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An abelisaurid similar to ''Arcovenator'' is known from Département des Bouches-du-Rhone, while enantiornithean and indeterminate avialan remains are known from Département du Var.

Dinosaurs

Crocodylians

* '' Acynodon iberoccitanus''Martin, 2007 * '' Allodaposuchus sp.''Blanco & Brochu, 2016 * Alligatoridae indet.Le Loeuff & Buffetaut, 1998 * Crocodylidae indet.

Turtles

* '' Foxemys mechinorum''Tong et al., 1998 * '' cf. Polysternon sp.''Martin et al., 2016 * '' cf. Solemys sp.''

Pterosaurs

* '' Mistralazhdarcho maggii''Vullo et al., 2018

Fish

* Hybodontiformes indet. * Lepisosteidae indet.

Fossil eggs

* '' Megaloolithus aureliensis''Viany-Liaud et al., 1994 * '' Megaloolithus petralta'' * '' Megaloolithus sp.''

Flora

* '' Peckichara cancellata'' * '' P. pectinata'' * '' Platychara caudata'' * '' Saportanella maslovi'' * '' ?Amblyochara begudiana''

References

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