-GAR 141, 239, 241
Dinailurictis bonali8 Helbing 1922 false sabre-tooth
P-GAR 206
 Carnivora -
Stenoplesictis cayluxi9 Filhol 1880 carnivoran
P-GAR 240 and 241
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Geotrypus cf. acutidentatus4 de Blainville 1840 mole
"Myxomygale vauclusensis" = Percymygale vauclusensis4 Crochet 1995 mole
 Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae
"Darbonetus tuberi n. sp." = Saturninia tuberi4
"Darbonetus tuberi n. sp." = Saturninia tuberi4 Crochet 1995 placental
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Neurogymnurus cayluxi4 Filhol 1877 hedgehog
Tetracus nanus4 Aymard 1846 hedgehog
 Rodentia - Theridomyidae
Theridomys ludensis11 Vianey-Liaud 1985 rodent
 Rodentia - Gliridae
"Bransatoglis planus" = Oligodyromys planus12, Glamys priscus12, Glirudinus antiquus12, "Gliravus bruijni" = Schizogliravus bruijni12, Microdyromys sp.12
"Bransatoglis planus" = Oligodyromys planus12 Bahlo 1975 dormouse
Glamys priscus12 Stehlin and Schaub 1951 dormouse
Glirudinus antiquus12 Vianey-Liaud 2003 dormouse
"Gliravus bruijni" = Schizogliravus bruijni12 Hugueney 1967 dormouse
Microdyromys sp.12 de Bruijn 1966 dormouse
Reptilia
 Squamata - Cordylidae
? Cordylidae indet.2 Gray 1837 spinytail lizard
? Cordylidae sp.1 Gray 1837 spinytail lizard
dorsal vertebra
 Squamata - Colubridae
? Coluber sp.2 Linnaeus 1758 racer
Coluber cadurci2 Rage 1974 racer
Natricinae indet.2 Bonaparte 1838 colubrid snake
 Squamata - Boidae
Bransateryx vireti2 Hoffstetter and Rage 1972 sand boa
 Squamata - Tropidophiidae
Platyspondylia sp. Rage 1974 dwarf boa
 Squamata - Agamidae
"Agama galliae" = Quercygama galliae2, ? Agama sp.2
"Agama galliae" = Quercygama galliae2 Filhol 1877 squamates
? Agama sp.2 Daudin 1802 squamates
 Squamata - Lacertidae
Lacertidae indet.2 Bonaparte 1831 squamates
Pseudeumeces cadurcensis2 Filhol 1877 squamates
 Squamata - Gekkonidae
Gekkonidae indet.2 Gray 1825 gecko
 Squamata - Amphisbaenidae
 Squamata - Anguidae
Anguini indet.1 Augé 2005 squamates
"Ophisaurus" sp.2 Daudin 1803 glass lizard
Amphibia
 Caudata - Urodela
Salamandra (cf. Salamandra) sansaniensis2 Lartet 1851 salamander
5 vertebrae in poor condition
Chelotriton (cf. Chelotriton) paradoxus2 Pomel 1853 newt
1 vertebra
Triturus sp.2 Rafinesque 1815 newt
1 vertebra