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Vialette, Saint-Paulien, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Lat/Long (Decimal)	45.1206,3.86306
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Saint-Paulien, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Vialette, Haute Loire	Heintz E., Guerin C., et al (1974)		Villanyian, Villafranchian.		3.2 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Gazella sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Gazella*	3.2 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Pliotragus ardeus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Pliotragus : *Pliotragus ardeus*	3.2 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Arvernoceros sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : *Arvernoceros*	3.2 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Cervus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : *Cervus*	3.2 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Croizetoceros ramosus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Croizetoceros : *Croizetoceros ramosus*	3.2 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Eucladoceros sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : *Eucladoceros*	3.2 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Canis sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : *Canis*	3.2 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Lynx issiodorensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Lynx : *Lynx issiodorensis*	3.2 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Pliocrocuta perrieri species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Hyaena : *Pliocrocuta perrieri*	3.2 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Ursus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : *Ursus*	3.2 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Equus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : *Equus*	3.2 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Stephanorhinus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : *Stephanorhinus*	3.2 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Tapirus arvernensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Tapiridae : Tapirus : *Tapirus arvernensis*	3.2 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Dolichopithecus arvernensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Cercopithecidae : Dolichopithecus : *Dolichopithecus arvernensis*	3.2 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Anancus arvernensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Anancus : *Anancus arvernensis*	3.2 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Zygolophodon sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Mammutidae : *Zygolophodon*	3.2 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic

References

Heintz E., Guerin C., et al (1974) Principaux gisements villafranchiens de France: Listes fauniques et biostratigraphie, Memoires du Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres 78 1, 169-182

O'Regan H. J. (2003) Reidentifications and synonomies of European mammals

Lacombat F., Abbazzi L., et al (2008) New data on the Early Villafranchian fauna from Vialette (Haute-Loire, France) based on the collection of the Crozatier Museum (Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, France), Quaternary International 179, 64-71 doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2007.09.005

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