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Mas Rambault, Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France

Lat/Long (Decimal)	43.45,3.68333
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Given Location	Herault, France
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Mas Rambault, Herault	Bonifay M. F. (1973)		Biharian. The site has complex stratigraphy, with alternating beds of clay, breccia and stalagmitic floors, related to palaeoclimatic fluctuations.		2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Lepus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : *Lepus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Prolagus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Prolagidae : *Prolagus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Talpa caeca species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Talpidae : Talpa : *Talpa caeca*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Talpa europaea species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Talpidae : Talpa : *Talpa europaea*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Beremendia fissidens species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Beremendia : *Beremendia fissidens*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Sorex sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricidae : *Sorex*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Allophaiomys pliocaenicus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Allophaiomys : *Allophaiomys pliocaenicus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Cricetulus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : *Cricetulus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Pliomys sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : *Pliomys*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Ungaromys sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : *Ungaromys*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Apodemus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : *Apodemus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Apodemus sylvaticus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Mus : *Mus sylvaticus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Castillomys crusafonti species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Castillomys : *Castillomys crusafonti*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Bufo calamita species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Bufonidae : Bufo : *Bufo calamita*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Pelobates sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Pelobatidae : *Pelobates*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Pelodytes punctatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Pelodytidae : Pelodytes : *Pelodytes punctatus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Coronella sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : *Coronella*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Vipera sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Viperidae : *Vipera*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene

References

Bonifay M. F. (1973) Principaux gisements paleontologiques Francais du Pleistocene Moyen: Essai de classification, Le Quaternaire, 41-50

Holman J. A. (1998) Pleistocene Amphibians and Reptiles in Britain and Europe, Oxford Monographs on Geology and Geophysics, 1-265

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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