Vertaizon: Early/Lower Oligocene, France
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Stegocephali
- Temnospondyli
- Discoglossidae
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Prodiscoglossus vertaizoni n. gen., n. sp.
Friant 1944
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painted frog |
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Geography
| Country: | France | State/province: | Auvergne |
| Coordinates: | 45.8° North, 3.3° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 45.1° North, 0.1° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Oligocene |
| Stage: | Rupelian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 4 |
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Oligocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 33.9 - 28.4 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: "calcaire stampien (oligocène supérieur)" |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "limestone" |
| Lithology description: "roche calcaire" | |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,adpression |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Université de Clermont-Ferrand collection | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Limagne | ||
| Database number: | 92028 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | J. Alroy | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-10-27 16:24:04 | Last modified: | 2009-10-27 18:24:04 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-10-27 16:24:04 |
Reference information
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