1.15" Fossil Cat-Like Mammal (Stenogale) Jaw Section - France

This is a partial fossil mandible of Stenogale sp., a carnivorous cat-like mammal that lived during the Upper Eocene to the Lower Oligocene of west Europe. This specimen was collected from the Upper Eocene in Lot (formerly Quercy), France. There is one repaired crack at the anterior-ventral end of this jaw. The mandible still contains four teeth.

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The Quercy Phosphorites Formation in France is world famous for its Eocene to Miocene faunas, especially those from the upper Eocene to lower Oligocene. The latter particularly helped to understand the ‘Grande Coupure’, a dramatic faunal turnover event that occurred in Europe during the Eocene-Oligocene transition. Fossils from the Quercy Phosphorites were excavated during the mid-19th century until the early 20th century from a series of sites that are no longer accessible. These fossils have subsequently dispersed between several research institutions, unfortunately losing some temporal and geographical information in the process. This material is part of an old collection we acquired that presumably was collected along with this material in the 19th or early 20th century. A recently published paper on the mammals of the Quercy Phosphorites can be found below.

The upper Eocene-Oligocene carnivorous mammals from the Quercy Phosphorites (France) housed in Belgian collections
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SPECIES
Stenogale sp.
LOCATION
Lot (Formerly Quercy), France
FORMATION
Quercy Phosphorites Formation
SIZE
1.15" Long
CATEGORY
ITEM
#155052
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