Amberieux (Miocene of France)

Where: Ain, France (45.9° N, 4.7° E: paleocoordinates 46.1° N, 4.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Turolian (8.7 - 5.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: F. Broin. 1977. Contribution a l'etude des Cheloniens. Cheloniens continentaux due Cretace et du Tertiare de France. Memoires du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Nouvelle Serie, Serie C, Sciences de la terre 38:1-366 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 181106: authorized by Patricia Holroyd, entered by Patricia Holroyd on 20.08.2016

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo amberiacensis n. sp. Deperet 1894 turtle