Sansan paleontological site
Sansan paleontological site | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Fossil site | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 43°31′28″N 0°37′20″E / 43.524315°N 0.622332°E |
Region | Occitanie |
Country | France |
Type section | |
Named by | Lartet, 1834 |
The Sansan paleontological site (locally au Campané) is a
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Location
The paleontological site is located inside the commune of Sansan, on the Campané hill at 238 m (781 ft) above sea level, in the Gers department, 16 km (9.9 mi) south of Auch. The hill and its surroundings were historically called "Camp de las hossos".[4]
Recent history
The deposits were excavated regularly from 1834 to 1999. Francis Duranthon from the Toulouse Museum and Pascal Tassy from the Paris Museum were the last researchers to have worked on Sansan, specifically on the southern flank.
Outcrops were backfilled, vegetation grew back and a paleontological trail
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Panel of Édouard Lartet at the beginning of the trail
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The trail
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Interpretive panel on the trail
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Archaeobelodon skeleton near the Ferme du Campané
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Amphycion skeleton
Species list
The site of Sansan gave 85
The first fossil was discovered in 1834 by the shepherd Joseph Débats, who lived on the hilltop. It was a
Edouard Lartet describes in 1834 a large carnivore, which he named Amphicyon major.
The first fossils of the
The following table shows all 85 species of mammals found in Sansan.
Chiroptera
Genus | Species | Order | Images |
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Pteropodidae gen. indet. |
sp. indet | Pteropodidae |
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Kerivoula | K. murinoides | Vespertilionidae | |
Paleptesicus | P. noctuloides | Vespertilionidae | |
Eptesicus | E. campanensis | Vespertilionidae | |
Myotis |
M. ziegleri | Vespertilionidae | |
Mormopterus | M. helveticus | Molossidae |
Proboscidea
Genus | Species | Family | Images |
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Gomphotherium | G. angustidens | Gomphotheriidae |
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Archaeobelodon | A. filholi | Gomphotheriidae |
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Deinotherium | D. giganteum | Deinotheriidae | |
Prodeinotherium | P. bavaricum | Deinotheriidae | |
Zygolophodon | Z. turicensis | Mammutidae |
Perissodactyla
Genus | Species | Family | Images |
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Anchitherium | A. aurelianense hippoides | Equidae | |
Anisodon | A. grande | Chalicotheriidae | |
Aceratherium | A. (Alicornops) simorrense | Rhinocerotidae |
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Brachypotherium | B. brachypus | Rhinocerotidae |
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Lartetotherium | L. sansaniense | Rhinocerotidae |
Artiodactyla
Genus | Species | Family | Images |
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Micromeryx | M. flourentianus | Moschidae | |
Dicrocerus | D. elegans | Cervidae |
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Heteroprox | H. larteti | Cervidae |
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Eotragus | E. clavatus | Bovidae | |
cf. Ampelomeryx | cf. A. magnus | Palaeomerycidae | |
Choeromorus | C. mammillatus | Palaeomerycidae | |
Dorcatherium | D. crassum | Tragulidae |
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Listriodon | L. splendens | Suidae | |
Conohyus | C. simorrensis | Suidae |
Rodentia
Genus | Species | Family | Images |
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Euroxenomys | E. minutus | Castoridae | |
Steneofiber | S. sp. aff. S. eseri | Castoridae | |
Eumyarion | E. medius | Cricetidae | |
Cricetodon | C. sansaniensis | Cricetidae | |
Democricetodon | D. gaillardi | Cricetidae | |
D. sp. aff. D. gracilis | Cricetidae | ||
Megacricetodon | M. gersii | ||
M. minor | Cricetidae | ||
Keramidomys | K. carpathicus octaviae | ||
K. mohleri | Eomyidae | ||
Albanensia | A. sansaniensis | Sciuridae |
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Blackia | B. miocaenica | Sciuridae |
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Spermophilinus | S. bredai | Sciuridae |
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Heteroxerus | H. grivensis | Sciuridae |
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Tamias | T. minutus | Sciuridae |
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Palaeosciurus | P. sp. cf. P. minutus | Sciuridae |
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Sciuridae gen. indet. |
Sciuridae |
Lagomorpha
Genus | Species | Family | Images |
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Prolagus | P. oeningensis sansaniensis | Ochotonidae |
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Lagopsis | L. sp. aff. L. verus | Ochotonidae |
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Leporidae indet. |
Primates
Genus | Species | Family | Images |
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Pliopithecus | P. antiquus | Pliopithecidae | |
Plesiopliopithecus | P. auscitanensis | Pliopithecidae |
Insectivora
Genus | Species | Family | Images |
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Dinosorex | D. sansaniensis | Soricidae |
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Lartetium | L. prevostianum | Soricidae |
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Miosorex | M. desnoyersianus | Soricidae |
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Hemisorex | H. robustus | Soricidae |
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Paenelimnoecus | P. crouzeli | Soricidae |
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Soricidae indet. |
L. prevostianum | Soricidae |
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Mygalea | M. antiqua | Talpidae | |
Proscapanus | P. sansaniensis | Talpidae | |
P. sp. | Talpidae | ||
Talpa | T. minuta | Talpidae | |
Plesiodimylus | P. sp. aff. P. chantrei | Dimylidae |
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Galerix | G. exilis | Erinaceidae | |
G. sp. | Erinaceidae | ||
Lanthanotherium | L. sansaniense | Erinaceidae | |
Atelerix | A. depereti | Erinaceidae | |
Postpalerinaceus | P. intermedius | Erinaceidae |
Carnivora
Genus | Species | Family | Images |
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Sivanasua | D. sp. indet. | Lophocyonidae | |
Amphicyon | A. major | Amphicyonidae | |
Pseudocyon | P. sansaniensis | Amphicyonidae | |
Alopecocyon | A. goeriachensis | Ailuridae | |
Hemicyon | H. sansaniensis | Ursidae |
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Ursidae gen. indet. |
sp. indet. | Ursidae |
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Plithocyon | P. armagnacensis | Ursidae |
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Pseudaelurus | P. quadridentatus | Felidae | |
Styriofelis | S. lorteti | Felidae | |
S. turnauensis | Felidae | ||
Sansanosmilus | S. palmidens | Nimravidae | |
Ischyrictis | I. zibethoides | Mustelidae | |
Martes |
M. sansaniensis | Mustelidae | |
Proputorius | P. sansaniensis | Mustelidae | |
Mustelidae indet. | Mustelidae | ||
Taxodon | T. sansaniensis | Mustelidae | |
Lartetictis | L. dubia | Mustelidae | |
Semigenetta | S. sansaniensis | Viverridae | |
Viverrictis | V. modica | Viverridae | |
Leptoplesictis | L. atarus | Herpestidae |
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Carnivora indet. | sp. indet. | Carnivora | |
Carnivora indet. | sp. indet. | Carnivora |
References
- ^ "Sansan - Musées, sites et collections paléontologiques". ocim.revues.org.
- ^ "Classement du site de Campané : Fac-similé JO du 03/03/1949, texte 2322". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Inauguration du palésite de Sansan le jeudi 24 mai 2018" (PDF). www.tourisme-gers.com (pdf). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Découverte du site paléontologique de Sansan - Regards sur le Gers". Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ "J'ai testé pour vous... Le Paléosite de Sansan". Grand Auch Cœur de Gascogne, site officiel de l'Office de Tourisme. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2022..
- ^ "Remontez le temps sur le sentier paléontologique de Sansan dans le Gers". ladepeche.fr. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
External links
- DREAL Occitanie (ed.). "Le paléosite classé de Sansan (32) valorisé".
- Museum national d'Histoire naturelle (ed.). "Le paléosite de Sansan".
- " Le paléosite de Sansan", Communauté de Communes Val de Gers