Cajarc, Lot: Early/Lower Pleistocene, France
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Elephas cf. meridionalis
Nesti 1825
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| lower left deciduous tooth. | ||||||||||
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= Mammuthus cf. meridionalis
Nesti 1825
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O'Regan 2003 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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Meles taxus
Boddaert 1785
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| 1 left mandible with P3-M1. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Canis sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| 2 maxillae, 1 right, 1 left. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Machairodus sp.
Kaup 1833
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| 1 upper left canine. | ||||||||||
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= Homotherium sp.
Fabrini 1890
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O'Regan 2003 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Cervus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| large size. 1 right maxilla fragment with M2-M3, a right mandible fragment with molars, premolars and P2 alveolus, 1 left mandible with P2, P3 and incisor alveoli. | ||||||||||
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Cervus cf. elaphus
Linnaeus 1758
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| 1 right maxilla fragment and two antlers. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Bovidae indet.
Gray 1821
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| large size. 1 lower left mandible with premolars, molars and D4, 1 right mandible, possibly from the same individual. 1 right mandible fragment with M1 and milk molars. | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | France | State/province: | Lot |
| Coordinates: | 44.5° North, 1.8° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 44.5° North, 1.7° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 2.58000 - 0.77400 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: Late Lower Pleistocene. Originally thought to be a Plio-Pleistocene site, but later work suggests it is more likely to be Lower/Middle Pleistocene instead. |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | phosphorite |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
Taphonomy
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Collection method comments: Collection held in the Musee de la ville de Gaillac (Tarn). | |
| Taxonomic list comments:A lion skeleton (Felis (Leo) spelaea) is also in the collection, but probably not associated with the other fauna. There is some doubt over the relationship between the medium sized deer, the badger and the other fauna. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 48981 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Turner | Enterer: | H. O'Regan |
| Modifier: | H. O'Regan | Research group: | PACED |
| Created: | 2005-04-05 06:50:42 | Last modified: | 2005-04-13 05:26:27 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2005-04-05 06:50:42 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 13167. | PACED | E. Harle and H.G. Stehlin. 1909. Une nouvelle faune de Mammiferes des Phosphorites du Quercy. Bulletin - Societe Geologique de France 9(4):39-52 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan] |
Secondary references:
| 13054 | PACED | M. F. Bonifay. 1973. Principaux gisements paleontologiques Francais du Pleistocene Moyen: Essai de classification. Le Quaternaire 41-50 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan] |
| 9580 | PACED | H. J. O'Regan. 2003. Reidentifications and synonomies of European mammals. [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/M. Uhen] |