The upper Eocene-Oligocene carnivorous mammals from the Quercy Phosphorites (France) housed in Belgian collections

International audience ; The Quer cy Phosphor ites For mation in Fr ance is wor ld famous for its Eocene to Miocene faunas, especially those from the upper Eocene to lower Oligocene, the richest of all. 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 from the middle 19 th century until the early 20 th century in a series of sites and became subsequently dispersed over several research institutions, while often losing the tempora... Mehr ...