Blaye (Eocene to of France)

Also known as Gironde estuary

Where: France (45.1° N, 0.7° W: paleocoordinates 42.4° N, 4.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Lutetian to Lutetian (47.8 - 38.0 Ma)

• upper Lutetian to upper Bartonian, lower Ludian

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: M. Richard. 1946. Contribution a l'étude du basin d'Aquitaine, Les Gisements de Mammiferes Tertiares. Memoires de la Societe Geologique de France, Nouvelle Serie 24(52):1-380 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 49935: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 02.05.2005

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
"Eotheroides sp." = Eotheroides2, "Eotherium sp." = Eotheroides
"Eotheroides sp." = Eotheroides2 Palmer 1899 dugong
"Eotherium sp." = Eotheroides Palmer 1899 dugong
 Sirenia - Protosirenidae
Protosiren sp.2, "Hippopotamus minimus n. sp." = Protosiren minima1
Protosiren sp.2 Abel 1904 sirenian
"Hippopotamus minimus n. sp." = Protosiren minima1 Desmarest 1822 sirenian