Sos (Miocene of France)

Also known as Matilon

Where: Aquitaine Region, France (44.1° N, 0.1° E: paleocoordinates 44.2° N, 1.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Langhian (16.0 - 13.8 Ma)

• The facies corresponds to, and is contemporaneous with the 'Falun', a facies commonly found in the Blesois, Tourraine and Anjou regions (marine Miocene of France).

• group-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified, shelly/skeletal sandstone

• reddish to white, very consolidated sands. Some levels contain numerous shelly remains

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: L. Ginsburg. 1967. Une faune de mammiferes dans l'Helvetien marin de Sos (Lot-et-Garonne) et de Rimbez (Landes). Bulletin de la Societe geologique de France 7(9):5-18 [E. Fara/E. Fara/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 31316: authorized by Emmanuel Fara, entered by Emmanuel Fara on 07.05.2003, edited by Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Dicroceros elegans
Reptilia
 Crocodylia -
"Diplocynodon cf. styriacus" = Diplocynodon ungeri
"Diplocynodon cf. styriacus" = Diplocynodon ungeri Prangner 1845 crocodilian
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
"Deinotherium bavaricum" = Prodeinotherium bavaricum
"Deinotherium bavaricum" = Prodeinotherium bavaricum von Meyer 1831 deinothere
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
"Trilophodon angustidens" = Tetrabelodon angustidens
"Trilophodon angustidens" = Tetrabelodon angustidens Cuvier 1806 gomphothere
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Anchitherium aurelianense
Anchitherium aurelianense Cuvier 1825 anchitheriine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Brachypotherium brachypus, Aceratherium platyodon
Brachypotherium brachypus Lartet 1848 rhinoceros
 Cetacea - Balaenidae
Balaena macrocephalus n. sp.
Balaena macrocephalus n. sp. Desmoulins 1822 bowhead whale
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Hyotherium soemmeringi
Hyotherium soemmeringi von Meyer 1834 pig
 Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Dorcatherium naui
Dorcatherium naui Kaup 1833 chevrotain
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Procervulus dichotomus
Procervulus dichotomus Gervais 1849 deer
 Artiodactyla - Lagomerycidae
Lagomeryx parvulus
Lagomeryx parvulus Roger 1898 ruminant
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Steneofiber depereti
Steneofiber depereti Mayet 1908 beaver
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Steginoporellidae
Steginoporella brevus
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Lymnaeidae
"Limnea cf. armaniacensis" = Lymnaea
"Limnea cf. armaniacensis" = Lymnaea snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella bicarinata
Turritella bicarinata Elchwald 1830 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
Terebralia sp.
Terebralia sp. Swainson 1840 horn snail
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga lithophaga
Lithophaga lithophaga Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Chlamys radians" = Aequipecten radians, Pecten subarcuatus
"Chlamys radians" = Aequipecten radians Nyst and Westendorp 1839 scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Crassostrea gryphoides, Ostrea offreti
Crassostrea gryphoides Schlotheim 1813 oyster
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Gastrana fragilis
Gastrana fragilis Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
"Balanus concavus" = Concavus concavus
"Balanus concavus" = Concavus concavus Bronn 1831 barnacle