Saint-Jean-de-Védas: Miocene, France
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Sirenia
- Dugongidae
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Metaxytherium sp.
de Christol 1840
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
- Squalodontidae
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Squalodon gervaisii n. sp.
Van Beneden 1865
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Beschin et al. 1998 | |||||||||
| synonym of Squalodon | ||||||||||
| isolated tooth: identity unclear | ||||||||||
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Squalodon grateloupii
Gervais 1846
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| synonym of Squalodon grateloupii | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | France |
| Coordinates: | 43.6° North, 3.8° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 43.8° North, 2.6° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5-6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Miocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 23.03000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: Age after Pictet 1853. |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "limestone" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: calcaire | |
| Environment: | carbonate indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 93327 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2010-01-14 10:46:17 | Last modified: | 2019-09-19 21:57:30 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2010-01-14 10:46:17 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 31484. | P. Gervais. 1846. Observations sur diverses espèces de mammifères fossiles du Midi de la France 253 (§ V. Sur une dent de Squalodon Grateloupii recueillie à Saint-Jean-de-Védas, près Montpellier). Annales Des Sciences Naturelles (Zoologie) 5:248-265 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
| 71811 | C. Beschin, A. Busulini, A. De Angeli, G. Tessier, and S. Ungaro. 1998. Crostacei eocenici di "Cava Rossi" presso Monte di Malo (Vicenza - Italia settentrionale). Studi Trentini di Scienze Naturali - Acta Geologica 73:7-34 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Clapham] | |
| 29299 | F. -J. Pictet. 1853. Traité de Paléontologie ou Histoire Naturelle des Animaux Fossiles Considérés dans Leurs Rapports Zoologiques et Géologiques [Treatise of Paleontology or the Natural History of Fossil Animals Considered in their Zoological and Geological Relationships] 1:xiv-584 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Carrano] |