Saubriges Paleocanyon, Aquitanian (Miocene of France)

Where: France (43.6° N, 1.3° W: paleocoordinates 43.5° N, 3.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Aquitanian (23.0 - 20.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. Nolf and R. Brzobohaty. 2002. Otolithes de poissons du paléocanyon de saubrigues (chattien à langhien), aquitaine méridionale, France. Revue de Micropaléontologie 45(4):261-296 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 219195: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 30.03.2021

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Hypophum hygomi, Centroberys sp., "Myripristidarum" banaticus, Atherinomorphus aquitanicus, Chelidoperca sp.
Actinopteri
 Scorpaeniformes - Triglidae
Lepidotrigla sp.
Lepidotrigla sp. Guenther 1860 sea robin
 Acanthomorphata - Haemulidae
Pomadasys aff. incisus
 Acanthomorphata - Acropomatidae
Parascombrops epigonoides n. sp.
Parascombrops epigonoides n. sp. Nolf and Brzobohaty 2002
 Lophiiformes - Chaunacidae
Chaunax sp.
Chaunax sp. Lowe 1846 anglerfish
 Acanthomorphata - Kuhliidae
Kuhlia avitensis
Kuhlia avitensis Steurbaut 1984
 Perciformes - Bathyclupeidae
Bathyclupea arribaoutensis
 Perciformes - Cepolidae
Cepola aff. rubescens
Cepola aff. rubescens Linnaeus 1764 perch-like fish
 Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae
Arnoglossus holleri
 Pleuronectiformes - Citharidae
Citharus sp.
Citharus sp. Reinhardt 1838 flatfish
 Atheriniformes - Atherinidae
"Atherinidarum" bavayi
"Atherinidarum" bavayi Steurbaut 1984 silverside
 Ophidiiformes - Carapidae
Echiodon heinzelini
Echiodon heinzelini Huyghebaert and Nolf 1979
 Gobiiformes - Gobiidae
Gobius aff. geniporus, aff. Lesueurigobius sp.
Gobius aff. geniporus Valenciennes 1837 goby
aff. Lesueurigobius sp. Whitley 1950 goby
 Kurtiformes - Apogonidae
Apogon aff. imberbis
 Beryciformes -
Sargocentron sp., Poromitra sp.
Sargocentron sp. Fowler 1904
Poromitra sp. Goode and Bean 1883
 Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae
Gephyroberyx darwini
Gephyroberyx darwini Johnson 1866
 Gadiformes - Moridae
Physiculus aff. huloti
 Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
Bregmaceros sp.
Bregmaceros sp. Thompson 1840
 Acanthomorphata - Trachinidae
Trachinus aff. draco
Trachinus aff. draco Linnaeus 1758
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Diaphus cahuzaci, Diaphus regani, Symbolophorus meridionalis, Lobianchia aff. dofleini, Hygophum derthonensis
Diaphus cahuzaci Steurbaut 1979 lanternfish
Diaphus regani Taning 1932 lanternfish
Symbolophorus meridionalis Steurbaut 1979 lanternfish
Lobianchia aff. dofleini Zugmayer 1911 Dofleini's lanternfish
Hygophum derthonensis Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
 Aulopiformes - Synodontidae
Synodus occidentalis
Synodus occidentalis Steurbaut 1984
 Aulopiformes - Scopelarchidae
Scopelarchus nolfi
Scopelarchus nolfi Steurbaut 1982
 Stomiatiformes - Phosichthyidae
Polymetme supraoligocenica
 Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
aff. Valenciennellus kotthausi, Polyipnus weitzmani
Polyipnus weitzmani Steurbaut 1984
 Anguilliformes - Congridae
Gnathophis saubriguensis, Rhechias nagymarosyi, Rhechias sp., "Ariosoma balearicum" = Ariosoma balearica
Gnathophis saubriguensis Steurbaut 1979 conger eel
Rhechias sp. Jordan 1922 conger eel
sp. 1
"Ariosoma balearicum" = Ariosoma balearica Delaroche 1809 conger eel